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==Events==
==Events==
[[Image:Seal of Hoover.jpg|right|thumb|[[Hoover]] was incorporated in 1967.]]
[[Image:Seal of Hoover.jpg|right|thumb|[[Hoover]] was incorporated in 1967.]]
[[Image:Hosea Williams leading march.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Hosea Williams led marchers protesting the incarceration of [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] on contempt charges in November 1967.]]
[[Image:Hosea Williams leading march.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Hosea Williams led marchers protesting the incarceration of [[Martin Luther King Jr]] on contempt charges in November 1967.]]
* Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham was selected as architect for the [[BJCC]].
* Geddes Brecher Qualls Cunningham was selected as architect for the [[BJCC]].
* The first [[Jefferson County Sales Tax]] of 1% was levied.
* The first [[Jefferson County Sales Tax]] of 1% was levied.
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* [[March 16]]: [[Rites of Spring (band)|Rites of Spring]] appeared on Dick Clark's "Where the Action Is" program.
* [[March 16]]: [[Rites of Spring (band)|Rites of Spring]] appeared on Dick Clark's "Where the Action Is" program.
* [[April 3]]: "[[The Popeye Show]]", starring [[Cousin Cliff]] aired in color for the first time.
* [[April 3]]: "[[The Popeye Show]]", starring [[Cousin Cliff]] aired in color for the first time.
* [[October 30]]: [[Martin Luther King, Jr]], [[Ralph Abernathy]], [[Wyatt Walker]], and [[A. D. King]] returned to Birmingham to surrender themselves on contempt charges stemming from the 1963 marches.
* [[October 30]]: [[Martin Luther King Jr]], [[Ralph Abernathy]], [[Wyatt Walker]], and [[A. D. King]] returned to Birmingham to surrender themselves on contempt charges stemming from the 1963 marches.
* [[Hank Ballard|Hank Ballard and The Midnighters]] split up.
* [[Hank Ballard|Hank Ballard and The Midnighters]] split up.
* The [[Beaux Arts Krewe]] was founded to support the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* The [[Beaux Arts Krewe]] was founded to support the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
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===Business===
===Business===
* [[Frank P. Samford Jr]] was named CEO of the [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]].
* [[Frank Samford Jr]] was named CEO of the [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]].
* [[Rust Engineering]] was acquired by Litton Industries.
* [[Rust Engineering]] was acquired by Litton Industries.
* [[Newman Waters]] sold [[Eastwood Mall]] to the [[Alabama Farm Bureau]].
* [[Newman Waters]] sold [[Eastwood Mall]] to the [[Alabama Farm Bureau]].
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* Singer [[Roscoe Robinson]] left [[Wand Records]].
* Singer [[Roscoe Robinson]] left [[Wand Records]].
* [[Robert Adams]] became chief photographer for the ''[[Birmingham News]]''.
* [[Robert Adams]] became chief photographer for the ''[[Birmingham News]]''.
* [[Sidney Smyer, Jr]] succeeded [[Sidney Smyer|his father]] as president of the [[Birmingham Realty Company]].
* [[Sidney Smyer Jr]] succeeded [[Sidney Smyer|his father]] as president of the [[Birmingham Realty Company]].
* Harvard College dean [[John Monro]] left Cambridge to teach at [[Miles College]] in [[Fairfield]].
* Harvard College dean [[John Monro]] left Cambridge to teach at [[Miles College]] in [[Fairfield]].


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* [[Hank Erwin]] graduated from [[Ensley High School]].
* [[Hank Erwin]] graduated from [[Ensley High School]].
* [[Charles Gaines]] earned a Master of Fine Arts in writing at the University of Iowa.
* [[Charles Gaines]] earned a Master of Fine Arts in writing at the University of Iowa.
* [[Art Hanes, Jr]] earned a law degree from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Art Hanes Jr]] earned a law degree from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Earl Hilliard]] earned his juris doctorate at Howard University.
* [[Earl Hilliard]] earned his juris doctorate at Howard University.
* [[D. Paul Jones]] earned his juris doctorate at the New York University School of Law.
* [[D. Paul Jones]] earned his juris doctorate at the New York University School of Law.
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1967 is remembered as the "Summer of Love", with mass "be in"s and peace demonstrations across the United States. The UK nationalized its steel industry. Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee died in a fire aboard the Apollo I launch vehicle. The American Basketball Association was organized. The 25th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution was ratified. Greece and Sierra Leone experienced military coups. Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the Six Day War. Expo '67 was held in Montreal, Quebec. Muhammad Ali refused to report for military duty. Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu. The US and USSR agree to ban nuclear weapons in outer space. Thurgood Marshall was nominated to the Supreme Court. Race riots occurred in Tampa, Buffalo, Newark, Minneapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Washington DC. Pulsars and black holes were described for the first time. The Association of Southeast Asia Nations was formed. Che Guevara was executed. John McCain was taken prisoner in North Vietnam. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was created. Robert McNamara resigned from the Johnson administration. Nicolae Ceauşescu rose to power in Romania. The Concorde aircraft was unveiled.
1967 is remembered as the "Summer of Love", with mass "be in"s and peace demonstrations across the United States. The UK nationalized its steel industry. Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee died in a fire aboard the Apollo I launch vehicle. The American Basketball Association was organized. The 25th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution was ratified. Greece and Sierra Leone experienced military coups. Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the Six Day War. Expo '67 was held in Montreal, Quebec. Muhammad Ali refused to report for military duty. Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu. The US and USSR agree to ban nuclear weapons in outer space. Thurgood Marshall was nominated to the Supreme Court. Race riots occurred in Tampa, Buffalo, Newark, Minneapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Washington DC. Pulsars and black holes were described for the first time. The Association of Southeast Asia Nations was formed. Che Guevara was executed. John McCain was taken prisoner in North Vietnam. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was created. Robert McNamara resigned from the Johnson administration. Nicolae Ceauşescu rose to power in Romania. The Concorde aircraft was unveiled.


1967 births included those of actors Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Mira Sorvino, Laura Dern, Will Ferrell, Vin Diesel, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Benicio del Toro; musicians Kurt Cobain, R. Kelly, Dave Matthews; Billy Corgan, Harry Connick, Jr, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw, and athletes John Smoltz, Kenny Lofton, Deion Sanders, and Ty Detmer.
1967 births included those of actors Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Mira Sorvino, Laura Dern, Will Ferrell, Vin Diesel, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Benicio del Toro; musicians Kurt Cobain, R. Kelly, Dave Matthews; Billy Corgan, Harry Connick Jr, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw, and athletes John Smoltz, Kenny Lofton, Deion Sanders, and Ty Detmer.


Deaths in 1967 included those of assassins Jack Ruby and Felix Yussupov; revolutionary Che Guevara, musicians Nelson Eddy, Woody Guthrie, Otis Redding and John Coltrane; artists Edward Hopper and René Magritte; writer Langston Hughes; poet Carl Sandburg; actors Claude Rains, Jayne Mansfield, Vivian Leigh and Spencer Tracy
Deaths in 1967 included those of assassins Jack Ruby and Felix Yussupov; revolutionary Che Guevara, musicians Nelson Eddy, Woody Guthrie, Otis Redding and John Coltrane; artists Edward Hopper and René Magritte; writer Langston Hughes; poet Carl Sandburg; actors Claude Rains, Jayne Mansfield, Vivian Leigh and Spencer Tracy

Revision as of 14:51, 10 September 2015

1967 was the 96th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Hoover was incorporated in 1967.
Hosea Williams led marchers protesting the incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr on contempt charges in November 1967.

Business

Government

Education

Sports

Works

Publications

Buildings

Rendering for the Central Bank and Trust Building

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1967

Context

1967 is remembered as the "Summer of Love", with mass "be in"s and peace demonstrations across the United States. The UK nationalized its steel industry. Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee died in a fire aboard the Apollo I launch vehicle. The American Basketball Association was organized. The 25th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution was ratified. Greece and Sierra Leone experienced military coups. Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the Six Day War. Expo '67 was held in Montreal, Quebec. Muhammad Ali refused to report for military duty. Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu. The US and USSR agree to ban nuclear weapons in outer space. Thurgood Marshall was nominated to the Supreme Court. Race riots occurred in Tampa, Buffalo, Newark, Minneapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Washington DC. Pulsars and black holes were described for the first time. The Association of Southeast Asia Nations was formed. Che Guevara was executed. John McCain was taken prisoner in North Vietnam. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was created. Robert McNamara resigned from the Johnson administration. Nicolae Ceauşescu rose to power in Romania. The Concorde aircraft was unveiled.

1967 births included those of actors Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Jamie Foxx, Mira Sorvino, Laura Dern, Will Ferrell, Vin Diesel, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Benicio del Toro; musicians Kurt Cobain, R. Kelly, Dave Matthews; Billy Corgan, Harry Connick Jr, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw, and athletes John Smoltz, Kenny Lofton, Deion Sanders, and Ty Detmer.

Deaths in 1967 included those of assassins Jack Ruby and Felix Yussupov; revolutionary Che Guevara, musicians Nelson Eddy, Woody Guthrie, Otis Redding and John Coltrane; artists Edward Hopper and René Magritte; writer Langston Hughes; poet Carl Sandburg; actors Claude Rains, Jayne Mansfield, Vivian Leigh and Spencer Tracy

The Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded in 1967. A Man for All Seasons swept the Academy Awards. Top grossing films include The Jungle Book, The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Bonnie and Clyde and The Dirty Dozen. Albums released in 1967 included the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", debuts by Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead, the Velvet Underground, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and the Doors. Top singles included "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum, "I'm a Believer" by the Monkees, and "All You Need is Love" by the Beatles. Super Bowl I was simulcast on CBS an NBC (while the Rolling Stones made their Ed Sullivan Show debut on CBS). "Flipper" and "Gilligan's Island" both got canceled during the year while "The Newlywed Game" and "Mannix" premiered.

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