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[[Image:1972 smog banner.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Birmingham's skyline with smog, August 1972]]
[[Image:Stay hungry cover.jpg|right|thumb|125px|Cover of ''Stay Hungry'', published 1972]]
'''1972''' was the 101st year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].
'''1972''' was the 101st year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
* [[First National Bank]] was renamed [[AmSouth Bancorporation]].
[[Image:Birmingham Green banner.jpg|right|thumb|225px|[[20th Street North]] in May 1972]]
 
* [[Mary Kay Beard]] made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.
* [[Mary Kay Beard]] made the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.
* [[St Elias Maronite Church]] hosted the [[1972 National Apostolate of Maronites convention]].
* [[St Elias Maronite Church]] hosted the [[1972 National Apostolate of Maronites convention]].
* [[James C. Parsons]] was named [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Birmingham Police Chief]].
* [[James C. Parsons]] was named [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Birmingham Police Chief]].
* [[Joe Shannon]] retired from the U. S. Air Force.
* [[Joe Shannon]] retired from the U.S. Air Force.
* [[Ralph M. Tanner]] was succeeded [[Charles D. Hounshell]] as [[List of Birmingham-Southern College presidents|President of Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Ralph M. Tanner]] was succeeded [[Charles D. Hounshell]] as [[List of Birmingham-Southern College presidents|President of Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[George Wallace]] was shot on the campaign trail. [[Jere Beasley]] served as acting governor.
* [[Bull Connor]] was defeated in re-election bid for the Alabama Public Service Commission.
* [[Gage Bush Englund]] donated her collection of dolls to the [[Birmingham Public Library]].
* [[Gage Bush Englund]] donated her collection of dolls to the [[Birmingham Public Library]].
* The [[Tuscaloosa Sailing Club]] was founded.
* The [[Tuscaloosa Sailing Club]] was founded.
* [[Frank Barker]] and [[Bill Hay]] founded the [[Birmingham Theological Seminary]] at [[Edgewood Presbyterian Church]].
* The [[Lyric Theatre|Grand Bijou Theatre]] revival cinema opened in the former [[Lyric Theatre]].
* [[Fultondale High School|New Castle High School]] was renamed [[Fultondale High School]].
* [[Bert Bank]] was appointed to oversee the implementation of court-ordered patient care improvements at [[Bryce Hospital]] and Partlow Hospital.
* January: The first [[Birmingham Boat Show]] was held in the newly-opened [[BJCC]] North Exhibit Hall.
* January: Gay activists Jack Baker and Barbara Gittings spoke at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[April 1]]: The [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|original Tutwiler Hotel]] closed its doors.
* [[April 1]]: The [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|original Tutwiler Hotel]] closed its doors.
* [[October 2]]: [[John Scates]] was sworn in as [[Mayor of Vestavia Hills]].
* [[April 12]]: Three Dog Night headlined a [[List of concerts at Legion Field|massive concert]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[December 31]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] married [[Alfreda Kincaid|Alfreda Harris]].
* [[May 6]]: Black Oak Arkansas headlined a concert at the [[Birmingham International Raceway]].
* [[May 18]]: The [[Birmingham Festival Theatre]] debuted with a performance of "The Threepenny Opera" at [[East Lake Library]].
* [[June 30]]: The [[Highland Racquet Club]] (former [[Birmingham Country Club]] building) was destroyed by fire.
* [[July 15]]: The [[Buzzard Roost Bridge]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[August 15]]: Birmingham signed a "[[Birmingham Sister City Commission#Other|Ciudad Compañera]]" pact with [[Cobán, Guatemala]].
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] organized a "[[1972 Salute to the USA|Salute to the USA]]".
* Fall: The [[Red Mountain School]] opened.
* September: The Ladies' Philoptochos Society at [[Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral]] organized the first [[Birmingham Greek Festival]].
* [[October 5]]–[[October 14|14]]: [[1972 Alabama State Fair]].
* The Ladies Philoptochos Society at the [[Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral]] began hosting Birmingham's annual Greek Festival.
* [[November 10]]: [[Southern Airways Flight 49]] from [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham]] was hijacked and flown to Havana, Cuba.
* [[December 2]]: The massive "[[Golly Hole]]" sinkhole appeared near [[Calera]].
* [[December 12]]: Deep Purple and Fleetwood Mac played at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]].


===Business===
===Business===
[[Image:Be&k logo.jpg|right|100px]]
* [[January 1]]: [[Highland Ice Cream Co.|Stull's Highland Ice Cream Co.]] merged into the [[Barber's Ice Cream Company]].
* [[First National Bank]] was renamed [[AmSouth Bancorporation]].
* April: [[The Forty Thieves]] Restaurant and Lounge opened in [[Lakeview]]
* April: [[Seafood & Chicken Box]] opened.
* [[Ken Forbes Jr]] opened the [[Angry Revolt]] head shop in [[Homewood]].
* [[BE&K]] was founded.
* [[BE&K]] was founded.
* [[Chuck Binninger]] founded the [[Electronic Repair Company]] in [[East Lake]].
* The [[Food World]] chain was launched by [[Bruno's]].
* [[Carl Miller]] purchased office furniture dealer [[Bodine|Bodine, Bryson and Rolling]].
* The [[Motion Industries|Owen-Richards Company]] became [[Motion Industries]].
* The [[Salt and Pepper]] chain of fast food restaurants debuted with eight locations in [[Birmingham]].
* The [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]] was renamed the "Cabana Hotel".
* [[Trilogy Leather]] was founded.
* [[Trilogy Leather]] was founded.
* [[WBRC-FM]] and [[WBRC-AM]] were acquired by [[Mooney Broadcasting]].
* [[WJLD-AM]] moved from downtown to [[Spaulding Ishkooda Road]] in [[Mason City]].
* [[WJLD-AM]] moved from downtown to [[Spaulding Ishkooda Road]] in [[Mason City]].
* [[Alabama Brick Deliver]] was founded by [[C. J. South]].
* [[George N. Sarris|George N.]] and [[Kostas Sarris]] opened [[Sarris Steak and Seafood]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[Jim Walter Resources]] began accessing the [[Blue Creek Seam]] of bituminous coal at the [[Brookwood Mine]] near [[Brookwood]].
* The accounting firm of [[Warren Averett|Pearce & Summerford]] was founded.
===Government===
* [[George Wallace]] was shot on the campaign trail. [[Jere Beasley]] served as acting governor.
* [[Bull Connor]] was defeated in re-election bid for the Alabama Public Service Commission.
* [[William Noble]] was elected to the first of six terms as [[Mayor of Gardendale]].
* The [[Birmingham Board of Education]] sold the former [[Bryant School]] property to the [[City of Birmingham]].
* [[1972 primary elections]] were held.
* The [[1972 general election]] was held.
* [[October 2]]: [[John Scates]] was sworn in as [[Mayor of Vestavia Hills]].
* [[November 21]]: The [[Birmingham City Council]] appointed [[Ossie Ware Mitchell]] to the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[Eli Gold]] debuted as a sports announcer for the Mutual Broadcasting System.
* [[Eli Gold]] debuted as a sports announcer for the Mutual Broadcasting System.
* [[Mel Allen]] was inducted into the Sportswriters and Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
* [[Mel Allen]] was inducted into the Sportswriters and Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
===Graduations===
* [[Kamau Afrika]] graduated from [[Parker High School]].
* [[David Cutcliffe]] graduated from [[Banks High School]].
* [[Larry Langford]] earned a degree in social and behavioral sciences from [[UAB]].
* [[Larry DeLucas]] earned a degree in chemistry from UAB.
* [[Tobias Wolff]] earned a degree in English from Hertford College, Oxford.
* [[David Cromwell Johnson]] earned his juris doctorate from the [[Birmingham School of Law]].


==Works==
==Works==
===Buildings===
===Buildings===
[[Image:AmSouth Tower.jpg|right|thumb|175px|The [[Regions Center|First National-Southern Natural Building]]]]
* [[Arthur Elementary School]]
* [[Arthur Elementary School]]
* [[Barber's Dairy]] dairy plant
* [[Birmingham International Airport]] Terminal Building
* [[Birmingham International Airport]] Terminal Building
* [[Carson Filter Plant]]
* [[Carson Filter Plant]]
* [[Daniel Payne College]], [[Sayreton Road]] campus
* [[Daniel Payne College]], [[Sayreton Road]] campus
* [[East Town Shopping Center]]
* [[Regions Center|First National-Southern Natural Building]] (now [[Regions Center]])
* [[Regions Center|First National-Southern Natural Building]] (now [[Regions Center]])
* [[Homewood High School]]
* [[Homewood High School]]
* [[Center Pointe Landings|Summer Terrace Apartments]] in [[Center Point]]
* [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital|Mercy Hospital]] (now Cooper Green Mercy Hospital)
* [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital|Mercy Hospital]] (now Cooper Green Mercy Hospital)
* [[Aspen Ridge Apartments|Ski Lodge Apartments I]]
* [[Adams Inn|Sheraton Inn]] at [[I-65]] and [[3rd Avenue North]]
* [[Highland Peak Apartments|Ski Lodge Apartments I]]
* [[Nob Hill Apartments]] on [[Valley Avenue]]
* [[Tannehill Valley Estates bridge]]
* [[Tannehill Valley Estates bridge]]
* [[Valley Brook Apartments]] in [[Apple Valley]]
* [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]]
* [[Garywood Assembly of God]], new 450-seat sanctuary
* Expansion of [[Children's Hospital]]
* Expansion of [[Children's Hospital]]
* July 22: [[Sloss Furnaces|Sloss Blast Furnace Site: 1st Avenue North]] was added to the [[List of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]]
* Completion of the [[Monte D'Oro]] subdivision
* Renovations to the [[YWCA Building]]
* Interior renovations at [[St Paul's Cathedral]]
* May: The [[Arnold Palmer Putting Course]] opened at [[Cascade Plunge]].
* [[July 22]]: [[Sloss Furnaces|Sloss Blast Furnace Site: 1st Avenue North]] was added to the [[List of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]]


===Books===
===Books===
* ''[[Stay Hungry]]'' by [[Charles Gaines]]
* ''[[Stay Hungry]]'' by [[Charles Gaines]]
* Reprint edition of [[Ethel Armes]]' [[1910]] ''[[The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama]]'' by [[Book Keeper's Press]]


===Films and TV===
===Films and TV===
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* ""I've Been Lonely for So Long." [[Frederick Knight]], recorded by [[Neal Hemphill]]
* ""I've Been Lonely for So Long." [[Frederick Knight]], recorded by [[Neal Hemphill]]


== People ==
== Individuals ==
* [[Camille Desmarais]] was named rector of [[St John's Episcopal Church for the Deaf]].
* [[Robert Guillot]] was appointed as president of Florence State University.
* [[Elmer Moree]] left [[Woodlawn High School]] to become the first headmaster of [[Franklin Academy]].
* [[Jim Parsons]] succeeded [[Jamie Moore]] as [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Chief]] of the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[Kool Korner Sandwiches]] owner [[Ildefonso Ramirez]] defected to the United States from Cuba.
* USMC Chief Warrant Officer and Medal of Honor recipient [[Harold Wilson]] retired from his military service.
* [[Frank W. Bromberg]] succeeded his father, [[Charles L. Bromberg]], as president of [[National Woodworks]].
* [[November 13]]: [[Butch Boackle]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
 
===Births===
===Births===
* [[Sandra Gregory]], abducted lawyer
* [[January 8]]: [[Alann Johnson]], minister
* [[January 30]]: Actor [[Jennifer Hale]]
* [[January 30]]: [[Jennifer Hale]], actress and voice-over artist
* [[February 14]]: [[Morgan Murphy]], author and communications professional
* [[March 1]]: [[Jerome Murkerson]], U.S. Marine gunnery sergeant killed in Iraq
* [[March 17]]: [[Marc Gunn]], musician and podcaster
* [[April 3]]: [[LaToya Cantrell]], mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana
* [[April 6]]: [[Jason Hervey]], actor and former [[HealthSouth]] executive
* [[June 15]]: [[Carlos Subero]], [[2008 Birmingham Barons]] manager
* [[June 19]]: [[James-Paul Dice]], meteorologist
* June 19: [[Antonio Spurling]], attorney and real estate developer
* [[June 21]]: [[April Odom]], director of communications for the City of [[Birmingham]]
* [[July 14]]: U.S. Air Force officer [[Ken Bourland]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[July 17]]: [[Darrell O'Quinn]], [[Birmingham Community Advisory Board]] president
* [[July 20]]: [[Jay Barker]], football player and radio personality
* [[July 20]]: [[Jay Barker]], football player and radio personality
* [[September 5]]: [[Imani Perry]], scholar and author
* [[September 6]]:  [[Josh Evans]], [[UAB Blazers football team|UAB Blazers]] and NFL football player
* [[September 29]]: [[Al Elliott]], rapper, poet and educator
* [[October 7]]: [[Michael Harriot]], writer and poet
* [[October 18]]: A male zebra was born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[November 30]]: [[David Powell]], IT services manager
* [[December 13]]: [[Zeus Garrett]], music and event promoter
* [[December 27]]: [[Walt Maddox]], [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]]
* [[Frank Adams Jr]], health care consultant, president of [[A. G. Gaston Boys and Girls Clubs]]
* [[Jay Brandrup]], founder and principal of [[Kinetic Communications]]
* [[Jeffrey Cain]], guitarist and record producer
* [[Ann Marie Corgill]], 2014-2015 [[Alabama State Teacher of the Year]]
* [[Trey Devey]], former executive director of the [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]]
* [[Tene Dolphin]], deputy director for business diversity and opportunity for the [[City of Birmingham]].
* [[Dearniki Echols]], community activist
* [[Joel Gilbert]], attorney and lobbyist
* [[Trey Glenn|Onis "Trey" Glenn]], EPA Region 4 administrator
* [[Sandi Gregory]], attorney
* [[Lisa Herring]], superintendent of [[Birmingham City Schools]]
* [[Chiquita Holloway]], education specialist
* [[Richard Jacks]], real estate agent, former meteorologist
* [[Sean Meyer]], sommelier
* [[Chris Newsome]], chef
* [[Amy Pleasant]], artist
* [[Shannon Riley]], president of [[One Stop Environmental]]
* [[Paul Roberts]], physician
* [[Deloris Robinson]], geophysicist
* [[Donald Watkins Jr]], insurance agent and entrepreneur
===Graduations===
* [[Kamau Afrika]] graduated from [[Parker High School]].
* [[Dale Benos]] earned a bachelor's in biology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
* [[David Cromwell Johnson]] earned his juris doctorate from the [[Birmingham School of Law]].
* [[David Cutcliffe]] graduated from [[Banks High School]].
* [[Larry DeLucas]] earned a degree in chemistry from UAB.
* [[Owen Drake]] earned his associate's degree from [[Jefferson State Community College]]
* [[Rob Henrikson]] earned his juris doctorate at the Emory University School of Law.
* [[Larry Langford]] earned a degree in social and behavioral sciences from [[UAB]].
* [[Branko Medenica]] earned a bachelor's degree in business at [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Kim Price]] graduated from [[Benjamin Russell High School]].
* [[Gary Weinberger]] completed a bachelors in American studies at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Charles Webster]] graduated from [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]].
* [[Tobias Wolff]] earned a degree in English from Hertford College, Oxford.
=== Marriages ===
* [[Stanley Oliver]] to the former Laura Miller.
* [[December 31]]: [[Bernard Kincaid]] married [[Alfreda Kincaid|Alfreda Harris]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 12]]: [[Fess Whatley|John T. "Fess" Whatley]], band director
* [[May 4]]: Reverend [[Arthur W. Dycer]]
* [[May 24]]: [[Mignon Blair|Mignon Hall Blair]], newspaper reporter
* [[June 26]]: [[Don Buel Schuyler]], architect
* [[September 2]]: [[Marti Turnipseed|Marti Turnipseed Moore]], Civil Rights activist
* [[September 10]]: [[Ann Hodges]], struck by a meteorite in [[1954]]
* [[September 24]]: [[John Proferis]], restaurateur
* [[October 10]]: [[Tom Stewart]], U. S. Senator (Tennessee)
* [[October 12]]: [[Walter Roland]], blues pianist
* [[November 21]]: [[Owen Gresham]], [[Jefferson County School Board]] member
* [[December 25]]: [[Dud Bascomb]], jazz trumpeter
* [[Bill Battle Jr]], [[BSC Panthers|Birmingham-Southern]] athletic director
* [[Bill Battle Jr]], [[BSC Panthers|Birmingham-Southern]] athletic director
* [[Clifford Stiles]], owner of the [[Redmont Hotel]] from 1946.
* [[Clifford Stiles]], owner of the [[Redmont Hotel]] from 1946.
* [[May 4]]: Reverend [[Arthur W. Dycer]]
* [[October 10]]: [[Tom Stewart]], U. S. Senator (Tennessee)


:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1972]]''
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1972]]''

Latest revision as of 10:54, 8 May 2024

Birmingham's skyline with smog, August 1972
Cover of Stay Hungry, published 1972

1972 was the 101st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

20th Street North in May 1972

Business

Be&k logo.jpg

Government

Sports

Works

Buildings

The First National-Southern Natural Building

Books

Films and TV

Songs

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1972

See Also

1970s
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