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'''1969''' was the | '''1969''' was the 97th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]]. | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
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==Works== | ==Works== | ||
[[Image:Early Days of Birmingham.jpg|right|175px|thumb|''Early Days in Birmingham'']] | |||
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* September: ''Early Days in Birmingham'' | * September: ''Early Days in Birmingham'' | ||
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* [[Sonia Sanchez]] married poet Etheridge Knight. | * [[Sonia Sanchez]] married poet Etheridge Knight. | ||
* [[Don Morrison]] served as president of [[AIA Birmingham]]. | * [[Don Morrison]] served as president of [[AIA Birmingham]]. | ||
* [ | * [[Edward Ernest]] succeeded [[Don Watts]] as [[Mayor of Hoover]]. | ||
* [[April 1]]: [[John Garrett]] became a traffic engineer for the [[City of Birmingham]]. | * [[April 1]]: [[John Garrett]] became a traffic engineer for the [[City of Birmingham]]. | ||
* [[May 7]]: [[Albert Brewer]] was appointed [[Governor of Alabama]] upon [[Lurleen Wallace]]'s death. | * [[May 7]]: [[Albert Brewer]] was appointed [[Governor of Alabama]] upon [[Lurleen Wallace]]'s death. | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 23 December 2013
1969 was the 97th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- Birmingham voters approved $400,000 in bonds for the purchase of land to expand the Birmingham Museum of Art.
- Margaret Walker founded the Institute for the Study of History, Life, and Culture of Black People.
- Branchville was incorporated.
- Green Valley elected to incorporate but was struck down after challenged by nearby Hoover.
- February 16: The nation's first 911 call was taken at the Haleyville police station.
Business
- Sol's Sandwich Shop opened on the bottom floor of the John A. Hand Building.
- Cinema West opened.
- Thunderbird Drive-In opened.
- SMI Steel merged with CMC Steel Alabama.
- Sikes & Youngs Shoe Company opened in Vestavia Hills.
- Mercy Home was renamed Gateway.
- BASS was founded by Ray Scott in Montgomery.
- Big B Drugs began operation as part of Bruno's Supermarkets.
- July: South Central Bell was founded as a split from Southern Bell.
Religion
- Philip Silverstein became rabbi at Temple Beth-El.
- Reverend John Cross left as pastor of 16th Street Baptist Church.
Sports
- The final NASCAR race was held at Birmingham International Raceway.
- May 23: Groundbreaking was held for Talladega Superspeedway.
- December 3: Auburn lost to Alabama by a score of 24-16 in the 1968 Iron Bowl at Legion Field.
Works
Buildings
- Lawson Field
- Calder Building renovated as Citizens Federal Savings Bank's headquarters
- Green Acres Baptist Church education building
- Inglenook Community Center
Books
- September: Early Days in Birmingham
Films and TV
- The Alabama Television Corporation, headed by John Jemison was awarded the broadcast rights to UHF Channel 21 by the FCC.
Music
- Dennis Edwards replaced David Ruffin as lead singer of The Temptations.
- The Torquays disbanded.
Theater
- Birmingham Dinner Theatre was founded.
Individuals
- Bull Connor was re-elected as Alabama Public Service Commission director.
- Judge Robert Vance led the first racially mixed Alabama delegation to a Democratic National Convention.
- Newton H. DeBardeleben succeeded John A. Hand as CEO of First National Bank of Birmingham.
- Muzaffar I. Sheikh arrived in the United States for graduate study.
- Marvin Warner was appointed a delegate to the 23rd General Assembly of the United Nations.
- Helen Fuller succeeded Estelle McNutt as principal of Edgewood Elementary School.
- Ann Jordan succeeded Aleen Mitchell as principal of Hall-Kent Elementary School.
- Leonard and Bettie Lawley purchased the R. F. McKibbon residence in Montevallo.
- Charles E. Bugg and William Bridgers accepted positions at UAB.
- Robert F. Henry succeeded Howard M. Phillips as president of Birmingham-Southern College.
- Reverend Edward Gardner became president of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
- Sonia Sanchez married poet Etheridge Knight.
- Don Morrison served as president of AIA Birmingham.
- Edward Ernest succeeded Don Watts as Mayor of Hoover.
- April 1: John Garrett became a traffic engineer for the City of Birmingham.
- May 7: Albert Brewer was appointed Governor of Alabama upon Lurleen Wallace's death.
- June: Attorney Arthur Shores became the first black Birmingham City Councilor after being appointed to fill the seat vacated upon the death of R. W. Douglas.
Births
- Maytown mayor Ann Hodges Goolsby
- Retailer Ken Shaia
- Jefferson County CFO Jeff Hager
- Columbiana police chief Johnny Brown
- Magazine editor Julie Keith
- Politician Eric Major
- Mayor of Pinson Hoyt Sanders
- Newspaper publisher Pam Siddall
- Photographer John Trobaugh
- January 3: Football player and coach Thomas Rayam
- February: Chef Thomas Robey
- April 20: Olympic heptathlete DeDee Nathan
- April 24: Baseball player Todd Jones
- May 6: Actor Tyler Layton
- May 27: Baseball player Frank Thomas
- June 14: Lobbyist Slade Blackwell
- August 6: Football player Siran Stacy
- August 24: Attorney and politician Zeb Little
- August 25: Architect Jeremy Erdreich
- August 27: UAB staffer Randy Sandford
- September 6: Robber Kevin Dudley
- September 14: Football player DeMond Winston
- November 21: Miss Alabama USA 1992 Candace Michelle Brown
Graduations
- June: Mountain Brook High School's first graduation ceremoney was held.
- Nell Carter from A. H. Parker High School
- Howard Cruse from Birmingham-Southern College
- Richard North Patterson from Ohio Wesleyan University
- Don Siegelman from University of Alabama
Awards
Deaths
- Printmaker Martha Fort Anderson
- April 12: Gorilla Victorine
- May 7: Governor Lurleen Wallace
- November 6: Governor Chauncey Sparks
- December 12: Actress Tallulah Bankhead
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1968
Context
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