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About Birmingham
The midlands gateway to Europe and rest of the world and second city of England. Birmingham is a business/trading centre in the 15 th century dealing in large leather and wollen trade, it is also known for metal works in the later century. In 17 th century Matthew Boulton and James Watt founded the Soho metalworks, where both designed and built the first steam engines. During the same period oxygen was discovered by Joseph Priestley, who lived here for a short while.
Though the city was rebuilt after being destroyed in world war II. It has some historic buildings the Town Hall built in 18 th century with similar design from the temple of Castor and Pollux in Rome, the Cathedral of St. Philip and 19 th century Cathedral of St. Chad (first roman catholic cathedral built in England).
The centre of the city is the site of the university of Aston and oldest market place known as the Bull Ring. The university of Birmingham is located in the suburban of Edgbaston.
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The Birmingham Bridge serves as a main route into and out of the city for thousands of people everyday and Monday morning all lanes will be opened to traffic again.
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:59:23 GMT
Has the city of Birmingham found its conscience? (Birmingham News)
The spilled blood of these innocent girls may cause the whole citizenry of Birmingham to transform the negative extremes of a dark past into the positive extremes of a bright future. Indeed this tragic event may cause the white South to come to terms with its conscience.
Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:32:12 GMT
State auditors release lengthy audit on Birmingham city schools, but mostly find minor financial infractions (Birmingham News)
A state audit of Birmingham city schools, released Friday, found widespread but seemingly minor financial irregularities and bookkeeping missteps across the district, including poor accounting procedures in at least 19 schools.
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:17:24 GMT
250 Floridians join rally for poor in Birmingham (Orlando Sentinel)
Busloads of low-income families, farmworkers and activists from South and Central Florida gathered Friday at the offices of the Farmworker Association of Florida in Apopka before heading to a rally today in Birmingham, Ala. The group of about 250 will join thousands of others participating in the Equal Voice for America's Families Campaign, a yearlong national effort launched by the Marguerite ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:20:00 GMT
Outside Looking In - Ballplayer's visit to Birmingham's Civil Rights Institute was a home run (Birmingham News)
Former major leaguer Doug Glanville remembers spending a birthday in the minors touring the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. "From the moment you walk into the institute your heart stops - at least mine did," Glanville writes in The New York Times.
Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:22:35 GMT