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'''2016''' is the 145th year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].
'''2016''' was the 145th year after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
[[File:I-22.png|right|thumb|125px|I-22 was dedicated June 20, 2016]]
* [[January 3]]: [[Vinny Vito's]] restaurant in [[McCalla]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[January 3]]: [[Vinny Vito's]] restaurant in [[McCalla]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[January 14]]-[[January 16|16]]: The renovated [[Lyric Theater]] re-opened with a "[[2016 Lyric Theatre Moderne Vaudeville show|Moderne Vaudeville]]" production.
* [[January 14]]-[[January 16|16]]: The renovated [[Lyric Theater]] re-opened with a "[[2016 Lyric Theatre Moderne Vaudeville show|Moderne Vaudeville]]" production.
* [[January 18]]: Democractic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[January 18]]: Democractic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[January 29]]: [[WVTM]] morning news anchor [[Ken Lass]] hosted his final program before retiring.
* [[January 29]]: [[WVTM]] morning news anchor [[Ken Lass]] hosted his final program before retiring.
and revised in February 2016.
* [[March 11]]: The [[Village Creek Greenway]] in [[Ensley]] was dedicated.
* [[March 11]]: The [[Village Creek Greenway]] in [[Ensley]] was dedicated.
* [[March 16]]: Fire damaged the [[Reliable Formed Plastics]] plant at 911 [[2nd Avenue North]].
* [[March 16]]: Fire damaged the [[Reliable Formed Plastics]] plant at 911 [[2nd Avenue North]].
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* [[May 6]]: The [[Rotary Trail]] opened to the public.
* [[May 6]]: The [[Rotary Trail]] opened to the public.
* [[May 7]]: The [[High Ore Line Trail]] was dedicated.
* [[May 7]]: The [[High Ore Line Trail]] was dedicated.
* [[June 13]]: [[Women of Soul]] collided with [[2016 Vigil for Orlando|a candlelight vigil]] for the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting in [[Linn Park]].
* [[June 20]]: [[I-22]] was dedicated.
* [[July 6]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] approved changing the name of a two-block section of [[1st Avenue South]] adjacent to [[Regions Field]] to [[Willie Mays Drive]].
* [[July 16]]-[[July 17|17]]: The second annual [[Sloss Music & Arts Festival]] was held at [[Sloss Furnaces]].
* [[July 16]]-[[July 17|17]]: The second annual [[Sloss Music & Arts Festival]] was held at [[Sloss Furnaces]].
* [[September 27]]-[[September 29|29]]: [[2016 Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar]]
* [[August 14]]: Six people died in the [[2016 Northport plane crash]].
* [[August 16]]-[[August 18|18]]: Richella Heekins and Ben Marlow made their "[[BHM not BHX]]" visit on their way back to Birmingham, England from Las Vegas, Nevada.
* [[September 27]]-[[September 29|29]]: [[2016 Minor League Baseball Promotional Seminar]].
* October-November: An [[2016 drought|extreme drought]] affected most of Alabama.


===Business===
===Business===
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* [[April 1]]: [[The Red Cat]] coffee house opened a second at [[Liv Parkside]]
* [[April 1]]: [[The Red Cat]] coffee house opened a second at [[Liv Parkside]]
* April: [[Atlas RFID Solutions]] moved into the top two floors of the [[Booker T. Washington Building]].
* April: [[Atlas RFID Solutions]] moved into the top two floors of the [[Booker T. Washington Building]].
* [[April 26]]: [[John Sherman]] succeeded [[Claude Nielsen]] as president and CEO of [[Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United]].
* [[April 30]]: [[What's on 2nd?]] reopened at 2123 [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]].
* [[April 30]]: [[What's on 2nd?]] reopened at 2123 [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]].
* [[October 13]]: The relocated [[Western Supermarkets]] location opened in [[Lane Parke]].
* Real estate attorneys [[Hale Sides]] and [[Hill, Hill & Gossett]] merged to form [[Hale Sides Hill Gossett]].
* [[Forstall Art Center]] moved from the [[Palisades Shopping Center]] to [[20th Street North]].
* [[Forstall Art Center]] moved from the [[Palisades Shopping Center]] to [[20th Street North]].
* [[Infinity Property & Casualty]] relocated from [[3700 Colonnade Parkway]] to the former [[Infinity Property & Casualty Building|Birmingham News building]] on [[4th Avenue North]].


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
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* January: The [[Wooden Goat]] restaurant opened in [[Avondale]].
* January: The [[Wooden Goat]] restaurant opened in [[Avondale]].
* Attorneys [[Eric Langley]] and [[Robin Bromberg]] formed [[Langley & Bromberg]].
* Attorneys [[Eric Langley]] and [[Robin Bromberg]] formed [[Langley & Bromberg]].
* Former [[Regions Bank]] executives [[Chris Aliotta]] and [[Will Bryant]] founded [[Quantalytix]].
* [[Lovelady Thrift Store]] opened a second location in [[Clay]].
* [[Lovelady Thrift Store]] opened a second location in [[Clay]].
* [[March 9]]: [[Fancy's on 5th]] opened in [[Avondale]]
* [[March 15]]: [[Real and Rosemary]] opened in downtown [[Homewood]].
* [[March 15]]: [[Real and Rosemary]] opened in downtown [[Homewood]].
* March 15: [[Holler & Dash]] opened in downtown [[Homewood]].
* June: [[Saigon Noodle House]] opened on [[3rd Avenue South]] in [[Avondale]].
* July: [[Hot Diggity Dogs]] opened on [[5th Avenue South]] in [[Avondale]].
* Summer: [[Canary Gallery]] opened on [[2nd Avenue North]]
* [[Ground Floor Contemporary]] opened on [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South]].
* [[October 3]]: [[Cashio's Meatball Market]] opened in [[Lakeview]].
* [[Taco Morro Loco]] opened on [[5th Avenue South]] in [[Avondale]].
* [[Big Bad Breakfast]] opened a second location in downtown [[Homewood]].
* December 15: [[Magic City Brew]] opened at [[Pickwick Plaza]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
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* [[March 19]]: [[Rocky's Pizza]] closed.
* [[March 19]]: [[Rocky's Pizza]] closed.
* [[April 1]]: [[House of Threads]] was acquired by the Würth Group of Künzelsau, Germany.
* [[April 1]]: [[House of Threads]] was acquired by the Würth Group of Künzelsau, Germany.
* [[May 27]]: [[La Bamba Grill]] in [[Edgewood]] closed.
* [[May 31]]: [[Sam Jackson's Emporium]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] closed.
* [[May 31]]: [[Sam Jackson's Emporium]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] closed.
* June: [[Oak & Raleigh]] closed.
* June: [[Brown Mackie College]], with one location in [[Birmingham]], halted new enrollments and began winding down classes.
* August: [[Higdon Paper]] was acquired by MAC Papers.
* August: The [[Café on Main]] in [[Trussville]] closed.
* August: [[PT's of SoHo]] closed.
* September: The [[Griffin Wheel Co.]] plant near [[Bessemer]] closed.
* [[September 6]]: [[ITT Technical Institute]], with one location in [[Bessemer]], ceased operating.
* [[Atlas Keg Co.]] was acquired by Keg Logistics of Lone Tree, Colorado.
* [[October 15]]: [[Fat Sam's Sub Station]] closed after 26 years.
* October 15: The [[Wooden Goat]] closed after 9 months.
* [[Fuego Cantina]] closed.
* [[December 6]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] voted to declare [[Bob's Cafe]] a nuisance and [[List of businesses closed by the Birmingham City Council|revoke its license]] due to "multiple incidents".
* [[Bon Ton Hatters]] closed after 109 years.
* [[Doug's Coin & Jewelry]] in [[Homewood]] closed.
* [[Hardie-Tynes]] closed.
* [[World of Beer]] at [[Pickwick Plaza]] closed.


===Education===
===Education===
* [[Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith]] succeeded [[Edward Leonard III]] as [[List of presidents of Birmingham-Southern College|president]] of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Minor Middle School|Bottenfield Middle School]] was renamed [[Minor Middle School]].


===Government===
===Government===
* [[January 12]]: [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor]] [[William Bell]] delivered his [[2016 State of the City Address]] to the [[Kiwanis Club of Birmiingham]] at the [[Harbert Center]].
* [[January 12]]: [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor]] [[William Bell]] delivered his [[2016 State of the City Address]] to the [[Kiwanis Club of Birmiingham]] at the [[Harbert Center]].
* [[August 23]]: Many area cities held [[2016 Jefferson County municipal elections|municipal elections]].
* [[September 12]]: The "[[Operation Green Wave]]" clean-up program began operating.
* October: The [[City of Birmingham]] announced a 2-year contract with SRS Inc. of Gallatin, Tennessee to perform energy upgrades and install Trane HVAC equipment in 125 city-owned buildings.
* [[October 18]]: [[2016 Birmingham neighborhood elections]] were held.
* [[October 26]]: The [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]] opened the [[Metro Area Crime Center]].
* [[November 8]]: The [[2016 general election]] was held.


===Religion===
===Religion===
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* [[May 14]]: The [[Birmingham Hammers]] made their National Premier Soccer League debut in a home match against Chattanooga FC at the [[Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex]].
* [[May 14]]: The [[Birmingham Hammers]] made their National Premier Soccer League debut in a home match against Chattanooga FC at the [[Sicard Hollow Athletic Complex]].
* [[May 16]]-[[May 22|22]]: The [[Regions Tradition]] PGA Champions Tour golf tournament was held at the [[Greystone Golf and Country Club]].
* [[May 16]]-[[May 22|22]]: The [[Regions Tradition]] PGA Champions Tour golf tournament was held at the [[Greystone Golf and Country Club]].
* [[November 26]]: The [[2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] beat the [[2016 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] 30-12 in the [[2016 Iron Bowl]] at [[Bryant-Denny Stadium]].
* [[December 3]]: The [[2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]] beat the Florida Gators 54-16 in the [[SEC Championship Game]] in Atlanta, Georgia.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
===Births===
===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[February 5]]: [[Graham Boettcher]] was named Deputy Director of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
* [[February 5]]: [[Graham Boettcher]] was named Deputy Director of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
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* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[James Brooks]], [[David Cutcliffe]], [[Jim Fulmer]], [[Oscar Gamble]], [[Martha Jones Lang]], [[Chris Samuels]], [[Calvin Smith]] and [[Andrew Toney]]
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[James Brooks]], [[David Cutcliffe]], [[Jim Fulmer]], [[Oscar Gamble]], [[Martha Jones Lang]], [[Chris Samuels]], [[Calvin Smith]] and [[Andrew Toney]]
* [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]: [[Sarah Gayle]] and [[Ann Mae Beddow]]
* [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]: [[Sarah Gayle]] and [[Ann Mae Beddow]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Hayley Barber]]
* [[Vulcan Awards]]: [[Odessa Woolfolk]] (lifetime achievement), [[Carrie Leland]] (servant leadership), [[John Croyle]] (hero), [[Henna Budhwani]] (newcomer)
** [[Vulcan Awards|Spear Awards]]: [[Bill Heintz]] and [[Philip Morris]] (servant leadership), [[Tajuan McCarty]] and [[James Strong]] (hero), [[Jarralynne Agee]] and [[Jim Wooten (executive)|Jim Wooten]] (game changer), [[Victoria Hollis]] and [[Daniel Branum]] (newcomer)


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
===Retirements===
===Retirements===
* [[April 26]]: [[Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United]] president [[Claude Nielsen]] retired.
* [[May 1]]: [[Fairfield Police Department]] chief [[Leon Davis]] retired.
* [[May 1]]: [[Fairfield Police Department]] chief [[Leon Davis]] retired.
* [[August 5]]: [[CAP]] executive director [[Teresa Thorne]] retired.


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
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* [[March 21]]: [[Frank Sikora]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' reporter and author
* [[March 21]]: [[Frank Sikora]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' reporter and author
* [[March 23]]: [[Sang Lyda]], former [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] associate athletic director
* [[March 23]]: [[Sang Lyda]], former [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] associate athletic director
* [[March 24]]: [[Kevin Turner]], former [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] and NFL fullback
* March 23: [[James Owens]], [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] football player and [[Miles Golden Bears]] head coach
* [[March 24]]: [[Kevin Turner (NFL)|Kevin Turner]], former [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] and NFL fullback
* [[March 27]]: [[Mother Angelica]], founder of [[EWTN]] and the [[Our Lady of the Angels Monastery]]
* [[March 27]]: [[Mother Angelica]], founder of [[EWTN]] and the [[Our Lady of the Angels Monastery]]
* [[March 28]]: [[Norma Bumpus]], principal of [[Leeds Elementary School]]
* [[April 4]]: [[Virginia Hamilton|Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton]], journalist, educator and historian
* [[April 4]]: [[Virginia Hamilton|Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton]], journalist, educator and historian
* [[April 17]]: [[Mary Kay Beard]], reformed bank robber and minister
* [[April 17]]: [[Mary Kay Beard]], reformed bank robber and minister
* [[April 19]]: [[Raed Awad]], imam
* [[April 19]]: [[Raed Awad]], imam
* [[April 24]]: [[Perry Hooper Sr]], former [[Alabama State Supreme Court]] chief justice
* [[April 24]]: [[Perry Hooper Sr]], former [[Alabama State Supreme Court]] chief justice
* [[April 26]]: [[Myron Sasser]], building inspector
* [[May 2]]: [[Bill Cather]], commercial printer
* [[May 2]]: [[Bill Cather]], commercial printer
* [[May 13]]: [[Bob Johnson]], political reporter
* [[May 13]]: [[Bob Johnson]], political reporter
* May 13: [[Irene Jordan]], operatic soprano
* May 13: [[Raymond Harris]], architect
* [[May 18]]: [[Sam Shatara]], sandwich shop owner
* [[May 18]]: [[Sam Shatara]], sandwich shop owner
* [[May 20]]: [[Doug Jones (police chief)|Doug Jones]], former [[Helena Police Department|Helena Police Chief]]
* [[May 22]]: [[Wallace Carden]], analytical chemist
* [[May 23]]: [[John Brophy]], Birmingham Bulls ([[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|WHA]] and [[Birmingham Bulls (CHL)|CHL]]) hockey coach
* [[May 31]]: [[Leroy Bandy]], former [[Birmingham City Council]] member
* [[June 7]]: [[John C. Hall]], naturalist and educator
* June 7: [[Bodie Hinton|Wilmer "Bodie" Hinton]], former [[Auburn University]] band director
* [[June 13]]: [[Byron Holdbrooks]], former [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] player
* [[June 26]]: [[Marilyn Tate|Marilyn Witte]], [[Miss Alabama]] 1954
* [[July 4]]: [[Ben Branscomb]], pulmonologist
* [[July 13]]: [[Garry Drummond]], chairman and CEO of [[Drummond Company]]
* [[July 20]]: [[Jason Kelley]], television meteorologist
* [[July 29]]: [[Vasser Hemphill]], [[Tuscaloosa]] civic activist
* [[August 5]]: [[Arris Jebeles]], owner of [[Andrew's Sandwich Shop]]
* [[August 10]]: [[Mike Vanderboegh]], anti-government activist and blogger
* [[August 15]]: [[Paul Spence]], [[Mervyn H. Sterne Library]] founding director
* August 15:  [[Mary Helen Foster]], World War II aviator and librarian
* [[August 17]]: [[Jim Bennett]], historian and former [[Alabama Secretary of State]]
* August 17: [[James Griffin]], homeless character
* [[August 20]]: [[Harry Gilmer]], Pro-Bowl quarterback
* August 20: [[George Curry]], journalist and columnist
* [[August 22]]: [[Jeannine O'Grody]], museum curator
* [[September 5]]: [[Ira Chaffin]], sculptor
* [[September 18]]: [[Helen Lewis]], vice-president and CFO of ''[[The Birmingham Times]]''
* [[September 30]]: [[Sterling Brewer]], radio and TV announcer and advertising executive
* [[October 5]]: [[Cameron Moore]], former [[UAB Blazers]] basketball player
* [[October 7]]: [[Richard Joseph Smith]], salon owner
* [[October 11]]: [[Mary Jo McMichael]], former owner of the [[Irondale Cafe]]
* [[October 14]]: [[Lucy Baxley]], former [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]]
* [[October 27]]: [[Everett Lawler]], musician, arranger, bandleader and educator
* [[November 5]]: [[Ernest Brock]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] physician
* [[November 16]]: [[Keith Hannah]], [[Bibb County Sheriff]]
* November 16: [[Nolen Otts]], artist and graphic designer
* [[November 23]]: [[Alan Drennen]], insurance executive and [[Birmingham City Council]]or
* [[November 28]]: [[William Christenberry]], artist and teacher
* [[December 16]]: [[Mack Cumoze]], owner of [[Little House on Linden Art Center]]
:''See also, [[List of homicides in 2016]].''
:''See also, [[List of homicides in 2016]].''


==Works==
==Works==
* [[July 20]]: The [[Willie Mays statue]] was dedicated at [[Regions Field]]
===Books===
===Books===
* ''[[Great Temple of Travel|Great Temple of Travel: A Pictorial History of Birmingham Terminal Station, 1909-1969]]'' by [[Marvin Clemons]]
* ''[[Great Temple of Travel|Great Temple of Travel: A Pictorial History of Birmingham Terminal Station, 1909-1969]]'' by [[Marvin Clemons]]
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* [[January 20]]: [[UAB]]'s new [[Hill Student Center]] held its grand opening.
* [[January 20]]: [[UAB]]'s new [[Hill Student Center]] held its grand opening.
* [[April 6]]: The [[Rotary Trail]] was dedicated.
* [[April 6]]: The [[Rotary Trail]] was dedicated.
* [[May 5]]: [[Coyote Drive-In]] at the [[Outlet Shops of Grand River]] held its grand opening.
* [[Iron City Lofts]]
* [[Iron City Lofts]]
* [[4700 Colonnade]] apartment complex
* [[4700 Colonnade]] apartment complex
* [[Maxine Herring Parker Bridge]]
* [[Maxine Herring Parker Bridge]]
* swimming pool and splash pad at [[Maclin Park]]
* swimming pool and splash pad at [[Maclin Park]]
* 4,000 square foot addition to [[Mitchell's Place]]


===Demolitions===
===Demolitions===
* [[New Woman All Women Health Care]]
* [[New Woman All Women Health Care]]
* [[Vestavia Hills City Hall (1956)]]
* [[Vestavia Hills City Hall (1956)]]
* [[Tuscaloosa YMCA Building]]


==Context==
==Context==
2016 was a presidential election year dominated by media coverage of Donald Trump's breakthrough campaign for the GOP nomination. President Obama made an historic state visit to Cuba in March. The World Health Organization announced an outbreak of the Zika virus in the Americas.
2016 was an election year dominated by media coverage of Donald Trump's breakthrough campaign for President. Barack Obama made an historic state visit to Cuba in March. Voters in the UK opted to leave the European Union. The World Health Organization announced an outbreak of the Zika virus in the Americas. The summer Olympic games were held in Rio de Janeiro. In June a man inspired by the Islamic State terror group shot 49 people to death at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
 
Notable deaths in 2016 included boxer Muhammad Ali, musicians David Bowie, Dave Brubeck, Leonard Cohen, Glenn Frey, Merle Haggard, George Michael, Prince and Leon Russell; actors Carrie Fisher, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ron Glass, Florence Henderson, Debbie Reynolds, Alan Rickman, Robert Vaughn, Abe Vigoda and Gene Wilder; authors Richard Adams, Harper Lee and Umberto Eco; former first lady Nancy Reagan; astronaut/US Senator John Glenn, former Cuban president Fidel Castro, former Israeli president Shimon Peres, golfer Arnold Palmer, basketball coach Pat Summitt, astrophysicist Vera Rubin, radio host Gwen Ifill, and music producer Sir George Martin.


Notable deaths in 2016 included musicians David Bowie, Glenn Frey, Merle Haggard and Prince; actors Alan Rickman and Abe Vigoda; authors Harper Lee and Umberto Eco; former first lady Nancy Reagan; and music producer Sir George Martin.
The Denver Broncos won the 2016 Super Bowl. The Chicago Cubs broke a 109-year drought by defeating the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.  


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Latest revision as of 14:53, 8 April 2024

2016 was the 145th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

I-22 was dedicated June 20, 2016

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Awards

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

See also, List of homicides in 2016.

Works

Books

Buildings

Demolitions

Context

2016 was an election year dominated by media coverage of Donald Trump's breakthrough campaign for President. Barack Obama made an historic state visit to Cuba in March. Voters in the UK opted to leave the European Union. The World Health Organization announced an outbreak of the Zika virus in the Americas. The summer Olympic games were held in Rio de Janeiro. In June a man inspired by the Islamic State terror group shot 49 people to death at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

Notable deaths in 2016 included boxer Muhammad Ali, musicians David Bowie, Dave Brubeck, Leonard Cohen, Glenn Frey, Merle Haggard, George Michael, Prince and Leon Russell; actors Carrie Fisher, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ron Glass, Florence Henderson, Debbie Reynolds, Alan Rickman, Robert Vaughn, Abe Vigoda and Gene Wilder; authors Richard Adams, Harper Lee and Umberto Eco; former first lady Nancy Reagan; astronaut/US Senator John Glenn, former Cuban president Fidel Castro, former Israeli president Shimon Peres, golfer Arnold Palmer, basketball coach Pat Summitt, astrophysicist Vera Rubin, radio host Gwen Ifill, and music producer Sir George Martin.

The Denver Broncos won the 2016 Super Bowl. The Chicago Cubs broke a 109-year drought by defeating the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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