1958:
Basketball player Carl Bailey was born in Birmingham.
2006:
Birmingham Children’s Theatre actor John Hallum died in Birmingham.
1958:
Basketball player Carl Bailey was born in Birmingham.
2006:
Birmingham Children’s Theatre actor John Hallum died in Birmingham.
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1873:
Robert Henley, first Mayor of Birmingham, died in office.
1904:
The castings for Vulcan arrived at the World’s Fair grounds in St Louis.
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1976:
Timothy Leary was released from Folsom Prison by California Governor Jerry Brown.
2006:
Miss Alabama USA Haleigh Stidham finished in the top 10 at the Miss USA pageant.
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1961:
Broadway star Rebecca Luker was born in Helena.
1992:
Western swing bandleader Hank Penny died in Camarillo, California.
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1952:
Actor Glenn Shadix was born in Bessemer.
2006:
SI Reasoning led a “World Tour of Birmingham” as part of the Birmingham International Festival‘s Salute to Japan.
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1929:
McElwain Baptist Church dedicated their new sanctuary on Montevallo Road.
1994:
The JordanCruiser made its first team trip to Chattanooga and Carolina.
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1951:
The opening exhibition for the Birmingham Museum of Art‘s new building began.
1972:
The newly-renovated Vulcan Park was dedicated.
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