Birth of Condoleezza Rice in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Birmingham in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Birth of Condoleezza Rice in Birmingham, Alabama.
Birth of Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis.
King helps launch coordinated demonstrations against segregation in Birmingham.
Shuttlesworth coordinates local activists with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
King and Southern Christian Leadership Conference organisers begin Project C in Birmingham.
Police arrest King for participating in nonviolent demonstrations without a permit.
King completes his defence of nonviolent direct action while imprisoned in Birmingham.
Writes Letter from Birmingham Jail, defending nonviolent civil disobedience against unjust laws.
King supports negotiations that produce commitments to desegregate Birmingham businesses.
Connor orders police dogs and high-pressure hoses used against young demonstrators.
Is killed in the racist bombing of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church.
Is killed in the Birmingham church bombing.
Is killed in the Birmingham church bombing. This record concerns Cynthia Wesley and 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing.
Is killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
Lerner acquires control of Aston Villa from the shareholder group led by Doug Ellis.
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