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==Events==
==Events==
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] was held as a "[[Festival of the Seven Arts]]".
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] was held as a "[[Festival of the Seven Arts]]".
* [[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]]'s [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]] was renamed [[Western Olin High School]].
* [[Fountain Heights Methodist Church]] purchased the former [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]] on [[13th Street North]].
* [[Fountain Heights Methodist Church]] purchased the former [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]] on [[13th Street North]].
* [[March 4]]: "Confederate Flag Day" was recognized by the [[Alabama State Legislature]].
* [[April 18]]: The [[1953 Siluria tornado]] killed eight people and caused damage to the [[Buck Creek Mill]].
* [[April 19]]: The [[Birmingham Transit Company]]'s last streetcar trip was completed on the [[No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line]].
* [[September 17]]: Actress Gloria Swanson made special appearances at the downtown [[Loveman's]] store.
* [[September 17]]: Actress Gloria Swanson made special appearances at the downtown [[Loveman's]] store.
* September 17: The [[Crestwood Civic Club]] was organized.
* September 17: The [[Crestwood Civic Club]] was organized.
* [[A. H. Parker High School]] was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges.
* [[October 5]]-[[October 10|10]]: The [[1953 Alabama State Fair]] was held.
* [[April 18]]: The [[1953 Siluria tornado]] killed eight people and caused damage to the [[Buck Creek Mill]].
* [[April 19]]: The [[Birmingham Transit Company]]'s last streetcar trip was completed on the [[No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line]].
* The The [[Red Gap Branch]] of the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] between [[Hedona]] and [[Irondale]] was abandoned.
* The The [[Red Gap Branch]] of the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] between [[Hedona]] and [[Irondale]] was abandoned.
* [[November 13]]: A fire seriously damaged [[Edgewood Elementary School]].


===Business===
===Business===
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* [[October 13]]: The city of [[Adamsville]] was re-incorporated.
* [[October 13]]: The city of [[Adamsville]] was re-incorporated.
* [[Hal McCall]] succeeded [[James Robertson]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Hal McCall]] succeeded [[James Robertson]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]].
* [[George Wallace]] was elected to the Third Judicial Circuit Court.
===Education===
* [[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]]'s [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]] was renamed [[Western Olin High School]].
* [[A. H. Parker High School]] was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges.
* The [[Birmingham Conservatory of Music]] merged with [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Lawrence Reynolds]] donated his [[Reynolds Historical Library|collection of over 13,000 rare books, manuscripts and artifacts]] to the [[UAB|Birmingham Extension Center of the University of Alabama]].
* [[November 13]]: A fire seriously damaged [[Edgewood Elementary School]].


===Religion===
===Religion===
* [[May 3]]: [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] was dedicated.
* [[May 3]]: [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] was dedicated.
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] succeeded [[Chester Laster]] as pastor of [[Bethel Baptist Church]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[Shug Jordan]]'s [[1953 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 7-3-1 and lost the Gator Bowl to Texas Tech.
* [[Shug Jordan]]'s [[1953 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 7-3-1 and lost the Gator Bowl to Texas Tech.
* Pitcher [[Virgil Trucks]] was traded to the St Louis Cardinals.
* Pitcher [[Virgil Trucks]] was traded to the St Louis Cardinals.
* [[November 28]]: [[1953 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] won the [[1953 Iron Bowl]] 10-7.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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* [[Cliff Holman]] was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army.
* [[Cliff Holman]] was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army.
* [[Hardrock Gunter]] took a job in Wheeling, West Virginia producing "The World's Original Jamboree" radio show.
* [[Hardrock Gunter]] took a job in Wheeling, West Virginia producing "The World's Original Jamboree" radio show.
* [[Sol Rittenbaum]] succeeded [[James Permutt]] as president of the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center]].


===Births===
===Births===
* [[March 1]]: [[Luther Strange]], former [[Attorney General of Alabama]] and U.S. Senator
* [[January 5]]: [[Mike DuBose]], football coach
* [[January 23]]: [[Joseph Marino]], Archbishop
* [[March 1]]: [[Luther Strange]], [[Attorney General of Alabama]] and U.S. Senator
* [[March 2]]: [[Rodger Smitherman]], state senator
* [[May 9]]: [[Ron Jackson|Ron "Papa Jack" Jackson]], professional baseball player
* [[May 9]]: [[Ron Jackson|Ron "Papa Jack" Jackson]], professional baseball player
* [[May 22]]: Radio disc jockey [[Coyote J. Calhoun]] ([[Jim Battan]])
* [[May 22]]: Radio disc jockey [[Coyote J. Calhoun]] ([[Jim Battan]])
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* [[September 16]]: [[Jerry Pate]], professional golfer
* [[September 16]]: [[Jerry Pate]], professional golfer
* [[September 19]]: [[Ann Florie]], [[Leadership Birmingham]] director
* [[September 19]]: [[Ann Florie]], [[Leadership Birmingham]] director
* [[October 5]]-[[October 10|10]]: The [[1953 Alabama State Fair]] was held.
* [[October 23]]: [[Angelo Sarris]], restaurateur
* December: [[Eli Gold]], sports announcer
* December: [[Eli Gold]], sports announcer
* [[December 20]]: [[Steve Orel]], founder of [[World of Opportunity]]
* [[December 20]]: [[Steve Orel]], founder of [[World of Opportunity]]
* [[Emory Anthony]], attorney
* [[Emory Anthony]], attorney
* [[Bill Bryant]], orthopedist
* [[Robert W. Carter]], Chief of the [[Adamsville Police Department]]
* [[Robert W. Carter]], Chief of the [[Adamsville Police Department]]
* [[Cathy Sloss Jones]], real estate developer
* [[Cathy Sloss Jones]], real estate developer
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* [[Hank Penny]] married Sue Martin.
* [[Hank Penny]] married Sue Martin.
* [[August 22]]: [[Bill Steltemeier]] married [[Ramona Steltemeier|Ramona Schnupp]].
* [[August 22]]: [[Bill Steltemeier]] married [[Ramona Steltemeier|Ramona Schnupp]].


===Awards===
===Awards===
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* [[Gene Bartow]] earned a degree from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
* [[Gene Bartow]] earned a degree from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
* [[Ward McIntyre]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Ward McIntyre]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[John Grenier]] completed his law degree at Tulane University.


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 7]]: [[Joe Kelley]] died with 40 other servicemen returning from Korea in a plane crash near Bear Lake, Idaho.
* [[January 18]]: [[Newt Joseph]], baseball player
* [[May 30]]: [[Oscar Wells]], banker
* [[May 30]]: [[Oscar Wells]], banker
* [[June 27]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], real-estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor
* [[June 27]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], real-estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[March 22]]: The [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]] was dedicated.
* [[June 11]]: [[Howard College]] broke ground for its new [[Shades Valley]] campus.
* [[June 11]]: [[Howard College]] broke ground for its new [[Shades Valley]] campus.
* The [[Alabama Theatre]]'s projection system and screen were upgraded for CinemaScope.
* The [[Alabama Theatre]]'s projection system and screen were upgraded for CinemaScope.
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* A parsonage for [[ChristWay Church|North Birmingham Church of God]] on [[32nd Street North]].
* A parsonage for [[ChristWay Church|North Birmingham Church of God]] on [[32nd Street North]].
* [[Minor High School]] stadium
* [[Minor High School]] stadium
* [[St Theresa Catholic Church]] in [[Leeds]]


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 17:12, 13 July 2018

1953 was the 82nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Government

Education

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Marriages

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1953

Works

Books

Buildings

Context

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