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===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
* ''Best American Short Stories'', [[Tobias | * ''Best American Short Stories'', [[Tobias Wolff]], editor. | ||
* ''Don't Look Back : [[Satchel Paige]] in the Shadows of Baseball'', by Mark Ribowsky. | * ''Don't Look Back : [[Satchel Paige]] in the Shadows of Baseball'', by Mark Ribowsky. | ||
* ''In Pharaoh's Army'', a memoir about Tobias | * ''In Pharaoh's Army'', a memoir about Tobias Wolff's experiences as a soldier in the Vietnam War. | ||
* ''[[Journey to the Ants|Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration]]'', by [[E. O. Wilson]]. | * ''[[Journey to the Ants|Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration]]'', by [[E. O. Wilson]]. | ||
* ''[[Naturalist (book)|Naturalist]]'', by E. O. Wilson. | * ''[[Naturalist (book)|Naturalist]]'', by E. O. Wilson. | ||
* ''The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories'', Tobias | * ''The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories'', Tobias Wolff, editor. | ||
===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
Revision as of 11:11, 15 January 2008
1994 was the 123rd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
Business
Media
- Courteney Cox starred in the motion picture Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and began her role as Monica on the television series Friends.
- Cobb, filmed at Rickwood Field.
Sports
- Mike Davis returned to Alabama as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team.
- Vestavia Hills Rebels won the first of seven straight state baseball titles under coach Sammy Dunn.
Works
Art
- Lonnie Holley, "Obstacles Before the Goal", showing at High Museeum of Art, Atlanta.
Books
- Best American Short Stories, Tobias Wolff, editor.
- Don't Look Back : Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball, by Mark Ribowsky.
- In Pharaoh's Army, a memoir about Tobias Wolff's experiences as a soldier in the Vietnam War.
- Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration, by E. O. Wilson.
- Naturalist, by E. O. Wilson.
- The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories, Tobias Wolff, editor.
Buildings
Music
- The 6th annual City Stages music festival was held downtown.
People
- Actor Kate Jackson underwent open heart surgery.
- Methodist minister Willie Spencer retired after 36 years of service.
- Mac Underwood was named City of Birmingham's Director of the Finance Department.
Awards
- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame inducted Cholly Atkins, Mary Ogletree, and Willie Ruff.
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame inducted Paul Crane, Luman Harris, Kirk Newell, Lloyd Nix, Jerry Pate, and Dwight Stephenson.
- Heather Whitestone won the Miss Alabama pageant.
Graduations
- Bernard Kincaid earned his J.D. from the Birmingham School of Law.
Deaths
- February 11: Neil Bonnett, while practicing for the Daytona 500
- June 26: Bishop Joseph Durick, Civil Rights activist
See also
Context
| 1990s |
| << 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 >> |
| Births - Deaths - Establishments - Events - Works |