1967:
Final entries for the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center architectural competition were judged.
1982:
Alabama Magic 37 – Jacksonville Sunbirds 32 in their debut at Legion Field.
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A look back: May 29
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A look back: May 28
1916:
Novelist Walker Percy was born at St Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham.
1945:
The USS Birmingham went in for repairs at Pearl Harbor.
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A look back: May 27
1942:
Torchmark founder Frank P. Samford, Jr married Virginia Carolyn Suydam.
2004:
Former governor Don Siegelman was indicted on federal bid-rigging charges.
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A look back: May 23
1968:
Ground was broken for the Talladega Superspeedway.
1998:
The Visionland theme park opened in Bessemer.
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A look back: May 22
1914:
Herman Poole Blount (Sun Ra) was born in Birmingham.
2006:
Taylor Hicks was announced as the winner of American Idol.
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A look back: May 21
1921:
The 1921 National Balloon Race launched from Birmingham, the first event in the city’s semicentennial celebrations.
2003:
Ruben Studdard was announced as the winner of American Idol.
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A look back: May 20
1874:
Visitors for the 1874 Alabama Press Association convention toured public works, Red Mountain and downtown.
1940:
Soul musician Shorty Long was born in Birmingham.
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