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==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 5]]: The final episode of ''Bozo the Clown'' aired on [[WBRC 6]]. [[Ward McIntyre]] played the title role.
* [[February 16]]: The nation's first 911 call was taken at the [[Haleyville]] police station.
* [[February 16]]: The nation's first 911 call was taken at the [[Haleyville]] police station.
* [[Birmingham]] voters approved $400,000 in bonds for the purchase of land to expand the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].  
* [[Birmingham]] voters approved $400,000 in bonds for the purchase of land to expand the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].  
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] held the [[1968 Salute to Greece|Salute to Greece]].
* [[Branchville]] was incorporated.
* [[Branchville]] was incorporated.
* [[Green Valley]] elected to incorporate but was struck down after challenged by nearby [[Hoover]].
* [[Green Valley]] elected to incorporate but was struck down after challenged by nearby [[Hoover]].
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* [[BASS]] was founded by [[Ray Scott]] in Montgomery.
* [[BASS]] was founded by [[Ray Scott]] in Montgomery.
* [[Big B Drugs]] began operation as part of [[Bruno's Supermarkets]].
* [[Big B Drugs]] began operation as part of [[Bruno's Supermarkets]].
* Buck Creek Industries sold [[Buck Creek Mill]] to Reeves Brothers.
* [[Cinema West]] opened.
* [[Cinema West]] opened.
* Mercy Home was renamed [[Gateway]].
* Mercy Home was renamed [[Gateway]].
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=== Education ===
=== Education ===
* June: [[Mountain Brook High School]]'s first graduation ceremony was held.
* [[Helen Fuller]] succeeded [[Estelle McNutt]] as principal of [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[Helen Fuller]] succeeded [[Estelle McNutt]] as principal of [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[Gardendale High School]] held its first graduation ceremony.
* [[Robert F. Henry]] succeeded [[Howard M. Phillips]] as [[List of Birmingham-Southern College presidents|president]] of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Robert F. Henry]] succeeded [[Howard M. Phillips]] as [[List of Birmingham-Southern College presidents|president]] of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* Henry and Suzanne Herzing purchased the [[Herzing University|Electronics Computer Programming Institute]].
* [[Ann Jordan]] succeeded [[Aleen Mitchell]] as principal of [[Hall-Kent Elementary School]].
* [[Ann Jordan]] succeeded [[Aleen Mitchell]] as principal of [[Hall-Kent Elementary School]].


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* [[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.
* June: Attorney [[Arthur Shores]] became the first black [[Birmingham City Council]]or after being appointed to fill the seat vacated upon the death of [[R. W. Douglas]].
* June: Attorney [[Arthur Shores]] became the first black [[Birmingham City Council]]or after being appointed to fill the seat vacated upon the death of [[R. W. Douglas]].
* [[J. P. Campbell]] succeeded [[Wally Watson]] as [[Mayor of Hueytown]].
* [[Edward Ernest]] succeeded [[Don Watts]] as [[Mayor of Hoover]].
* [[Edward Ernest]] succeeded [[Don Watts]] as [[Mayor of Hoover]].
* [[Robert Waldrop]] succeeded [[E. G. Walker]] as [[Mayor of Homewoood]], his first of six terms.


===Religion===
===Religion===
* Reverend [[John Cross]] left as pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* Reverend [[John Cross]] left as pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[Philip Silverstein]] became rabbi at [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Philip Silverstein]] became rabbi at [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Moshe Stern]] became rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[December 3]]: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] lost to [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] by a score of 24-16 in the [[1968 Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[December 3]]: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] lost to [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] by a score of 24-16 in the [[1968 Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* The final NASCAR race was held at [[Birmingham International Raceway]].
* The final NASCAR race was held at [[Birmingham International Raceway]].
* [[University of Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] quarterback [[Kenny Stabler]] was drafted in the second round of the NFL draft.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[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]].  
* [[October 20]]: [[Joseph Raya]] was appointed archbishop of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and All Galilee.
* [[Charles E. Bugg]] and [[William Bridgers]] accepted positions at [[UAB]].
* [[Charles E. Bugg]] and [[William Bridgers]] accepted positions at [[UAB]].
* [[Bull Connor]] was re-elected as [[Alabama Public Service Commission]] director.
* [[Bull Connor]] was re-elected as [[Alabama Public Service Commission]] director.
* [[Newton H. DeBardeleben]] succeeded [[John A. Hand]] as CEO of [[First National Bank of Birmingham]].
* [[Newton H. DeBardeleben]] succeeded [[John A. Hand]] as CEO of [[First National Bank of Birmingham]].
* [[BBVA Compass|Central Bank]] CEO [[Harry Brock, Jr]] took control of the board of the State National Bank of Alabama.
* Reverend [[Edward Gardner]] became president of the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]].  
* Reverend [[Edward Gardner]] became president of the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]].  
* Leonard and Bettie Lawley purchased the [[R. F. McKibbon residence]] in [[Montevallo]].
* Leonard and Bettie Lawley purchased the [[R. F. McKibbon residence]] in [[Montevallo]].
* [[J. Gordon Melton]] was ordained as an elder in the United Methodist Church.
* [[Don Morrison]] served as president of [[AIA Birmingham]].
* [[Don Morrison]] served as president of [[AIA Birmingham]].
* [[Sonia Sanchez]] married poet Etheridge Knight.
* [[Sonia Sanchez]] married poet Etheridge Knight.
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* [[Jeff Hager]], [[Jefferson County]] CFO
* [[Jeff Hager]], [[Jefferson County]] CFO
* [[Julie Keith]], magazine editor
* [[Julie Keith]], magazine editor
* [[Shawn King]], police officer
* [[Eric Major]], politician
* [[Eric Major]], politician
* [[Hoyt Sanders]], [[Mayor of Pinson]]
* [[Hoyt Sanders]], [[Mayor of Pinson]]
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===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* June: [[Mountain Brook High School]]'s first graduation ceremoney was held.
* [[Nell Carter]] graduated from [[A. H. Parker High School]].
* [[Nell Carter]] from [[A. H. Parker High School]]
* [[Howard Cruse]] earned a degree from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Howard Cruse]] from [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[Gail Godwin]] earned her M.A. in English from the University of Iowa.
* [[Richard North Patterson]] from Ohio Wesleyan University  
* [[J. Gordon Melton]] earned his M. Div. at Garrett Theological Seminary.
* [[Don Siegelman]] from [[University of Alabama]]
* [[Richard North Patterson]] earned a degree from Ohio Wesleyan University.
* [[Don Siegelman]] graduated from the [[University of Alabama]].
 
===Awards===
* Fogarty Award: [[George Turner]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Dellynne Catching]]


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===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[April 4]]: [[Martin Luther King, Jr]], [[Civil Rights Movement]] leader
* [[April 4]]: [[Martin Luther King, Jr]], [[Civil Rights Movement]] leader
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===Music===
===Music===
* [[Dennis Edwards]] replaced David Ruffin as lead singer of [[The Temptations]].  
* [[Dennis Edwards]] replaced David Ruffin as lead singer of [[The Temptations]].  
*  ''Looking at You'' and ''The Very Best of Sandy Posey'' by [[Sandy Posey]] were released.
* [[Samford Memorial Pipe Organ]] was constructed at [[Southside Baptist Church]].
* [[Samford Memorial Pipe Organ]] was constructed at [[Southside Baptist Church]].
* [[The Torquays]] disbanded.
* [[The Torquays]] disbanded.
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===Theater===
===Theater===
* [[Birmingham Dinner Theatre]] was founded.
* [[Birmingham Dinner Theatre]] was founded.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Parliament House logo.png|1968 Logo for [[Parliament House]] motor hotel
Image:Sneaky Petes 1968.jpg|1968 ad for [[Sneaky Pete's]]
</gallery>


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 11:16, 29 December 2013

1968 was the 97th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Awards

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1968

Works

Early Days in Birmingham

Buildings

Books

  • September: Early Days in Birmingham

Films and TV

Music

Theater

Gallery

Context

In 1968, the Vietnam War continued and the Tet Offensive took place. A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashed in Greenland near Thule Air Base, discharging four nuclear bombs. The Winter Olympics were held in Grenoble, France. Madison Square Garden in New York City opened. Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee. The Civil Rights Act of 1968, including the Fair Housing Act, became law. The musical Hair officially opened on Broadway. U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles, dying the next day.

Also in 1968, the semiconductor company Intel was founded. The first International Special Olympics Summer Games were held in Chicago, Illinois. Swaziland became independent. Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, launched. Mattel's Hot Wheels toy cars were introduced. The Summer Olympics were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Republican challenger Richard Nixon defeated the Democratic candidate, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and American Independent Party candidate George Wallace in the presidential election. Apollo 8 orbited around the Moon.

The top-grossing films in 1968 included 2001: A Space Odyssey, Funny Girl, The Love Bug, The Odd Couple, Bullitt, Romeo and Juliet, Oliver!, Rosemary's Baby, Planet of the Apes, and Night of the Living Dead. Oliver! took the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director (Carol Reed). Best Actor went to Cliff Robertson for Charly. Best Actress went to both Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter and Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl in the Best Actress award's only tie in history.

Television premieres in 1968 included Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, One Life to Live, Hawaii 5-O, and 60 Minutes.

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