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A look back: March 20

1863:

Brother Bryan was born.

2003:

HealthSouth and its founder and CEO Richard Scrushy were accused by the SEC of an accounting scandal.

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A look back: March 19

1964:

The 1964 Billy Graham Easter Rally was held at Legion Field.

2002:

Would-be thief Sampson Dearman was found trapped in the shaft of Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q‘s ventilator hood.

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A look back: March 18

1922:

Civil Rights activist Fred Shuttlesworth was born in Montgomery County.

2003:

The FBI raided HealthSouth headquarters.

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A look back: March 17

1856:

The first meeting of the Board of Trustees for what is now Birmingham-Southern College was held.

1948:

Mayor Larry Langford was born in Birmingham.

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A look back: March 14

1888:

Rufus N. Rhodes published the first edition of the Birmingham Evening News.

2007:

The Birmingham Design Review Committee narrowly approved the request for a demolition permit for the Birmingham News building (1917).

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A look back: March 13

1918:

Sculptor John Rhoden (creator of the Rev. Shuttlesworth statue in front of the Civil Rights Institute) was born.

1993:

Garrison Keillor’s American Radio Company was recorded at the Alabama Theatre; broadcast nationwide but had few audience members due to the Blizzard of 1993.

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A look back: March 11

2004:

Railroad Reservation Park design image

Rendering of planned Railroad Reservation Park. http://www.railroadpark.org.

Preliminary ideas for the Railroad Park were presented.

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