1996
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1996 was the 125th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January 1: West End Masonic Temple fire
- April 11: Compass Bank aquires Equitable Bankshares of Dallas, Texas
- April 19: Compass Bank aquires Post Oak Bank of Houston, Texas
- July 1-September 1: The First Emperor: Treasures from Ancient China exhibit at the Birmingham Museum of Art
- August 14: Clay-Chalkville High School opens
- August 23: Compass Bank aquires CFB Bancorp of Jacksonville, Florida
- September 1: WBRC became Birmingham's FOX affiliate.
- October 24: President Bill Clinton speaks at Birmingham-Southern College
- October: Hibbett Sporting Goods went public
- Torchmark Corporation acquires United American of McKinney, Texas.
- Cohen Carnaggio Reynolds founded
- Lonnie Holley was the 1996 "Distinguished Artist" from the Magic City Art Connection
- Wes Chapman hired as director of the Alabama Ballet.
Sports
- April 20: Terrell Owens drafted by the San Francisco 49ers as the 89th overall pick
- May: John Bland wins the Bruno's Memorial Classic
- June 4: Josh Hancock selected in the 3rd round of the MLB draft.
- June 12: The Barons defeated the Memphis Chicks 3-2 in the inaugural Rickwood Classic.
- July: 1996 Olympic soccer games at Legion Field.
- Murry Bartow hired as UAB men's basketball head coach.
Works
Buildings
Books
- Birmingham View: Through the Years in Photographs
- In Search of Nature
- I Hate Paul Finebaum: 303 Reasons Why You Should, Too
Music
- Drive By Truckers launched.
Deaths
- January 19: A. G. Gaston, businessman and civil rights activist
- June 16: Mel Allen
- Tommy Charles
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1996
See Also
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