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===Business===
===Business===
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* January: [[Rowland Scherman|Rowland]] and [[Joyce Scherman]] opened [[Joe Bar]] in the [[Studio Arts Building]] at [[Five Points South]].
* [[February 29]]: [[Apple Books]] at [[Five Points South]] opened.
* [[April 5]]: The [[Loveman's]] chain went out of business.
* [[May 29]]; [[Loveman's]] downtown store closed after a final clearance.
* [[August 20]]: [[University Mall]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] had its grand opening.
* [[Crawford McWilliams Hatcher Architects]] was founded.
* [[Five Mile Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant]] was named "Best Operated Plant" by the [[Alabama Water Pollution Control Association]].
* [[Five Mile Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant]] was named "Best Operated Plant" by the [[Alabama Water Pollution Control Association]].
* Harmony Natural Foods became [[Manna Grocery & Deli]].
* Harmony Natural Foods became [[Manna Grocery & Deli]].
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* The [[Irondale Cafe]] reopened in a newly-rebuilt building.
* The [[Irondale Cafe]] reopened in a newly-rebuilt building.
* [[Wallace Malone]] was elected Chairman of the Board of [[SouthTrust Bank]].
* [[Wallace Malone]] was elected Chairman of the Board of [[SouthTrust Bank]].
* [[Miles Lounge]] opened.
* Ownership of [[Milo's Hamburgers]] passed from founder [[Milo Carlton]] to his son, [[Ronnie Carlton]].
* Ownership of [[Milo's Hamburgers]] passed from founder [[Milo Carlton]] to his son, [[Ronnie Carlton]].
* [[Pizitz]] relocated its [[Eastwood Mall]] store to [[Century Plaza]] and opened a new store in [[Western Hills Mall]].
* [[Pizitz]] relocated its [[Eastwood Mall]] store to [[Century Plaza]] and opened a new store in [[Western Hills Mall]].
* The Progressive Farmer Company changed its name to [[Southern Progress|Southern Progress Corporation]].
* The Progressive Farmer Company changed its name to [[Southern Progress|Southern Progress Corporation]].
* [[Dan Puckett]] became CEO of [[Central Bank]].
* [[Dan Puckett]] became CEO of [[Central Bank]].
* [[Reed Books]] opened in [[Jim Reed]]'s [[Southside]] home.
* [[Joseph South III]] bought [[Southern Banknote]].
* [[Joseph South III]] bought [[Southern Banknote]].
* [[Stevens Graphics]] purchased [[Oxmoor Press]].
* [[Stevens Graphics]] purchased [[Oxmoor Press]].
* [[Lynn Adams]], [[Margot Marx]] and [[Barbara Walthall]] founded [[AMW Inc.]] jewelers.
* [[Tony's Terrific Hot Dogs]] opened.
* [[Vulcan Park Condominiums|Valley View Apartments]] were converted into condominiums.
* [[Vulcan Park Condominiums|Valley View Apartments]] were converted into condominiums.
* Channel 13 was sold by Newhouse's Advance Publications group to Times-Mirror Broadcasting, changing it's call letters from [[WAPI-TV|WAPI]] to [[WVTM]].
* Channel 13 was sold by Newhouse's Advance Publications group to Times-Mirror Broadcasting, changing it's call letters from [[WAPI-TV|WAPI]] to [[WVTM]].
* [[WERC-AM]] changed from a top 40 to an adult contemporary and news/talk format.
* [[WERC-AM]] changed from a top 40 to an adult contemporary and news/talk format.
* [[Joe Langston]], [[James Spann]], and [[Herb Winches]] became anchors at [[WVTM]].
* [[Joe Langston]], [[James Spann]], and [[Herb Winches]] became anchors at [[WVTM]].
* [[George Hadjidakis]] opened the [[Vinyl Solution]] record shop in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Pizitz]] acquired the [[Todd-Witte Dry Goods Co.]]
* [[Pizitz]] acquired the [[Todd-Witte Dry Goods Co.]]
* [[Price Hightower]] took over [[Steel City Oldsmobile]] from his father-in-law.
* [[Price Hightower]] took over [[Steel City Oldsmobile]] from his father-in-law.
====Establishments====
* January: [[Rowland Scherman|Rowland]] and [[Joyce Scherman]] opened [[Joe Bar]] in the [[Studio Arts Building]] at [[Five Points South]].
* [[February 29]]: [[Apple Books]] at [[Five Points South]] opened.
* [[August 20]]: [[University Mall]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] had its grand opening.
* [[Crawford McWilliams Hatcher Architects]] was founded.
* [[Bob Adams (executive)|Bob]] and [[Tom Adams]] founded [[Revere Control Systems]] with [[Law Lamar]].
* [[Miles Lounge]] opened.
* [[Reed Books]] opened in [[Jim Reed]]'s [[Southside]] home.
* [[Lynn Adams]], [[Margot Marx]] and [[Barbara Walthall]] founded [[AMW Inc.]] jewelers.
* [[Tony's Terrific Hot Dogs]] opened.
* [[George Hadjidakis]] opened the [[Vinyl Solution]] record shop in [[Tuscaloosa]].
====Disestablishments====
[[Image:Loveman's logo.png|right|thumb]]
* [[April 5]]: The [[Loveman's]] chain went out of business.
* [[May 29]]; [[Loveman's]] downtown store closed after a final clearance.


===Government===
===Government===

Revision as of 12:04, 7 August 2021

1980 was the 109th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

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Government

Sports

Works

Books

Buildings

Music

Individuals

Births

Gucci Mane
Channing Tatum

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Retirements

Deaths

Cooper Green
See also: List of homicides in 1980

Context

In 1980 the U.S. hockey team defeated the Soviet Union at the Winter Olympics. The Voyager 1 probe confirmed the existence of Janus, a moon of Saturn. The U.S. boycotted the Summer Olympics in Moscow. Mount St. Helens erupted, killing 57 and causing $3 billion in damage. The video arcade game Pac-Man debuted. Sony introduced the first consumer camcorder. CNN became the first all-news network. A heat wave struck the American midwest, killing 1,700 people. The comic strip Bloom County by Berk Breathed debuted. A then-record number of viewers tuned into the TV soap opera Dallas to learn who shot lead character J.R. Ewing. A magnitude 7 earthquake in southern Italy killed approximately 4,800 people and left 300,000 homeless.

Notable 1980 births include Ben Savage, Jessica Simpson, and Venus Williams. Notable deaths in 1980 included Alfred Hitchcock, John Lennon, Mantovani, Steve McQueen, Jesse Owens, Colonel Sanders, Peter Sellers, and Mae West.

The top films were The Empire Strikes Back, 9 to 5, Stir Crazy, and Airplane!. Ordinary People was Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Top pop singles included Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall", Diana Ross' "Upside Down", Barbra Streisand's "Woman in Love", Lipps Inc's "Funkytown", and John Lennon's "(Just Like) Starting Over".

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