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* [[Frank P. Samford, Jr]] commissioned a bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty for the [[Liberty National Building]].
* [[Frank P. Samford, Jr]] commissioned a bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty for the [[Liberty National Building]].
* The [[Woodlawn High School]] debate team won the inaugural Barkley Forum tournament in Atlanta.
* The [[Woodlawn High School]] debate team won the inaugural Barkley Forum tournament in Atlanta.
* [[Maytown]] was incorporated.
* [[March 3]]: [[Billy Howard]], [[Robert Dye]] and [[Dan Brasher]] disappeared.
* [[April 15]]: An F4 tornado killed 25 and injured 200 along a 20 mile path through [[Pleasant Grove]], [[McDonald Chapel]] and [[Trussville]].
* [[May 3]]: The [[Birmingham Amateur Radio Club]] was incorporated with [[Layton Dorman]], president.
* August: [[St Rose Academy]] was founded in the [[Terence Mackin residence]] on [[Red Mountain]].
==Transitions==
* [[Bull Connor]] began his second term as [[Commissioner of Public Safety]].
* [[Bull Connor]] began his second term as [[Commissioner of Public Safety]].
* [[David F. Friedman]] began his career in exploitation films by partnering with Kroger Babb.
* [[David F. Friedman]] began his career in exploitation films by partnering with Kroger Babb.
* [[Mack Russell]] succeeded [[Norris Hadaway]] as manager of the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[Mack Russell]] succeeded [[Norris Hadaway]] as manager of the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[Cecil M. Johnson]] was named [[Birmingham Woman of the Year]].
* [[B. Roper Dial]] succeeded [[William Hoover]] as president of [[The Club]].
* The [[Birmingham Community Chest]] changed its name to [[United Appeal]].
* The [[Birmingham Community Chest]] changed its name to [[United Appeal]].
* [[WAPI-AM]], [[WAFM-FM]], [[WAPI-TV]] and the ''[[Birmingham News]]'' were sold to Newhouse.
* [[WAPI-AM]], [[WAFM-FM]], [[WAPI-TV]] and the ''[[Birmingham News]]'' were sold to Samuel Newhouse.
* The [[Jefferson County Truck Growers Association]] moved to [[Finley Avenue]].
* The [[Jefferson County Truck Growers Association]] moved to [[Finley Avenue]].
* [[January 15]]: The [[University of Montevallo]] became coeducational.
* [[Frances Carter|Frances]] and [[John Carter]] began teaching at [[Howard College]].
* [[Maytown]] was incorporated.
* The [[University of Montevallo]] became coeducational.
* [[April 15]]: An F4 tornado killed 25 and injured 200 along a 20 mile path through [[Pleasant Grove]], [[McDonald Chapel]] and [[Trussville]].
* The [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|Tutwiler Hotel]] was purchased by J. Henry Hoffman for $1,250,000.
* [[May 3]]: The [[Birmingham Amateur Radio Club]] was incorporated with [[Layton Dorman]], president.
* [[Hueytown High School]] principal [[Harley F. Gilmore]] retired.
* August: [[St Rose Academy]] was founded in the [[Terence Mackin residence]] on [[Red Mountain]].
* [[E. G. Walker]] succeeded [[Ray Acton]] as Mayor of [[Homewood]].
* [[Luther Patrick]] served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention.
* [[Edwin H. Wood]] became chief of the [[Homewood Police Department]].


===Civil Rights Movement===
===Civil Rights movement===
* [[February 1]]: [[Autherine Lucy]] enrolled at the [[University of Alabama]]. She was expelled a week later for causing disruption.
* [[February 1]]: [[Autherine Lucy]] enrolled at the [[University of Alabama]]. She was expelled a week later for causing disruption.
* [[April 10]]: Kenneth Adams, E. L. Vinson & Willis Vinson assaulted singer Nat King Cole on stage during a performance at [[Municipal Auditorium]]. They were each sentenced to 180 days in jail.
* [[April 10]]: Kenneth Adams, E. L. Vinson & Willis Vinson assaulted singer Nat King Cole on stage during a performance at [[Municipal Auditorium]]. They were each sentenced to 180 days in jail.
* [[May 26]]: A Montgomery judge banned the NAACP from operating in Alabama.
* [[May 26]]: A Montgomery judge banned the NAACP from operating in Alabama.
* [[June 5]]: The [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] was founded by [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] at [[Sardis Baptist Church]].
* [[June 5]]: The [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]] was founded by [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] at [[Sardis Baptist Church]]. [[Abraham Woods]] was vice-president.
* [[Bull Connor]] was elected to the [[Birmingham City Commission]] after a four-year absence.
* [[December 25]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]]'s home was bombed. He emerged from the basement unscathed.
* [[December 25]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]]'s home was bombed. He emerged from the basement unscathed.
* [[December 26]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] led hundreds of Blacks onto Birmingham busses in defiance of local [[segregation laws|law]]. 22 are arrested and Shuttlesworth files a federal lawsuit against the police.
* [[December 26]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] led hundreds of Blacks onto Birmingham busses in defiance of local [[segregation laws|law]]. 22 are arrested and Shuttlesworth files a federal lawsuit against the police.
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* [[February 15]]: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City A's cancelled an exhibition at [[Rickwood Field]] due to segregation ordinances.
* [[February 15]]: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City A's cancelled an exhibition at [[Rickwood Field]] due to segregation ordinances.
* The [[Birmingham Black Barons]] played their first season in the new Negro American League.
* The [[Birmingham Black Barons]] played their first season in the new Negro American League.
* [[December 1]]: [[Auburn University|Auburn]] defeated the [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] 34-7 in the [[1956 Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[December 1]]: [[Auburn University|Auburn]] defeated the [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] 34-7 in the [[1956 Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]], and finished the season with a 7-3 record.
* [[University of Alabama|Alabama]]'s men's basketball team was SEC champion with a 14-0 league record (21-3 overall).
* [[University of Alabama|Alabama]]'s men's basketball team was SEC champion with a 14-0 league record (21-3 overall).
* [[October 20]]: [[Howard College]]'s final homecoming game at its [[East Lake]] campus was won 25-6 by Carson-Newman under steady rain. Viola Beard reigned as queen.
* [[October 20]]: [[Howard College]]'s final homecoming game at its [[East Lake]] campus was won 25-6 by Carson-Newman under steady rain. Viola Beard reigned as queen.
* [[Milton Graff]] set a [[Birmingham Barons]] single season record for at bats with 653.
* [[Milton Graff]] set a [[Birmingham Barons]] single season record for at bats with 653.
* The [[Magic City Classic]] ends in a 0-0 tie.
* The [[Magic City Classic]] ended in a 0-0 tie.
* [[Virgil Trucks]] became a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.


===Music===
===Music===
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==Births==
==Births==
* [[July 11]]: [[Sela Ward]], actress and model
* [[July 11]]: [[Sela Ward]], actress and model
* [[July 18]]: [[Emily Lyons]], nurse and [[1998 abortion clinic bombing]] victim
* [[August 19]]: [[Buddy Aydelette]], football player and politician
* [[August 19]]: [[Buddy Aydelette]], football player and politician
* [[August 23]]: [[Douglas L. Ragland]], superintendent of [[Midfield City Schools]]
* [[October 2]]: [[Kamau Afrika]], community activist
* [[October 10]]: [[Johnny O'Neal]], jazz pianist
* [[October 10]]: [[Johnny O'Neal]], jazz pianist
* [[December 14]]: [[Tony Nathan]], football player and coach
* [[December 14]]: [[Tony Nathan]], football player and coach
* [[Han Nolan]], author
* [[Han Nolan]], author
* [[Melissa Springer]], photographer
* [[Joel Montgomery]], [[Birmingham City Council]]
* [[David Cochran]], [[Blount County Commission]]
* [[Charles Ridley]], peanut vendor
==Deaths==
* [[Heman Drummond]], mine owner
==Awards==
* [[Birmingham Woman of the Year]]: [[Cecil M. Johnson]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Anne Stuart Arial]]
* [[Mr Crestwood]]: [[Woodrow Wilson]]
* Guggenheim Fellowship: [[Roland Frye]]
* Fulbright Scholarship: [[John Caldwell Fletcher]]


==Buildings==
==Buildings==

Revision as of 20:57, 13 September 2007

1956 was the 85th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

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The 1956 Winter Games were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The Summer Olympics were in Melbourne, Australia. Elvis Presley had his first hit single, "Heartbreak Hotel". Morocco declared independence from France. My Fair Lady opened on Broadway. Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco and Maralyn Monroe married Arthur Miller. "Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" was made the national motto. Yankee Don Larsen pitched a perfect game 5 of the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. President Eisenhower was re-elected, and Japan joined the United Nations.

Notable 1956 births included Mel Gibson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tom Hanks, Martina Navratilova, Dwight Yoakam, Bo Derek, and Larry Bird. Deaths that year included H. L. Mencken, A. A. Milne, Connie Mack, Jackson Pollock, Bertolt Brecht, Bela Lugosi, Art Tatum, and Tommy Dorsey.

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