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==Events==
==Events==
* [[Freedom Riders]] were attacked at the [[Birmingham Trailways Station]]
* [[1961 Birmingham mayoral election]]: [[Art Hanes]] succeeded [[Jimmy Morgan]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham|President]] of the [[Birmingham City Commission]].
* The first senior class at [[Banks High School]] graduated.
* The first senior class at [[Banks High School]] graduated.
* The [[117th Air Refueling Wing|117th Tactical Reconnaissance Group]] was activated during the Berlin Crisis.
* The [[117th Air Refueling Wing|117th Tactical Reconnaissance Group]] was activated during the Berlin Crisis.
* [[Sun Ra]] moved his Arkestra from Chicago to New York City.
* [[Dorothy Love Coates]] reformed the [[Gospel Harmonettes]].
* The [[Downtown Action Committee]] was created.
* The [[Lane Park Committee]] was created by Mayor [[Jimmy Morgan]] to oversee development of the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]].
* [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]]: [[1961 Salute to the South]]
* [[Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children|Children's Hospital]] formed an agreement with [[UAB Hospital]] and the [[UAB Department of Pediatric Medicine]].
* [[Kel Osbourne]] left "The Primes", leaving [[Eddie Kendricks]] and [[Paul Williams]] to form "The Elgins", which signed with Motown Records and became [[The Temptations]].
* [[February 8]]: The [[Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company]] closed its [[Docena]] mine.
* [[May 30]]: [[1961 Birmingham mayoral election]]: [[Art Hanes]] defeated [[Tom King]] and succeeded [[Jimmy Morgan]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham|President]] of the [[Birmingham City Commission]].
* [[July 8]]: The [[20th Special Forces Group]] was organized at the [[Homewood National Guard Armory]].
* [[August 11]]: Phantini the Mentalist drove [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|police chief]] [[Jamie Moore]] and [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor-elect]] [[Art Hanes]] from [[Birmingham City Hall]] to the [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]] while wearing a blindfold.
* October: A group of pilots from the [[117th Air Refueling Wing|106th Bomb Squadron (Light)]] participated covertly in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.
* October: A group of pilots from the [[117th Air Refueling Wing|106th Bomb Squadron (Light)]] participated covertly in the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.
===Civil Rights Movement===
* [[February 17]]: The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit [[Integration of Birmingham Terminal Station|ruled against segregated facilities]] at the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]].
* [[May 14]]: [[Freedom Riders]] were attacked at the [[Birmingham Trailways Station]].
* [[May 18]]: "[[Who Speaks for Birmingham?]]", a documentary by Howard K. Smith, aired on CBS
* [[August 1]]: [[ACMHR]] founder [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] moved his family to Cincinnati, Ohio.
* [[October 24]]: Judge [[Harlan Grooms]] ruled that [[List of Birmingham parks|Birmingham parks]] must be integrated.


===Business===
===Business===
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* [[WAPI-TV]] picked up CBS programming along with NBC, favoring NBC's news broadcasts.
* [[WAPI-TV]] picked up CBS programming along with NBC, favoring NBC's news broadcasts.
* [[Ed Boutwell]] founded [[Boutwell Studios]] at his home.
* [[Ed Boutwell]] founded [[Boutwell Studios]] at his home.
* The [[Newhouse Broadcasting Corporation]] purchased [[WAPI-AM]].
* [[Bromberg's]] acquired Montgomery's Ruth & Sons Jewelers.
* [[Ingalls Iron Works]] sold its shipyard business to Litton Industries.
* [[Davis Architects|Van Keuren, Davis and Company]] became [[Davis Architects|Davis Speake & Thrasher]] architects.
* Architect [[David O. Whilldin]] retired from practice.


===Sports===
===Sports===
* The [[1961 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] went 11-0 and defeated Arkansas In the Sugar Bowl to claim a [[List of Alabama Crimson Tide football national championships|national championship]].
* The [[1961 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 6-4.
* The [[1961 Birmingham Barons]] played a final season at [[Rickwood Field]], not returning until [[1964 Birmingham Barons|1964]].
* The [[1961 Birmingham Barons]] played a final season at [[Rickwood Field]], not returning until [[1964 Birmingham Barons|1964]].
* [[Banks High School]] won city-wide championships in football, basketball and baseball.
* [[Banks High School]] won city-wide championships in football, basketball and baseball.
* 56-year-old [[Satchel Paige]] pitched 25 innings with the AAA Portland Beavers.
* 56-year-old [[Satchel Paige]] pitched 25 innings with the AAA Portland Beavers.
* [[Sam Hairston]] began his scouting and coaching career with the Chicago White Sox.
* [[Sam Hairston]] began his scouting and coaching career with the Chicago White Sox.
* [[Bart Starr]] led the Green Bay Packers to an NFL Championship.


==Works==
==Works==
* [[May 18]]: "[[Who Speaks for Birmingham?]]", a documentary by Howard K. Smith, aired on CBS
* ''The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra'', album by [[Sun Ra]] and his Arkestra
* ''The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra'', album by [[Sun Ra]] and his Arkestra
* [[Wayne Rogers]] starred in ABC's ''Stagecoach West''
* ''[[Birmingham magazine|Birmingham]]'' magazine was relaunched.


===Books===
===Books===
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* [[John Carroll Catholic High School]] athletic complex on [[Montclair Road]]
* [[John Carroll Catholic High School]] athletic complex on [[Montclair Road]]
* [[Crow Building]] on [[6th Avenue North]]
* [[Crow Building]] on [[6th Avenue North]]
* [[Weiss Dam]] on the [[Coosa River]] in Cherokee County, forming [[Weiss Lake]]
* [[Lewis Smith Dam]] on the [[Black Warrior River]] in [[Walker County]], forming [[Smith Lake]]
* The 15-story [[Highland Manor|Sheraton Motor Inn]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* The west-side stands were completed at [[Samford University]]'s [[Seibert Stadium]].
* New 4-story [[Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children|Children's Hospital]] at 1600 [[7th Avenue South]]
* Paved 1/4-mile track at the [[Birmingham International Raceway]]


==People==
==People==
* [[Sun Ra]] moved his Arkestra from Chicago to New York City.
* [[Henry Stanford]] announced his resignation from the presidency of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Karl Friedman]] succeeded [[Sidney Ziff]] as President of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Bernard Feld, Jr]] succeeded [[Julian Aland]] as President of [[Temple Emanu-El]].
* [[Martin Buerger]] succeeded [[Hans Reuter]] as Pastor of [[First Lutheran Church]].
* [[Gene Bartow]] began his coaching career at Central Missouri State University.
* [[Roland Frye]] was made a researcher in residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C.
* [[Lucius Pitts]] succeeded [[William A. Bell]] as [[List of Miles College presidents|president]] of [[Miles College]].
 
===Graduations===
* Journalist [[Karl Seitz]] graduated high school in Troy, Pike County.
* Historian [[Wayne Flynt]] graduated from [[Samford University]].
* Film director [[John Badham]] earned his B.A. in philosophy at Yale University.
* Engineer [[Garry Drummond]] earned his civil engineering degree at the [[University of Alabama]].
* Architect [[Joseph Giattina, Jr]] earned his bachelor of architecture at the University of Notre Dame.


===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[Wayne Flynt]] graduated from [[Samford University]]
* Sculptor [[John Rhoden]] won grants from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations.
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Delores Hodgens]]
* [[Mr Crestwood]]: [[Doyle Edwards]]


===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 15]]: [[Jeremiah Castille]], NFL football player
* [[January 25]]: [[Claude Cotten]], artist and community volunteer
* [[February 25]]: [[Davey Allison]], NASCAR driver (died [[1993]])
* [[April 12]]: [[Jimbo Wood]], radio personality
* [[April 17]]: [[Rebecca Luker]], Broadway singer
* [[July 1]]: [[Carl Lewis]], Olympic track and field medalist
* [[July 1]]: [[Carl Lewis]], Olympic track and field medalist
* [[September 25]]: [[Allen Treadaway]], Alabama State Representative
* [[September 29]]: [[Eddie Phillips]], NBA basketball player
* [[September 29]]: [[Eddie Phillips]], NBA basketball player
* [[Lolly Lee]], singer
* [[Lolly Lee]], singer


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
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* [[April 10]]: Architect [[Harry Pembleton]]
* [[June 30]]: Baseball player [[Dizzy Dismukes]]
:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1961]]''
:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1961]]''


Revision as of 16:05, 8 April 2010

1961 was the 90th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Civil Rights Movement

Business

Sports

Works

  • The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra, album by Sun Ra and his Arkestra
  • Wayne Rogers starred in ABC's Stagecoach West
  • Birmingham magazine was relaunched.

Books

  • The Moviegoer, National Book Award-winning novel by Walker Percy.

Buildings

People

Graduations

Awards

Births

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1961

Context

In 1961

Notable 1961 births include

Top grossing films of 1961 included

1960s
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