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The Birmingham News was launched on March 14, 1888, by Rufus N. Rhodes as The Evening News, a four-page paper with two reporters and $800 of operating capital.At the time, the city of Birmingham was only 17 years old, but was an already booming industrial city and a beacon of the "New South" still recovering from the aftermath of the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
The newspaper was founded as the Birmingham Daily Mail in 1870, [2] in April 1963 it became known as the Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch after merging with the Birmingham Evening Despatch [3] and was titled the Birmingham Evening Mail from 1967 until October 2005. [4] The Mail is published Monday to Saturday.
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs (AFWC; also known as GFWC Alabama) is a state organization composed of women's clubs in Alabama. Established in Birmingham in 1895, [1] and admitted to the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) on December 26, 1907. [2] Foster House became the official headquarters in 1983. [3]
Authorities in Alabama are now offering a combined $100,000 reward Monday for information surrounding a mass shooting in Birmingham over the weekend that left four dead and at least 17 others injured.
This page is a summary of news on the Birmingham shooting for Sunday, Sept. 22. For the latest updates, view our file for Monday, Sept. 23. (This story was updated to add new information.At least ...
Birmingham, a city of about 200,000, has seen 114 homicides this year. Chicago, with more than 10 times the population, has seen a little over 400 homicides this year. “I think America has a gun ...
1888 - Evening News and Birmingham Age-Herald newspapers in publication. 1890 Population: 26,178. [4] Labor Advocate newspaper begins publication. [5] 1891 - Birmingham Commercial Club incorporated. 1893 Cathedral of Saint Paul built. St. Mark's School opens. [7] [8] 1895 Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company headquarters relocated to ...
Website. www.cbs42.com. WIAT (channel 42) is a television station in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Nexstar Media Group. The station's studios are on Golden Crest Drive atop Red Mountain, where its tower is also located. Channel 42 in Birmingham went on the air as WBMG on October 17, 1965, nearly nine years ...