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* The [[Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington]] was founded in [[Columbiana]]. | * The [[Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington]] was founded in [[Columbiana]]. | ||
* Organist [[Tom Helms]] resumed annual Halloween performances of the ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'' at the [[Alabama Theatre]]. | * Organist [[Tom Helms]] resumed annual Halloween performances of the ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'' at the [[Alabama Theatre]]. | ||
* A former alleyway near [[Five Points South]] was named [[Cobb Lane]] in honor of restauranteur [[Virginia Cobb]]. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] organized a [[1982 Salute to Japan|Salute to Japan]]. | |||
* Rock group [[Hotel]] disbanded. | |||
* [[Eddie Kendricks]] joined a reunion tour of [[The Temptations]]. | |||
* The Friends of the [[Hoover Public Library]] was formed. | |||
* Birmingham's "Batman", [[Willie Perry]], appeared on ''That's Incredible!''. | |||
* The [[Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center]] opened at the [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]]. | |||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* [[Birmingham Trust National Bank]] became [[SouthTrust Bank]]. | * [[Birmingham Trust National Bank]] became [[SouthTrust Bank]]. | ||
* [[BE&K]] moved its corporate headquarters to [[Inverness]]. | * [[BE&K]] moved its corporate headquarters to [[Inverness]]. | ||
* [[Bruno's Supermarkets]] spun off its [[Big B Drugs]] division into an independent company. | |||
* [[Colonial Bank]] acquired the [[Exchange National Bank of Birmingham]]. | * [[Colonial Bank]] acquired the [[Exchange National Bank of Birmingham]]. | ||
* [[Snoozy's College Bookstore]] was founded. | |||
* [[UAB]] began operating the former [[University Place Apartments|Guest House Motor Inn]] as the [[[[University Place Apartments| University Inn]]. | |||
* [[Larry Langford]] was hired as community relations director for [[Birmingham Budweiser]]. | * [[Larry Langford]] was hired as community relations director for [[Birmingham Budweiser]]. | ||
* The [[Screening Room]] adult cinema opened. | * The [[Screening Room]] adult cinema opened. | ||
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* The [[Homewood Library]] purchased the former [[Homewood Chuch of Christ]] to serve as its new home. | * The [[Homewood Library]] purchased the former [[Homewood Chuch of Christ]] to serve as its new home. | ||
* [[Joe Lee]] founded [[Lee's Buildings and Sheet Metal]] in [[Moody]]. | * [[Joe Lee]] founded [[Lee's Buildings and Sheet Metal]] in [[Moody]]. | ||
* [[WERC-AM]] switched to an all-news/talk format. | |||
* [[Red Mountain Theatre Company|Summerfest Musical Theatre]] presented ''ShowBoat'', ''Lil’ Abner'', and ''Guys and Dolls'' in the 1982 season. | |||
* [[Cahaba Cycles]] first opened. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
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* [[Marvin Warner]] founded the [[Birmingham Stallions]] for the new United States Football League. | * [[Marvin Warner]] founded the [[Birmingham Stallions]] for the new United States Football League. | ||
* [[Bobby Allison]] won the Daytona 500. | * [[Bobby Allison]] won the Daytona 500. | ||
* Benny Parsons turned in a qualifying lap for the [[Winston 500]] at over 200 mph, setting a NASCAR record at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]]. | |||
* [[Bear Bryant]] coached his final [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] team before retiring. | |||
* Alabama's [[Jeremiah Castille]], [[Mike Pitts]] and [[Tommy Wilcox]] were named College Football All-Americans. | |||
* [[Bo Jackson]] began his freshman year for the [[Auburn Tigers]]. | |||
* Sprinter [[Carl Lewis]] beat the 10-second 100-meter sprint at Modesto, California | |||
* Pitcher [[Vida Blue]] was traded to the Kansas City Royals. | |||
* [[Alabama State University]] joined the [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]]. | |||
* [[Vince Gibson]] retired as head football coach at Tulane University. | |||
* [[Lamar Johnson]] signed with the Texas Rangers. | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
* ''Strange Celestial Road'', album by [[Sun Ra]] | * ''Strange Celestial Road'', album by [[Sun Ra]] | ||
* Birmingham's ''[[Homage to Leonardo: Vitruvian Man]]'', modeled by Enzo Plazotta, was cast. | |||
* ''[[All About Birmingham]]'' board game. | |||
===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
* [[Marylin Davis Hahn]], ''Cemeteries of Jefferson County, Vol. I''. Birmingham: Birmingham Public Library | |||
* [[James Caldwell Fletcher]], ''Coping With Genetic Disorders: a Guide for Clergy and Parent''. San Francisco, California: Harper & Row ISBN 0060626658 | |||
===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[Financial Center]] | |||
* [[Southridge Office Building]] | |||
* [[Donaldson Correctional Facility|West Jefferson Correctional Facility]] | |||
* [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]] | * [[Hewitt-Trussville High School]] | ||
* [[Garywood Assembly of God]] | |||
* Addition to the [[St Clair County Courthouse]] | |||
* The [[Empire Building]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] | * The [[Empire Building]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
* Astronaut [[Hank Hartsfield]] made his first space flight as pilot of the ''Columbia'' on mission STS-4, carrying a [[West End High School]] banner. | |||
* [[Kenneth Daniel]] succeeded [[Robert E. Luckie, Jr]] as president of [[The Club]]. | |||
* ''[[Birmingham News]]'' editorial cartoonist [[Charles Brooks]] was invited to the White House. | |||
* Organist [[Cecil Whitmire]] returned to Birmingham from Knoxville and took a job at [[Long Lewis Hardware]]. | |||
* [[Madelyn Poole]] retired from the [[Town and Gown Theatre]]. | |||
* [[James Crutcher]] left the pulpit of [[16th Street Baptist Church]]. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
* [[February 20]]: Baseball player [[Kerri Fair]] | * [[February 20]]: Baseball player [[Kerri Fair]] | ||
* [[March 7]]: Baseball player [[Austin Tubb]] | * [[March 7]]: Baseball player [[Austin Tubb]] | ||
* [[April 15]]: Baseball player [[Edwardo Sierra]] | |||
* [[October 29]]: Football player and prison guard [[Kenny Hollis]] | |||
===Awards=== | ===Awards=== | ||
* [[Nell Carter]] won an Emmy for her starring role in NBC's televised version of ''Ain't Misbehavin'.'' | * [[Nell Carter]] won an Emmy for her starring role in NBC's televised version of ''Ain't Misbehavin'.'' | ||
* [[Yolanda Fernandez]] was named [[Miss Alabama]]. | |||
* [[Mike Anderson]] graduated from the University of Tulsa. | * [[Mike Anderson]] graduated from the University of Tulsa. | ||
* [[Alan King]] earned his law degree from the [[Cumberland School of Law]]. | |||
* [[Susan Swider]] earned her bachelor of arts at Ohio State University. | |||
* [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]], 15 inductees | * [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]], 15 inductees | ||
* [[Dorothy Hoeschen]]'s "Rock and Water Interaction" won the [[Bluff Park Art Association]] purchase award. | |||
* [[Raymond Weeks]] was given the Presidential Citizens Medal for his efforts to establish [[Veterans Day]] as a national holiday. | |||
* [[Andrew Toney]] was named to the NBA's All-Star Team. | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[March 1]]: [[Temple W. Tutwiler, II]], civic booster | |||
* [[May 17]]: [[Fred Walker]], baseball player | |||
* [[June 8]]: [[Satchel Paige]], baseball player | * [[June 8]]: [[Satchel Paige]], baseball player | ||
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1982]]'' | :''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1982]]'' | ||
Revision as of 16:24, 18 December 2008
1982 was the 111th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- WTTO-21 went on the air as the city's first independent television channel.
- WBRC-6 began receiving network programming by satellite feed.
- The Church of the Advent was designated the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama.
- Miriam Shehane founded the Victims of Crime and Leniency advocacy group in Montgomery.
- The Karl C. Harrison Museum of George Washington was founded in Columbiana.
- Organist Tom Helms resumed annual Halloween performances of the Phantom of the Opera at the Alabama Theatre.
- A former alleyway near Five Points South was named Cobb Lane in honor of restauranteur Virginia Cobb.
- The Birmingham Festival of Arts organized a Salute to Japan.
- Rock group Hotel disbanded.
- Eddie Kendricks joined a reunion tour of The Temptations.
- The Friends of the Hoover Public Library was formed.
- Birmingham's "Batman", Willie Perry, appeared on That's Incredible!.
- The Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center opened at the Birmingham VA Medical Center.
Business
- Birmingham Trust National Bank became SouthTrust Bank.
- BE&K moved its corporate headquarters to Inverness.
- Bruno's Supermarkets spun off its Big B Drugs division into an independent company.
- Colonial Bank acquired the Exchange National Bank of Birmingham.
- Snoozy's College Bookstore was founded.
- UAB began operating the former Guest House Motor Inn as the [[ University Inn.
- Larry Langford was hired as community relations director for Birmingham Budweiser.
- The Screening Room adult cinema opened.
- New York Pizza opened in the Edgewood Business District.
- City Hotels, Inc., operator of the Holiday Inn-Medical Center, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
- The Homewood Library purchased the former Homewood Chuch of Christ to serve as its new home.
- Joe Lee founded Lee's Buildings and Sheet Metal in Moody.
- WERC-AM switched to an all-news/talk format.
- Summerfest Musical Theatre presented ShowBoat, Lil’ Abner, and Guys and Dolls in the 1982 season.
- Cahaba Cycles first opened.
Sports
- The Alabama Magic of the American Football Association went 6-4 in their only season.
- The Birmingham South Stars of the Canadian Hockey League played a sole season.
- The BJCC hosted the 1982 Mideast regional Semifinals and finals of the NCAA college basketball tournament. The 4th-seeded UAB Blazers upset top seed Virginia 68-66 in the round of sixteen, then lost to 3rd-seed Louisville in the regional final.
- Eli Gold began hosting NASCAR Live on the Motor Racing Network.
- Marvin Warner founded the Birmingham Stallions for the new United States Football League.
- Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500.
- Benny Parsons turned in a qualifying lap for the Winston 500 at over 200 mph, setting a NASCAR record at the Talladega Superspeedway.
- Bear Bryant coached his final Alabama Crimson Tide football team before retiring.
- Alabama's Jeremiah Castille, Mike Pitts and Tommy Wilcox were named College Football All-Americans.
- Bo Jackson began his freshman year for the Auburn Tigers.
- Sprinter Carl Lewis beat the 10-second 100-meter sprint at Modesto, California
- Pitcher Vida Blue was traded to the Kansas City Royals.
- Alabama State University joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
- Vince Gibson retired as head football coach at Tulane University.
- Lamar Johnson signed with the Texas Rangers.
Works
- Strange Celestial Road, album by Sun Ra
- Birmingham's Homage to Leonardo: Vitruvian Man, modeled by Enzo Plazotta, was cast.
- All About Birmingham board game.
Books
- Marylin Davis Hahn, Cemeteries of Jefferson County, Vol. I. Birmingham: Birmingham Public Library
- James Caldwell Fletcher, Coping With Genetic Disorders: a Guide for Clergy and Parent. San Francisco, California: Harper & Row ISBN 0060626658
Buildings
- Financial Center
- Southridge Office Building
- West Jefferson Correctional Facility
- Hewitt-Trussville High School
- Garywood Assembly of God
- Addition to the St Clair County Courthouse
- The Empire Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
People
- Astronaut Hank Hartsfield made his first space flight as pilot of the Columbia on mission STS-4, carrying a West End High School banner.
- Kenneth Daniel succeeded Robert E. Luckie, Jr as president of The Club.
- Birmingham News editorial cartoonist Charles Brooks was invited to the White House.
- Organist Cecil Whitmire returned to Birmingham from Knoxville and took a job at Long Lewis Hardware.
- Madelyn Poole retired from the Town and Gown Theatre.
- James Crutcher left the pulpit of 16th Street Baptist Church.
Births
- February 20: Baseball player Kerri Fair
- March 7: Baseball player Austin Tubb
- April 15: Baseball player Edwardo Sierra
- October 29: Football player and prison guard Kenny Hollis
Awards
- Nell Carter won an Emmy for her starring role in NBC's televised version of Ain't Misbehavin'.
- Yolanda Fernandez was named Miss Alabama.
- Mike Anderson graduated from the University of Tulsa.
- Alan King earned his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law.
- Susan Swider earned her bachelor of arts at Ohio State University.
- Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, 15 inductees
- Dorothy Hoeschen's "Rock and Water Interaction" won the Bluff Park Art Association purchase award.
- Raymond Weeks was given the Presidential Citizens Medal for his efforts to establish Veterans Day as a national holiday.
- Andrew Toney was named to the NBA's All-Star Team.
Deaths
- March 1: Temple W. Tutwiler, II, civic booster
- May 17: Fred Walker, baseball player
- June 8: Satchel Paige, baseball player
- See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1982
Context
In 1982
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