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The Saltley Handaxe illustrated by John Evans in 1897. The oldest human artefact found within Birmingham is the Saltley Handaxe: a 500,000-year-old brown quartzite hand axe about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) long, discovered in the gravels of the River Rea at Saltley in 1892.
A Stranger’s Guide is the second of the five history galleries and focuses on the period between 1700 and 1830. It presents this period as a travel guide for the first-time visitor, offering advice on the best places to stay, work, spend your leisure time and even highlights the many local people you are likely to encounter, including the likes of John Baskerville and Matthew Boulton. [7]
24 March: The Birmingham Chronicle is printed for the first time. 6 November: The Birmingham Canal's Wednesbury branch is opened. [6] Birmingham Improvement Act creates Birmingham Street Commissioners with powers to ensure clean streets, to provide street lighting (by oil lamps) and to widen roads. [7]
Birmingham Archives and Collections at the Library of Birmingham hold the archives for the city of Birmingham, England. The records date back to the 12th century and are accessible for multiple levels of research, from family histories to a wider range of historical interest of the area.
The Children's Crusade, or Children's March, was a march by over 1,000 school students in Birmingham, Alabama on May 2–10, 1963. Initiated and organized by Rev. James Bevel, the purpose of the march was to walk downtown to talk to the mayor about segregation in their city.
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Pages in category "History of Birmingham, West Midlands" The following 180 pages are in this category, out of 180 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
120 Black History Month Quotes You Need To Know Hearst Owned The contributions of Black people to American society and the world should be celebrated every day of the year.