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* [[Jim Rotch]] created the "[[Birmingham Pledge]]"
* [[Jim Rotch]] created the "[[Birmingham Pledge]]"
* A new [[Birmingham City Council]] was seated, with only three of nine districts represented by incumbents.
* A new [[Birmingham City Council]] was seated, with only three of nine districts represented by incumbents.
* [[February 21]]: [[1998 abortion clinic bombing|Abortion clinic bomber]] [[Eric Robert Rudolph]] detonated a bomb outside the Otherside Lounge, a nightclub in Atlanta.
* [[June 5]]: A [[List of interstate accidents involving steel coils|dropped steel coil]] caused damage on [[I-65]] near [[Green Springs Avenue]].
* [[June 5]]: A [[List of interstate accidents involving steel coils|dropped steel coil]] caused damage on [[I-65]] near [[Green Springs Avenue]].
* [[August 25]]: A [[List of interstate accidents involving steel coils|dropped steel coil]] punched 11 holes in [[I-20]]/[[I-59|59]] near [[24th Street North]].
* [[August 25]]: A [[List of interstate accidents involving steel coils|dropped steel coil]] punched 11 holes in [[I-20]]/[[I-59|59]] near [[24th Street North]].
* Artist [[Lonnie Holley]] reached a settlement with the [[Birmingham International Airport]] Authority to relocate to [[Harpersville]].
* [[Aldridge Gardens]] completed a master plan for development.
* 15,000 pounds of crawfish were consumed at [[Beam's Crawfish Boil]].
* [[ABC 33/40]]'s decision not to air a controversial episode of ''Ellen'' spurred [[Birmingham Pride Alabama]] to organized a party at [[Boutwell Auditorium]] where 2,500 came to watch the show via satellite feed.
* [[Sardis Missionary Baptist Church]] hosted the national Promise Keeper's pastor's conference.
* Attorney [[Luther Strange]] founded the [[Red Mountain Republican Club]].
* [[WTTO]] and [[WDBB]] joined the WB Network.
* The [[USS Birmingham (SSN-695)|''USS Birmingham'' (SSN-695)]] nuclear attack submarine was released from active service.
* The [[Downtown Action Committee]] ceased to exist.
* The City of [[Birmingham]] purchased the site of the proposed first phase of the [[Railroad Reservation Park]].
* Birmingham commissioned a Crime Reduction Plan.
* The [[McCarty-Farrar Lodge No. 8]] of Free and Accepted Masons was created from the merger of Farrar Lodge No. 8 and McCarty Lodge No. 735.
* [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] [[Salute to Germany]]


===Business===
===Business===
* [[The Bank]] was founded by [[James A. Taylor]].
* [[Louie Louie]] closed.
* [[Louie Louie]] closed.
* [[Stignani's Market & Deli]] opened in [[Edgewood]].
* The ''[[Birmingham News]]'' took over the morning newspaper role, switching with the smaller ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.
* The ''[[Birmingham News]]'' took over the morning newspaper role, switching with the smaller ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.
* [[Colonial Properties Trust]] purchased [[Brookwood Village]]
* [[Colonial Properties Trust]] purchased [[Brookwood Village]].
* Park Communications, owner of [[WBMG 42]], merged with [[Media General]].
* Regal Cinemas purchased [[Cobb Theatres]].
* [[Aurora Productions]] was founded by [[Steven Antselevich]] and [[Yuri Shapochka]].
* [[BE&K]] acquired Terranext, LLC environmental consulting and engineers of Denver, Colorado
* [[James A. Taylor]] purchased the [[John A. Hand Building]] for $1.5 million at auction.
* [[July 31]]: [[Center Point 6]] closed.
* [[Bayer Properties]] purchased the site of the old [[John Carroll High School]] on [[Highland Avenue]] for $2.1 million.
* The [[Milo's Tea Company]] began selling gallon jugs and 8-ounce bottles of "Milo's Famous Sweet Tea."
* [[Compass Bank]] acquired Enterprise National Bank of Jacksonville, Florida and the Horizon and Central Texas Bancorps of Texas in separate deals.
* Dean Foods acquired [[Barber Dairies]] from [[Barber Companies]].
* [[AllSouth Appliance Group]] was founded by [[Tyler Hillman|Tyler]] and [[Josh Hillman]].
* [[Just For Feet]] bought Florida-based Athletic Attic and Michigan-based Imperial Sports.
* [[EBSCO Industries]] surpassed $1 billion in annual sales.
* [[Scripture Candy]] was founded by [[Brian Adkins]].


===Media===
===Media===
* January: [[Scott Register]] premiered the [[Reg's Coffee House]] format.
* [[Tina Savas]] launched the ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'' alternative newspaper.
* [[Tina Savas]] launched the ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'' alternative newspaper.
* The ''[[Over the Mountain Journal]]'' launched a short-lived companion, the ''[[Cahaba Journal]]''.
* December: Dick Broadcasting switched frequences for [[WRAX-FM]] and [[WENN-FM]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
* The [[BJCC]] Arena hosted NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament regional games. The Arizona Wildcats emerged from a bracket that included Providence, Kansas and UT-Chattanooga.
* The [[BJCC]] Arena hosted NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament regional games. The Arizona Wildcats emerged from a bracket that included Providence, Kansas and UT-Chattanooga.
* [[Terrell Owens]] emerged as a starter for the San Francisco 49ers, scoring 8 touchdowns on the season.
* [[Terrell Owens]] emerged as a starter for the San Francisco 49ers, scoring 8 touchdowns on the season.
* Jay Sigel won the [[Regions Charity Classic|Bruno's Memorial Classic]]
* [[May 10]]: Mark Martin won the [[Winston Select 500]]  with a record average speed of 188.354 MPH.
* [[June 12]]: The [[1997 Rickwood Classic]] was played with the [[Birmingham Barons]] taking on the Chattanooga Lookouts at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[August 9]]: The [[Birmingham Barons]]' [[Jeff Leifer]] tied a team record by hitting two triples in a game against Orlando.
* Former [[Birmingham Barons]] manager [[Terry Francona]] debuted as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies.
* [[Auburn Tigers]] pitcher [[Josh Hancock]] went 2-0 in two starts and struck out 32 in the College World Series.
* [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]] pitcher [[Jason Standridge]] was drafted in the 1st round (31st overall) by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
* Track and field athlete [[Carl Lewis]] retired from competition.
* [[Scott Strand]] became the first local resident to win the [[Vulcan Run]].
* Memphis 28 - [[UAB Blazers]] 7 in the first football game between the [[Battle for the Bones]] rivals.
* Alabama State 20 - Alabama A&M 13 in the [[Magic City Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* The [[Alabama Saints]] semi-pro soccer team went 5-12 in its inaugural season.
* [[UAB Blazers]] men's soccer upset the #1 ranked UCLA Bruins 2-0.
* [[David Bonnett]] retired from professional race car driving.
* The [[Auburn Tigers]] won a national championship in swimming.


==Works==
==Works==
* Spike Lee's ''[[4 Little Girls]]'', a documentary about the [[1963 church bombing|bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]] premiered at the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[September 13]]: Spike Lee's ''[[4 Little Girls]]'', a documentary about the [[1963 church bombing|bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]] premiered at the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[Wes Chapman]]'s ''[[Dracula]]'' was premiered by the [[Alabama Ballet]] at the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[Wes Chapman]]'s ''[[Dracula]]'' was premiered by the [[Alabama Ballet]] at the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* ''David Friedman: Portrait of an Exploiter'' documentary film about Birmingham native [[David F. Friedman]].
* ''Commandments'', feature film starring [[Courteney Cox]].
* ''Power Rangers Turbo'', feature film starring [[Barret Swatek]].
* ''Incognito'', feature film directed by [[John Badham]].
* ''Her Maiden Name'', feature film shot in Birmingham.


===Books===
===Books===
* ''[[But For Birmingham: The Local and National Movements in the Civil Rights Struggle]]'' by [[Glenn T. Eskew]]
* ''[[But For Birmingham: The Local and National Movements in the Civil Rights Struggle]]'' by [[Glenn T. Eskew]]
* ''[[Birmingham Bound, An Atlas of the South's Premier Industrial Region]]'' by [[Philip Morris]] and [[Marjorie Longenecker White]]
* ''[[Birmingham Bound, An Atlas of the South's Premier Industrial Region]]'' by [[Philip Morris]] and [[Marjorie Longenecker White]]
* ''Blind Vengeance: The Roy Moody Mail Bomb Murders'' by Ray Jenkins, detailing the mail bombing that killed Judge [[Robert Vance]] in [[1989]].
* ''Listening With My Heart'' by [[Heather Whitestone]] and Angela Elwell Hunt.
* ''Dancing on the Edge'', novel by [[Han Nolan]]
* ''Walker Percy: A Life'', biography of [[Walker Percy]] by Patrick H. Samway.
* ''His Secret Duchess'', ''Heart of the Night'', ''The Redemption of Deke Summers'', and ''The Raven's View'', romance novels by [[Gayle Wilson]].
* ''The First Iron Bowl: Alabama versus Auburn, February 22, 1893'', compiled by [[Alvin W. Hudson]]
* ''The Beauty Box'' by [[Kathy Kemp]] and [[Karim Shams-Basha]].
* ''On Being Female, Black, and Free'', collected essays by [[Margaret Walker]].
* ''Silent Witness'' by [[Richard North Patterson]].
* ''Design for Dying'' by [[Timothy Leary]] and R. U. Sirius.
* ''A Southern Family'' and ''Father's Melancholy Daughter'', by [[Gail Godwin]].


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* The [[Summit]] "lifestyle center" at [[U. S. Highway 280]] and [[I-459]].
* [[Office for the Advancement of Developing Industries]] opened at the [[UAB Research Park]] in [[Oxmoor]].
* [[Office for the Advancement of Developing Industries]] opened at the [[UAB Research Park]] in [[Oxmoor]].
* [[Shaia's]] remodeled store in downtown [[Homewood]].
* [[Shaia's]] remodeled store in downtown [[Homewood]].
* [[HealthSouth Corporate Headquarters]]
* Construction began for the [[Alabama Adventure|Visionland]] amusement park in March.
* Construction began for the [[Alabama Adventure|Visionland]] amusement park in March.
* [[Styx Restaurant]] at the [[Riverchase Galleria]].
* [[Styx Restaurant]] at the [[Riverchase Galleria]].
* [[Essex House]] and the [[Downtown Club]] were demolished for the future [[Energen Plaza]].
* [[UAB Areana]] was renamed for [[Gene Bartow]].


==Music==
==Music==
[[Image:1997 City Stages poster.jpg|right|thumb|225px|[[1997 City Stages]]]]
* The [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] was reorganized with [[Mark Gibson]] conducting and [[Gustav Meier]] as artistic advisor.
* [[June 13]]-[[June 15|15]]: [[1997 City Stages]] headliners included Kool & the Gang, [[Emmylou Harris]], Ray Charles, John Prine, and [[The Temptations]].
* [[June 13]]-[[June 15|15]]: [[1997 City Stages]] headliners included Kool & the Gang, [[Emmylou Harris]], Ray Charles, John Prine, and [[The Temptations]].
* [[Taylor Hicks]]' first album ''In Your Time'' was released.
* [[Taylor Hicks]]' first album ''In Your Time'' was released.
* [[Moonbuggy]]'s album ''Infinity Loop'' was released.
* [[Little Red Rocket]] released the album ''Who Did You Pay'' and signed with Geffen Records.
* The [[Shame Idols]] released the album ''Rocket Cat''.
* Two compilations of [[Sam Dees]]' music, ''Gospel Tribute Album'' and ''Sam Dees'' were released.
* Writer [[Caitlín R. Kiernan]] left the Athens-based band "Death's Little Sister".
* [[Verbena]] released the album "Souls for Sale."


==People==
==People==
* [[Ann Reynolds]] succeeded interim president [[Paul Hardin]] to become [[List of UAB presidents|President of UAB]].
* [[Tobias Wolff]] became the Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor at Stanford University's School of Humanities and Sciences.
* [[Tobias Wolff]] became the Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor at Stanford University's School of Humanities and Sciences.
* Stanford professor and Birmingham native [[Condoleezza Rice]] was appointed to the Federal Advisory Committee on Gender-Integrated Training in the Military.
* United States Representative [[Earl Hilliard]] embarked on a fact-finding tour of Libya.
* Former [[Birmingham Stallions]] owner [[Marvin L. Warner]] was released from probation.
* [[Buddy Champion]] became pastor of First Baptist Church of Decatur.
* [[Bob Riley]] succeeded [[Glen Browder]] as Representative of the [[3rd Congressional District of Alabama]].
* [[Robert Aderholt]] succeeded [[Tom Bevill]] as Representative of the [[4th Congressional District of Alabama]].
* [[James Kirklin]] became the Cardiovascular Surgical Research Professor at [[UAB]].
* [[Don Cosper]] succeeded [[Kim McMurray]] as president of [[AIA Birmingham]].
* [[Februay 9]]: 7 grams of [[Timothy Leary]]'s cremated remains were launched into orbit on a Pegasus rocket.
* [[Gerald Hicks]] succeeded [[Bud Newell]] as [[Mayor of Hueytown]].


===Awards===
===Awards===
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* The [[Kiwanis Club of Birmingham]] established the [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]].
* The [[Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame]] was established at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Neil Bonnett]] was inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame.
* [[George Watson]] was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in [[World War II]].
* [[Roland Frye]] was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Medal by the American Philosophical Society.


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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* Singer [[Bo Bice]] from [[Calhoun Community College]]
* [[Birmingham Police Chief]] [[Annetta Nunn]] from the 11-week FBI Academy for Law Enforcement Professionals.
* Actor, writer and Iraq War veteran [[Jeff Key]], from the [[University of Alabama]].
* Artist [[Heather Spencer]] from the welding program at [[Bessemer Tech]].
* Judge [[Alan King]], Master of Arts in public and private management from [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* Civil Rights figure [[James Hood]], Doctor of Philosophy from the [[University of Alabama]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
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==Context==
==Context==
1997
In 1997 Bill Cosby's son Ennis was murdered. Bill Clinton began his second term as President of the United States. The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XXXI. O. J. Simpson was found liable for the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson in civil proceedings. The Hale-Bopp comet made its closest approach to Earth. Tony Blair became Prime Minister of the UK. Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in chess. The Chicago Bulls won their 5th NBA championship. ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' was published. F. W. Woolworth & Company went out of business. Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas. Google.com was registered as an internet domain. The Florida Marlins won the World Series and Opryland USA closed its doors.
 
Notable films of 1997 included ''Titanic'', ''As Good as it Gets'', and ''L. A. Confidential''. Steven Millhauser won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for ''Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer'' and Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for ''The God of Small Things''.
 
Notable deaths in 1997 included Deng Xiaoping, The Notorious B.I.G., Willem de Kooning, Allen Ginsberg, Jacques Cousteau, Jimmy Stewart, Charles Kuralt, Gianni Versace, William S. Burroughs, Princess Diana, Mother Teresa, and John Denver.


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Revision as of 23:58, 26 April 2007

1997 was the 126th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Media

Sports

Works

Books

Buildings

Music

1997 City Stages

People

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1997

See also

Context

In 1997 Bill Cosby's son Ennis was murdered. Bill Clinton began his second term as President of the United States. The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XXXI. O. J. Simpson was found liable for the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson in civil proceedings. The Hale-Bopp comet made its closest approach to Earth. Tony Blair became Prime Minister of the UK. Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in chess. The Chicago Bulls won their 5th NBA championship. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published. F. W. Woolworth & Company went out of business. Boeing merged with McDonnell Douglas. Google.com was registered as an internet domain. The Florida Marlins won the World Series and Opryland USA closed its doors.

Notable films of 1997 included Titanic, As Good as it Gets, and L. A. Confidential. Steven Millhauser won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer and Arundhati Roy won the Booker Prize for The God of Small Things.

Notable deaths in 1997 included Deng Xiaoping, The Notorious B.I.G., Willem de Kooning, Allen Ginsberg, Jacques Cousteau, Jimmy Stewart, Charles Kuralt, Gianni Versace, William S. Burroughs, Princess Diana, Mother Teresa, and John Denver.

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