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==Events==
==Events==
 
[[Image:Regions Park 1st base stands.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The Hoover Metropolitan Stadium opened in 1988]]
* [[Larry Langford]] was elected [[Mayor of Fairfield]]
* [[January 28]]: [[UAB]]'s [[1917 Clinic]] opened.
* [[Oscar Adams, Jr]] was re-elected to his seat on the Alabama Supreme Court
* [[February 23]]: [[Sun Ra]] performed at [[The Nick]].
* [[March 14]]: Construction of the [[Crestwood Festival Center|Eastwood Festival Centre]] caused a landslide that damaged a portion of [[Eagle View Apartments|Mountain Top Apartments]] above the site.
* [[April 21]]: Fire destroyed the interior of [[All Saints Episcopal Church]] in [[Edgewood]].
* [[May 6]]–[[May 10|10]]: Country singer George Jones was treated for pneumonia at [[UAB Hospital|University Hospital]].
* [[July 12]]: [[Roosevelt City]] residents voted 718-404 to be annexed into [[Birmingham]].
* [[Larry Langford]] was elected [[Mayor of Fairfield]].
* [[Oscar Adams Jr]] was re-elected to his seat on the [[Alabama Supreme Court]].
* [[Cleveland Hammonds]] succeeded [[Walter G. Harris]] as superintendent of [[Birmingham City Schools]].
* [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve]] acquired the Shepherd Tract for expansion.
* The [[Helen Keller Foundation]] was founded.
* The [[Friends of Avondale Park]] was founded.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[May 7]]: Rapper L. L. Cool J. appeared at the grand opening of the [[Just For Feet|Just For Feet Superstore]] at the [[Riverchase Galleria]].
* [[Agama International]] lizard farm was opened in [[Montevallo]].
* Birmingham-based [[Highland Bank]] opened.
* [[Don Morrison]] and [[David Scheirer]] formed [[Morrison Scheirer Architects]].
* [[Air New Orleans]] filed for bankruptcy and ceased operating.
* [[Giglio's Eat Shop]] closed.
* [[Mspark|MailSouth Inc.]] was founded.
* [[Jane Comer]] founded [[The Elegant Earth]].
* [[September 10]]: The [[USS Hephaestus]] Star Trek fan club was organized.


===Governoment===
* [[May 10]]: Birmingham voters rejected a proposed [[1988 Birmingham bond referendum|$110 million bond issue]] for public improvements.
* [[September 8]]: Birmingham was scheduled to host the first of four presidential debates between George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukakis. The League of Women Voters, which had selected Birmingham as host, withdrew its sponsorship over demands made by the campaigns, and canceled the event.


===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[Eli Gold]] began announcing [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] football games
* [[Eli Gold]] began announcing [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] football games
* Florida defeated Illinois 14-10 in the [[All-American Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]] on the strength of Emmitt Smith's 159 rushing yards
* Florida defeated Illinois 14-10 in the [[All-American Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]] on the strength of Emmitt Smith's 159 rushing yards
*March: [[NCAA college basketball tournaments|NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals and Finals]] were held at the [[BJCC]]
* March: [[NCAA college basketball tournaments|NCAA Southeast Regional Semifinals and Finals]] were held at the [[BJCC]]
*[[April 18]]: [[Birmingham Barons]] played their first game at [[Hoover Metropolitan Stadium]]
* [[May 12]]–[[May 16|16]]: [[1988 World Trampoline Championships]] were held at the [[Legacy Arena|BJCC Coliseum]].
*[[November 25]]: [[Auburn Tigers]] won the [[1988 Iron Bowl]] 15-10 at [[Legion Field]]
* [[April 18]]: [[Birmingham Barons]] played their first game at [[Hoover Metropolitan Stadium]]
* [[August 27]]: The NFL's Washington Redskins defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-17 in an exhibition game at [[Legion Field]].
* [[November 25]]: [[Auburn Tigers]] won the [[1988 Iron Bowl]] 15-10 at [[Legion Field]]
:''See also: [[1988 Birmingham Barons]]''
:''See also: [[1988 Birmingham Barons]]''


==Works==
==Works==
 
* [[Joe Minter]] began working on his "African Village in America".


===Books===
===Books===
* ''[[House Detective|House Detective: A Guide to Researching Birmingham Buildings]]'' by [[Ann McCorquodale Burkhardt]]


===Buildings===
* [[Bartow Arena]]
* [[Galleria 10]]
* [[Carl A. Elliott Sr Building|Jasper Federal Building]]
* [[Linn Park]] renovations
* [[Meadow Brook 300]] at the [[Meadow Brook Corporate Park]]
* [[Minor High School]]
* [[Parisian Headquarters]] at [[Oxmoor Industrial Park]] on [[Lakeshore Drive]]
* [[Hoover Metropolitan Stadium]]
* [[Irondale Public Library]] expansion
* [[UAB]] renamed the former [[Paul S. Worrell Building|Doctor's Center]] the [[Paul S. Worrell Building]]
* [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]]' [[Blount Plaza]] with [[Granite Garden]] sculpture installation
* Christian Life Center at [[First Baptist Church of Sylacauga]]
* [[The Park at Hoover]] apartments, phase I
* [[St Patrick Catholic Church]] in [[Adamsville]]
* [[Trails at Cahaba River|Riverside Parc]] apartments off [[Cahaba Park Circle]]


===Buildings===
====Demolitions====
*[[Bartow Arena]]
* [[Erskine Ramsay Hall (Birmingham-Southern)]]
*[[Galleria 10]]
*[[Minor High School]]
*[[Hoover Metropolitan Stadium]]


==People==
==Individuals==
* [[Sam Mitchell]] retired from [[Samford University]].
* [[Bob Roller]] was named director of communications for the Orange Bowl.
* [[Paul Harris]] succeeded his father, [[Virgil Harris|Virgil]] as president of [[Davenport & Harris Funeral Home]].


===Births===
[[Image:Dubba Dubba Twins Stacy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Erica & Monica Stacy, born in 1988]]
* [[January 13]]: [[Amanda Tapley]], [[Miss Alabama]] 2008
* [[March 25]]: [[Rodney Franklin (football player)|Rodney Franklin]], football player
* [[April 18]]: [[Carl Woszczynski]], professional soccer player
* [[May 31]]: [[Clinton Catlin]], comedian
* [[June 28]]: [[Terrence Cody]], NFL nose tackle
* [[July 14]]: [[Stanley Robinson]], professional basketball player
* [[July 28]]: [[Dubba Dubba Twins|Erica and Monica Stacy]], spokesmodels
* [[August 1]]: [[Ryan Kinder]], singer-songwriter
* August 1:  [[Lakendall Sims]], murderer
* [[August 22]]: [[Cory Pettway]], educator and community activist
* [[August 31]]: [[Hernandez Stroud]], legal scholar
* [[September 26]]: A female Siberian tiger was born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[October 24]]: [[Chip Ghigna]], painter
* [[November 9]]: [[Ross Wilson]], baseball player
* [[December 8]]: [[Jesus Mendez]], bar owner and restaurateur
* [[Rachel Hood]]: [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police]] officer and former victim of child abuse
* [[Tae Lee]]: financial adviser and publisher
* [[Derrol Shaw]], murderer
* [[Antwon Womack]], political candidate


===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[Jackie Burkett]], [[Cary Cox]], [[Dave Edwards]], [[Rowdy Gaines]], [[John Hannah]] and [[Billy Southworth]] were inducted into the [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]].
* [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]] indcutees: [[Horace Carney]], [[Roosevelt Hatcher]], [[James Henderson]], [[Nathaniel Miller]], [[Bobby Owens]], [[Rose Marie Rushin]], [[Bonna Mae Perine Samuels]], and [[Tommy Stewart]].
* [[Horace Carney]], [[Roosevelt Hatcher]], [[James Henderson]], [[Nathaniel Miller]], [[Bobby Owens]], [[Rose Marie Rushin]], [[Bonna Mae Perine Samuels]], and [[Tommy Stewart]] were inducted into the [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]].
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]] inductees: [[Jackie Burkett]], [[Cary Cox]], [[Dave Edwards]], [[Rowdy Gaines]], [[John Hannah]] and [[Billy Southworth]].
* Butkus Award: [[Derrick Thomas]].
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Rebecca Dewberry]]
* United States Junior Invitational Championship (chess): [[Stuart Rachels]]


===Births===
===Graduations===
*Murderer [[Derrol Shaw]]
* [[Tracey Morant Adams]], B.B.A. at the [[University of Montevallo]]
*[[July 28]]:  [[Dubba Dubba Twins|Erica and Monica Stacy]]
* [[Zelia Baugh]], B.S. in politiical science and sociology at [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
*[[August 1]]: [[Ryan Kinder]]
* [[Bernard Buggs]] graduated from [[Phillips High School]]
* August 1:  [[Lakendall Sims]]
* [[Spencer Horn]], B.S. in biology and chemistry at [[UAB]]
* [[Joey Kennedy]], B.A. from [[UAB]]
* [[Irene Latham]] graduated from [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]]
* [[Allan Lowe]], B.S. in accounting at [[Auburn University]]
* [[Mark Wilson]], M.D. at the University of North Carolina


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[March 3]]: [[John Fletcher]]
* [[January 22]]: [[Carlyle Tillery]], author of ''[[Red Bone Woman]]''
* [[July 3]]: [[Thales McReynolds]]
* [[March 3]]: [[John C. Fletcher]], pastor of [[St John's Episcopal Church for the Deaf]]
* [[October 27]]: [[James F. Sulzby, Jr]]
* March 3: [[Lois Wilson]], actress
* [[March 14]]: [[Saul Weingeroff]], wrestling manager
* [[April 8]]: [[Clarence Price]], president of the [[South Elyton Civic League]]
* [[April 9]]: [[Lula Connell]], educator and first female graduate of [[Howard College]]
* [[May 25]]: [[Charlie Perkins]], Major League pitcher
* [[July 3]]: [[Thales McReynolds]], NBA player
* [[August 7]]: [[Kirkman O'Neal]], founder of [[O'Neal Steel]]
* [[August 14]]:  [[Monnie Cheves]], [[Samford University]] professor
* [[October 27]]: [[James Sulzby Jr]], historian, musician and realtor
* [[November 7]]: [[Carol Hayes]], educator
* [[November 12]]: [[Vet Boswell]], singer
* [[November 12]]: [[Vet Boswell]], singer
* [[December 19]]: [[John Nixon]], dentist, Civil Rights activist, businessman and actor
* [[Hosea Hudson]], labor and civil rights activist
* [[Hosea Hudson]], labor and civil rights activist
* [[John Jemison Jr]], investment banker
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1988]]''
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1988]]''


==Context==
==Context==
1988 saw ''perestroika'' begin in the Soviet Union.  George H. W. Bush defeated Michael Dukakis to become the 41st President of the United States.  Oliver North was indicted in the Iran-Contra Affair. Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic home run to win Game One of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, over the Oakland Athletics, by a score of five runs to four.  Singer Roy Orbison died.  
1988 saw ''perestroika'' begin in the Soviet Union.  George H. W. Bush defeated Michael Dukakis to become the 41st President of the United States.  Oliver North was indicted in the Iran-Contra Affair. Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by a US Navy missile. Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic home run to win Game One of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, over the Oakland Athletics, by a score of five runs to four.  Singer Roy Orbison died.  


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[[Category:1988|*]]

Latest revision as of 15:49, 11 May 2024

1988 was the 117th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

The Hoover Metropolitan Stadium opened in 1988

Business

Governoment

  • May 10: Birmingham voters rejected a proposed $110 million bond issue for public improvements.
  • September 8: Birmingham was scheduled to host the first of four presidential debates between George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukakis. The League of Women Voters, which had selected Birmingham as host, withdrew its sponsorship over demands made by the campaigns, and canceled the event.

Sports

See also: 1988 Birmingham Barons

Works

  • Joe Minter began working on his "African Village in America".

Books

Buildings

Demolitions

Individuals

Births

Erica & Monica Stacy, born in 1988

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1988

Context

1988 saw perestroika begin in the Soviet Union. George H. W. Bush defeated Michael Dukakis to become the 41st President of the United States. Oliver North was indicted in the Iran-Contra Affair. Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by a US Navy missile. Kirk Gibson hit a dramatic home run to win Game One of the World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers, over the Oakland Athletics, by a score of five runs to four. Singer Roy Orbison died.

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