1976
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1976 was the 105th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham and the U.S. Bicentennial.
Events
- Glenn Messer formed the Southern Museum of Flight Foundation.
- E. O. Wilson won the U.S. National Medal of Science.
- May 3: President Gerald Ford delivered a campaign speech at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.
- July 6: Vulcan was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- October 4: Jack Grace was sworn in as Mayor of Vestavia Hills.
- December 29: Elvis Presley performed his only concert in Birmingham.
Business
- A. G. Gaston bought WENN-FM.
Sports
- The Birmingham Bulls played their first season of hockey.
Works
- Cosmos album by Sun Ra
Buildings
- Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
- Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 2
- Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3
- Regions Plaza
- Sibyl Temple was moved from George Ward's Vestavia estate to its current location on Shades Mountain.
- Valspar Coatings
Films and TV
- Stay Hungry film, based on the novel
- Polly Holliday began her part as Flo on Alice
People
Births
- Kellie Camp, schoolteacher
- Clayton Colvin, artist
- Earnest Lumpkin, bank manager
- Maria Taylor, singer/songwriter
- Amy Vickers, environmentalist
- June: Robert Davis III, mountain climber
- June 18: Jeremy Harper, million counter
- October 4: Audra Bean, publicist
- October 6: Taylor Hicks, singer/songwriter
- October 19: Jason Barnette, baseball player
Deaths
- May 2: Dan Bankhead, first black Major League pitcher
- December 20: Birmingham-Southern College student Quenette Shehane was abducted and killed.
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1976
See Also
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