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* [[April 23]]: Marine platoon sergeant [[Harold Wilson]] displayed "fearless and untiring leadership," while wounded facing an assault in Korea. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. | * [[April 23]]: Marine platoon sergeant [[Harold Wilson]] displayed "fearless and untiring leadership," while wounded facing an assault in Korea. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. | ||
* October: The [[American Cast Iron Pipe Company]] placed its [[Lamprecht Collection of Iron Art]] on loan to the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]. | |||
* [[November 25]]: The [[Southern Railway]]'s [[Crescent]] passenger train [[1951 Southern Railway crash|collided head on]] with the [[Southerner]] near the depot in [[Woodstock]], killing 17 people. | * [[November 25]]: The [[Southern Railway]]'s [[Crescent]] passenger train [[1951 Southern Railway crash|collided head on]] with the [[Southerner]] near the depot in [[Woodstock]], killing 17 people. | ||
Revision as of 21:51, 14 November 2015
1951 was the 80th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- April 23: Marine platoon sergeant Harold Wilson displayed "fearless and untiring leadership," while wounded facing an assault in Korea. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
- October: The American Cast Iron Pipe Company placed its Lamprecht Collection of Iron Art on loan to the Birmingham Museum of Art.
- November 25: The Southern Railway's Crescent passenger train collided head on with the Southerner near the depot in Woodstock, killing 17 people.
Business
- Johns Funeral Home merged with Ridout's Brown-Service Mortuary to form Johns-Ridout's Funeral Parlor.
- The Royal Theatre on 2nd Avenue North closed.
Sports
- 1951 Iron Bowl
- See also: 1951 Legion Field schedule
Works
Books
Buildings
- Brown Elementary School
- Burks Pan-Am Service Station
- Canterbury Shop
- Clark's Service Station
- Crippled Children's Clinic
- Essex House
- First Lutheran Church
- Five Points South YMCA
- Flintridge Building
- Highland Towers
- One Minute Car Wash
- Sheraton Apartments
- Sokol's
- The Club
- BTNB Five Points West branch
- Westminster Presbyterian Church
Individuals
- James Durrett succeeded Tinsley Harrison as dean of the Medical College of Alabama.
Births
- January 22: Alveda King, minister and social activist
- February: Dieter Brock, football player
- May 22: Larry Thomas, little leaguer
- June 17: John Garrett, Birmingham Bulls goaltender
- August 21: Ron Casey, editor
- November 3: Tom Blosser, musician
- December 12: Steve Durbano, Birmingham Bulls defenseman
- Alfred Bahakel, judge
- Tommy Brigham, real estate executive
- Margaret Burnham, art conservator
- William Carter, author and professor
- Gary Palmer, politician
- Alan Potts, original owner of Silvertron Cafe
Marriages
Awards
Graduations
- Richard Arrington from Fairfield Industrial High School
- William Rushton III from Princeton University
Deaths
- February 28: Joseph Loveman, president of Loveman's department store
- November 25: 17 people died in the 1951 Southern Railway crash
Context
In 1951, the Korean War continued. Nuclear bomb testing began at the Nevada Proving Grounds. The Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, was ratified. Comic strip Dennis the Menace first appeared in newspapers. Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I opened on Broadway. The first thermonuclear weapon was tested on Enewetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands by the U.S. CBS's Eye logo premiered on TV. Direct dial coast-to-coast telephone service began in the U.S. in a limited fashion. Libya became independent from Italy.
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