1993
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1993 was the 122nd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
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[edit] Events
- January: Jefferson State Community College's Shelby Campus opens.
- March 12-14: Blizzard of 1993
- April 22: Guy Hunt resigned as Alabama's governor after a criminal conviction of misuse of campaign funds.
- April 22: Jim Folsom, Jr was appointed as governor of Alabama.
- May 8: Agnes gallery opened on the ground floor of the Dulion Apartments building in Five Points South.
- June 15: A wild black bear was captured in Smithfield.
- August: The inaugural Birmingham Heritage Festival was held.
- October 20: Birmingham Airport was officially renamed as the Birmingham International Airport.
- Paul Finebaum's "The Paul Finebaum Show" started on WERC-AM Radio.
- The Alabama Theatre was designated as the "official state historic theatre."
- Heather Whitestone finished as first runner-up in the Miss Alabama Pageant.
- Charles A. McCallum retired as UAB's president.
- J. Claude Bennett was appointed as UAB's president.
- Condoleezza Rice was appointed Provost of Stanford University.
- The Birmingham Festival of Arts Salute to Switzerland
- Paul Bailey was awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham-Southern College.
- The Lyric Theatre was donated to Birmingham Landmarks.
[edit] Business
- January 19: Compass Bank acquired Cornerstone Bancshares of Dallas, Texas.
- May: Melvon's Chuck Wagon Bar-B-Que opened.
- October 14: Compass Bank acquireed First Federal Savings Bank of Northwest Florida.
- Alabama Byproducts Corporation was named as GMC's "Worldwide Supplier of the Year."
- The Stream of Consciousness Koffiehuis opened in the Terrace Court building.
- O'Henry's Coffees was founded.
- John Cassimus founded J-Rag Inc.
- Dreamland Bar-B-Q opened its Birmingham location at 1427 14th Avenue South.
- Charles E. Bugg was appointed as BioCryst's Chairman of the Board and CEO.
- Caremark Rx was founded.
- Chuck Evans purchased the 60-year old Art's Barber Shop from its original owners.
[edit] Sports
- June: Charles Barkley was named NBA's Most Valuable Player.
- September: The Barons won the Southern League championship.
- October 6: Michael Jordan retired from the NBA.
- Bob Murphy won the second annual Bruno's Memorial Classic.
- Bobby Allison was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame
- Bo Jackson was selected as 1993's AL Comeback Player of the Year.
- Alabama State defeated Alabama A&M 7-0 in the 1993 Magic City Classic.
[edit] Works
- "Mr President", song co-written and co-produced by Ray Reach and recorded by area musicians to benefit the homeless.
[edit] Buildings
[edit] Arts
- January 10: The Magic City Blues Society was incorporated.
- Recording artist John Mellencamp released When Jesus Left Birmingham
- The Birmingham Sunlights released their only album, For Old Time's Sake
- Brother Cane released their self titled debut Brother Cane.
- The Alabama Symphony Orchestra declared bankruptcy.
- Charles Ghigna's poem "Returning to Earth" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
- Lithos II created by Elyn Zimmerman
[edit] People
[edit] Awards
- Alabama Business Hall of Fame: Sloan Bashinsky, Sr
- Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame: Iola Baylor
[edit] Graduations
- Congressman Artur Davis from Harvard Law School.
- Attorney Abdul Kallon from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law
- Earnest Lumpkin from Woodlawn High School
[edit] Deaths
- May 30: Sun Ra, jazz musician.
- June: Nolan Harmon, Methodist bishop
- July 12: Davey Allison, NASCAR driver
- November 11: Erskine Hawkins, jazz musician
- November 27: Jim Hayes, baseball player
- December 21: Joe Rumore, radio announcer
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1993
[edit] See Also
- 1993 City Stages
- 1993 Birmingham Barons
- 1993 UAB Blazers
- 1993 Iron Bowl
- 1993 National Apostolate of Maronites convention
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