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* The [[Alabama Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society]] was founded.
* The [[Alabama Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society]] was founded.
* The [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] took up residence in the new [[BJCC Concert Hall]].
* The [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] took up residence in the new [[BJCC Concert Hall]].
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] organized a [[1973 Salute to France|Salute to France]].
* The downtown section of [[Morris Avenue]] became the first site in [[Birmingham]] to be placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* The [[AEC Recycling Center]] opened downtown.
* [[William Christenberry]] toured Hale County with his mentor, [[Walker Evans]].
* [[Glenwood Mental Health Services|Child Mental Health Services]] (now Glenwood) was founded.
* [[May 27]]: A [[1973 central Alabama tornado|deadly tornado]] leveled [[Brent]] in [[Bibb County]].


===Government===
===Government===
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* The present [[Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority]] was established by the Alabama legislature.
* The present [[Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority]] was established by the Alabama legislature.
* The [[Midfield Post Office]] was established.
* The [[Midfield Post Office]] was established.
* [[Wenonah High School]] was annexed into [[Birmingham City Schools]] from [[Jefferson County Schools|Jefferson County]].
* [[Bettye Fine Collins]] was appointed to the [[Birmingham Board of Zoning Adjustments]].
* The [[Jefferson County Department of Health]] began enforcing the Clean Air Act.
* [[Bessemer State Technical College|Bessemer State Technical Institute]] became a college.
* [[Liston Corcoran]], [[Nina Miglionico]], [[Arthur Shores]] and [[E. C. Overton]] won seats in the [[1973 Birmingham City Council election]]. [[U. W. Clemon]] ran unsuccessfully.


===Business===
===Business===
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* [[BBVA Compass|Central Bancshares of the South]] offered new stock to enable statewide expansion.
* [[BBVA Compass|Central Bancshares of the South]] offered new stock to enable statewide expansion.
* [[Ron Casey]] joined the reporting staff at the ''[[Birmingham News]]''.
* [[Ron Casey]] joined the reporting staff at the ''[[Birmingham News]]''.
* [[Jimmy Graphos]] joined his brothers in the [[Sneaky Pete's]] chain of hot dog stands.
* [[Ted's Restaurant]] opened.
* [[Tom Jernigan]] founded [[Quick Marts]].
* The [[Lyric Theatre]] was re-opened as the Grand Bijou, showing classic films.


===Sports===
===Sports===
* The [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] was named National Champion in the coaches poll after an 11-0 season, but before a loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.
* The [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] was named National Champion in the coaches poll after an 11-0 season, but before a loss to Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.
* [[Banks High School]] won a second consecutive 4A football championship under Coach [[Shorty White]].
* [[Banks High School]] won a second consecutive 4A football championship under Coach [[Shorty White]].
* [[Holy Family Cristo Rey High School]] won the 2A boy's basketball state championship.
* [[Marvin Warner]] joined with majority partner George Steinbrenner to purchase the New York Yankees.
* [[Marvin Warner]] joined with majority partner George Steinbrenner to purchase the New York Yankees.
* [[Bobby Allison]] finished third at the National 500 in Charlotte, North Carolina in a result marred by controversy over engine size.
* [[Bobby Allison]] finished third at the National 500 in Charlotte, North Carolina in a result marred by controversy over engine size.
* David Pearson won the [[Winston 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]] following a 20-car crash.
* David Pearson won the [[Winston 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]] following a 20-car crash.
* [[Watson Brown]] began his coaching career at his alma mater, Vanderbilt University.
* [[Steve Sloan]] became head coach and hired [[Watson Brown]] as an assistant at Vanderbilt University.
* [[Vida Blue]] won 20 games pitching for the Oakland Athletics.
* [[Otis Thornton]] appeared in 2 games for the Houston Astros.
* [[Otis Thornton]] appeared in 2 games for the Houston Astros.
* [[Doug Barfield]] was hired as offensive coordinator for the [[Auburn Tigers football]] team.
* [[Jordan-Hare Stadium|Cliff Hare Stadium]] in [[Auburn]] was renamed to honor coach [[Shug Jordan]].
* [[Jordan-Hare Stadium|Cliff Hare Stadium]] in [[Auburn]] was renamed to honor coach [[Shug Jordan]].
* The [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers]] finished the football season 6-6 with a Sun Bowl loss to Missouri.
* [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] won the [[1973 Iron Bowl]] 35-0
* [[John Hannah]] was signed by the New England Patriots.
* [[Gene Bartow]] coached the Memphis State Tigers basketball team to a National Championship.
* [[Willie Mays]] broke Stan Musial's record for most All-Star nominations in the same year he announced his retirement.
* [[Johnny Musso]] rushed 1,029 yards for the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League.
* [[Lyman Bostock, Jr]] played a season with the Orlando Suns.
* [[Samford Bulldogs football]] began an 11-year period of dormancy.
* [[Robert Higginbotham]] began his two-year tenure as head football coach at [[Mountain Brook High School]].


==Works==
==Works==
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===Books===
===Books===
* ''Plastic Tears'', book of poems by [[Charles Ghigna]]
* ''Plastic Tears'', book of poems by [[Charles Ghigna]]
* ''Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey'' by [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]]
* ''Wildflowers of Alabama and Adjoining States'' by [[Blanche Dean]] and [[Joab Thomas]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[Avondale United Methodist Church]] Family Recreation Center
* [[Birmingham Green]] on [[20th Street North]]
* [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Municipal Airport]] terminal building
* [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Municipal Airport]] terminal building
* [[BJCC Concert Hall]]
* [[BJCC Concert Hall]]
* [[Brookwood Village]]
* [[Brookwood Village]]
* [[Center Point Fire Station No. 2]]
* [[Denman Hall]] at [[UAB]]
* [[Denman Hall]] at [[UAB]]
* [[Don Drennen Motor Company]]
* [[First United Methodist Church]], sanctuary renovations
* [[Inverness Country Club]] golf course
* [[Lloyd Noland Hospital]] expansion
* [[Pleasant Grove Public Library]]
* [[Mervyn H. Sterne Library]] at [[UAB]]


===Films and TV===
===Films and TV===
*  Producer [[Gail Patrick]] tried unsuccessfully to launch a "New Perry Mason" program.
*  Producer [[Gail Patrick]] tried unsuccessfully to launch a "New Perry Mason" program.
* [[George Lindsey]] provided voice work for Disney's animated ''Robin Hood''
* [[Bill Bolen]] took over as morning anchor on [[WBMG 42]].


===Music===
===Music===
* The band [[Hotel]] was formed.
* ''Space is the Place'', album by [[Sun Ra]]
* ''Space is the Place'', album by [[Sun Ra]]
* ''Concert for the Comet Kohoutek'', album by [[Sun Ra]]
* ''Concert for the Comet Kohoutek'', album by [[Sun Ra]]
* ''Eddie Kendricks'' album by [[Eddie Kendricks]]. The single "Keep on Truckin'" reached #1 on the pop charts.
* [[LaDonna Smith]] and [[Davey Williams]] began playing music together.


==People==
==People==
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* [[Virginia Tyler]] retired from directing the [[Ensley Community House]].
* [[Virginia Tyler]] retired from directing the [[Ensley Community House]].
* [[Timothy Leary]] was arrested on a plane headed to Kabul, Afghanistan.
* [[Timothy Leary]] was arrested on a plane headed to Kabul, Afghanistan.
* [[Betty Gamble]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]]
* [[Joseph Giattina, Jr]] joined [[Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio|Giattina Fisher Aycock]].
* [[Rick Dees]] began hosting a morning drive program on [[WSGN-AM]].
* [[Ruby Kile]] took over the radio ministry of the [[Powderly Faith Deliverance Center]].
* [[James Andrews]] joined the orthopedic practice of Jack Hughston in Columbus, Georgia.
* [[Paschal English]] left the U. S. Air Force as a Captain.
* [[Cecil Coghlan]] returned to [[UAB]] as a visiting professor.
* [[Tom Bradley]] retired from the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]].


===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[Jane Rice]] was [[Miss Alabama]] 1973
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[John Cain]], [[Jeff Coleman]], [[Harry Gilmer]], [[James Sewell]], [[Fred Walker|Dixie Walker]], and [[Hoyt Winslett]].
* [[John Katopodis]] completed a Masters in Public Administration at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
* [[John Katopodis]] completed a Masters in Public Administration at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
* [[Jack Wood]] graduated from Auburn University
* [[Jack Wood]] graduated from [[Auburn University]].
* [[Jim Neel]] completed a Master of Fine Arts at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Jack Bulow]] completed his bachelor's degree at [[UAB]].
* [[Lori Livingston]] graduated from Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire.
* [[David Frings]] graduated from [[Shades Valley High School]].
* [[Eduardo Neiva]] completed studies at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts in London.
* [[Margaret Tutwiler]] completed a Bachelor of Arts at the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[Dot Booth]] and  [[Judith Taylor Rogers]] won purchase awards from the [[Bluff Park Art Association]]


===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 23]]: [[Julie Oliver Gentry]], ''Real World'' cast member
* [[February 24]]: [[Heather Whitestone]], Miss America 1994
* [[February 24]]: [[Heather Whitestone]], Miss America 1994
* [[October 29]]: Olympian [[Vonetta Flowers]]
* [[March 2]]: [[Graham Boettcher]], Curator of American Art at the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
* [[May 25]]: [[Hugo Fat]], artist
* [[August 10]]: [[Supreme]], radio personality
* [[August 19]]: [[Carlos Pino]], jazz guitarist
* September: [[Matt Murphy]], radio talk show host
* [[October 29]]: [[Vonetta Flowers]], Olympian
* [[November 9]]: [[Brett Taft]], baseball player
* [[November 9]]: [[Brett Taft]], baseball player
* [[November 26]]: [[John Zimmerman]], Olympian, figure skater
* [[December 7]]: [[Terrell Owens]], NFL wide receiver
* [[December 7]]: [[Terrell Owens]], NFL wide receiver
* [[Patrick Sellers]], Pastor of [[Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church]]
* [[Patrick Sellers]], Pastor of [[Cathedral of Faith Baptist Church]]
* [[Mary Gunnerson]], environmental inspector for the City of Birmingham.
* [[Mary Gunnerson]], environmental inspector for the City of Birmingham.
* [[Evelyn Teague]], dentist
* [[Jean Estinfort]], chef and restauranteur


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* February : [[Stanleigh Malotte]], organist at the [[Alabama Theatre]]
* February : [[Stanleigh Malotte]], organist at the [[Alabama Theatre]]
* [[March 10]]: [[Bull Connor]], former [[Birmingham City Commission]]er
* [[March 10]]: [[Bull Connor]], former [[Birmingham City Commission]]er
* [[August 17]]: [[Paul Williams]], former [[Temptations]] singer
* [[Mervyn Sterne]], investment banker and philanthropist
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1973]]''
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1973]]''


==Context==
==Context==
1973 was the year that the Miami Dolphins completed a perfect NFL season with a win over the Redskins in Super Bowl VII. Ferdinand Marcos became President of the Philippines. Richard Nixon began his second term as President. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of abortion rights in ''Roe v. Wade''. George Foreman won the heavyweight championship from Joe Frazier. The Vietnam War ended. Comet Kahoutek was discovered. The first cellular phone call was completed. The World Trade Center twin towers opened, soon followed by Chicago's Sears Tower. Federal Express was launched. Secretariat won the Triple Crown. Skylabs 1-4 were launched. The automatic teller machine was patented. The Watergate Scandal broke. An energy crisis was triggered by an Arab oil embargo. Gerald Ford succeeded Spiro Agnew as Vice-President. The Buffalo Bills' O. J. Simpson rushed for 2,000 yards. Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho shared the Nobel Peace Price.
Notable 1973 births include those of singer Sean Paul, boxer Oscar de la Hoya, gymnast Svetlana Boginskaya, quarterback Steve McNair, actress Tori Spelling, models Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks, actor Neil Patrick Harris, baseball players Nomar Garciaparra and Ichiro Suzuki, comedian Dave Chappelle, rapper Nas, animator Seth McFarlane, tennis player Monica Seles, and cyclist Jan Ullrich.
Deaths in 1973 included those of musicians Kid Ory, Gene Krupa, Bobby Darin, Jim Croce and Gram Parsons, actors Edward G. Robinson and Bruce Lee, writers Pearl Buck and J. R. R. Tolkein, artist Pablo Picasso, actress Veronica Lake, and poets Pablo Neruda and W. H. Auden.
Notable works of 1973 include William Friedkin's fim ''The Exorcist'', Thomas Pynchon's novel ''Gravity's Rainbow'', Pink Floyd's album ''Dark Side of the Moon''. Other box office hits included ''The Sting'', ''American Graffiti'', ''Papillon'', ''The Way We Were'' and ''Magnum Force''. Hit singles included "Angie" by the Rolling Stones and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Old Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to Eudora Welty's ''The Optimist's Daughter''.




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Revision as of 23:51, 18 May 2009

1973 was the 102nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Government

Business

Sports

Works

Books

Buildings

Films and TV

Music

People

Awards

Births

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1973

Context

1973 was the year that the Miami Dolphins completed a perfect NFL season with a win over the Redskins in Super Bowl VII. Ferdinand Marcos became President of the Philippines. Richard Nixon began his second term as President. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of abortion rights in Roe v. Wade. George Foreman won the heavyweight championship from Joe Frazier. The Vietnam War ended. Comet Kahoutek was discovered. The first cellular phone call was completed. The World Trade Center twin towers opened, soon followed by Chicago's Sears Tower. Federal Express was launched. Secretariat won the Triple Crown. Skylabs 1-4 were launched. The automatic teller machine was patented. The Watergate Scandal broke. An energy crisis was triggered by an Arab oil embargo. Gerald Ford succeeded Spiro Agnew as Vice-President. The Buffalo Bills' O. J. Simpson rushed for 2,000 yards. Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho shared the Nobel Peace Price.

Notable 1973 births include those of singer Sean Paul, boxer Oscar de la Hoya, gymnast Svetlana Boginskaya, quarterback Steve McNair, actress Tori Spelling, models Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks, actor Neil Patrick Harris, baseball players Nomar Garciaparra and Ichiro Suzuki, comedian Dave Chappelle, rapper Nas, animator Seth McFarlane, tennis player Monica Seles, and cyclist Jan Ullrich.

Deaths in 1973 included those of musicians Kid Ory, Gene Krupa, Bobby Darin, Jim Croce and Gram Parsons, actors Edward G. Robinson and Bruce Lee, writers Pearl Buck and J. R. R. Tolkein, artist Pablo Picasso, actress Veronica Lake, and poets Pablo Neruda and W. H. Auden.

Notable works of 1973 include William Friedkin's fim The Exorcist, Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity's Rainbow, Pink Floyd's album Dark Side of the Moon. Other box office hits included The Sting, American Graffiti, Papillon, The Way We Were and Magnum Force. Hit singles included "Angie" by the Rolling Stones and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Old Oak Tree" by Tony Orlando and Dawn. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction went to Eudora Welty's The Optimist's Daughter.


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