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* [[Alabama Outdoors]] was founded.
* [[Alabama Outdoors]] was founded.
* [[CapitalSouth Bank|Bank of Alabama]] was founded as [[Fultondale]]'s first bank.
* [[CapitalSouth Bank|Bank of Alabama]] was founded as [[Fultondale]]'s first bank.
* [[The Book-Keepers]] was sold to new owners.
* The [[Book Rack]] opened in [[Roebuck]].
* The [[Book Rack]] opened in [[Roebuck]].
* [[Century Plaza]] opened in [[Eastwood]].
* [[Century Plaza]] opened in [[Eastwood]].
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* [[Harry Crawford]] purchased what became The Flagman in Columbiana business.
* [[Harry Crawford]] purchased what became The Flagman in Columbiana business.
* [[Dale's Cellar]] restaurant moved to the [[Essex House]].
* [[Dale's Cellar]] restaurant moved to the [[Essex House]].
* Juana Records was founded by [[Frederick Knight]] and [[Clinton Harris]].
* [[Oak Grove Mine]] was opened by [[U. S. Steel]] in [[Adger]].
* [[Oak Grove Mine]] was opened by [[U. S. Steel]] in [[Adger]].
* The [[Pizitz Management Group]] purchased the Birmingham location of [[Gus Mayer]] and kept the rights to the name.
* The [[Pizitz Management Group]] purchased the Birmingham location of [[Gus Mayer]] and kept the rights to the name.
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* [[Spiller Furniture]] purchased the [[Spiller Building|Allen & Jemison Warehouse]] in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Spiller Furniture]] purchased the [[Spiller Building|Allen & Jemison Warehouse]] in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Stancil R. Starnes]] and his son, [[Stan Starnes]], co-founded the firm of [[Starnes & Starnes]].
* [[Stancil R. Starnes]] and his son, [[Stan Starnes]], co-founded the firm of [[Starnes & Starnes]].
* [[Thunder City Press]] was founded by [[Steven Ford Brown]].
* [[U. S. Steel]] began shutting down the [[Ensley Works]].
* [[U. S. Steel]] began shutting down the [[Ensley Works]].
* The Birmingham location of [[Victoria Station]] restaurant opened.
* The Birmingham location of [[Victoria Station]] restaurant opened.
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* Tiny Lund is killed in the running of the [[Talladega fall race|Talladega 500]] in a seventh lap crash.
* Tiny Lund is killed in the running of the [[Talladega fall race|Talladega 500]] in a seventh lap crash.
* [[Larry McReynolds]] began his NASCAR career.
* [[Larry McReynolds]] began his NASCAR career.
* [[Parker High School]] won the 4A state basketball championship.
* [[Shorty White]] became a member of the coaching staff for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] teams.
* [[Shorty White]] became a member of the coaching staff for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] teams.


==Works==
==Works==
===Albums===
* ''[[Elite Hotel]]'' by [[Emmylou Harris]]
* ''[[Pieces of the Sky]]'' by Emmylou Harris, including "[[Boulder to Birmingham]]"
===Books===
===Books===
* ''Disturbing the Peace'' by [[Richard Yates]]
* ''Disturbing the Peace'' by [[Richard Yates]]
* ''The Gold Disc of Coosa'' by [[Virginia Pounds Brown]]
* ''The House on Pendleton Block'' by [[Ann Waldron]]
* ''The House on Pendleton Block'' by [[Ann Waldron]]
* ''The Integration of Mary-Larkin Thornhill'' by Ann Waldron
* ''The Integration of Mary-Larkin Thornhill'' by Ann Waldron
* ''Sociobiology: The New Synthesis'' by [[E. O. Wilson]]
* ''Sociobiology: The New Synthesis'' by [[E. O. Wilson]]
* ''Staying Hard'' by [[Charles Gaines]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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* [[Century Plaza]]
* [[Century Plaza]]
* [[Clarion Hotel]]
* [[Clarion Hotel]]
* [[Clarkson Bridge]] restoration
* [[Sheraton Birmingham Hotel|Hyatt House Birmingham Hotel]]
* [[Sheraton Birmingham Hotel|Hyatt House Birmingham Hotel]]
* [[Palmer Norris Center]]
* [[Palmer Norris Center]]
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* [[Red Cross Building]] renovations and expansion
* [[Red Cross Building]] renovations and expansion
* [[Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage]]: [[Donnelly House]], [[McDaniel House]], [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]
* [[Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage]]: [[Donnelly House]], [[McDaniel House]], [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places]]: [[Boshell's Mill]], [[Druid City Historic District]], [[Enslen House]], [[Sadler residence]], [[Searcy House]]


===Film===
===Film===
* ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' featuring [[Louise Fletcher]] as Nurse Ratched
* ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' featuring [[Louise Fletcher]] as Nurse Ratched
* The film version of ''[[Stay Hungry]]'' was shot in Birmingham.
* The film version of ''[[Stay Hungry]]'' was shot in Birmingham.
===Music===
* ''Elite Hotel'' by [[Emmylou Harris]]
* ''Family Reunion'' by [[The O'Jays]]
* "It's Gonna be a Cold Cold Christmas" by [[Dana Rosemary Scallon]]
* ''Pieces of the Sky'' by Emmylou Harris, including "[[Boulder to Birmingham]]"
* ''Survival'' by The O'Jays


===Television===
===Television===
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==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* December: [[Wendy Holcombe]] made her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.
* [[Paul Bailey]] became acting president of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Paul Bailey]] became acting president of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* Radio DJ [[Greg Bass]] joined [[Boutwell Studios]].
* Radio DJ [[Greg Bass]] joined [[Boutwell Studios]].
* [[Bo Berry]] joined the jazz group Alpaca Phase III.
* [[Bo Berry]] joined the jazz group Alpaca Phase III.
* [[Steven Ford Brown]] became editor of [[UAB]]'s "[[Aura Literary Arts Review]]".
* [[Tommy Charles]] returned to [[WSGN-AM]], co-hosting the [[T. C. and John Ed]] morning show with newcomer [[John Ed Willoughby]].
* [[Tommy Charles]] returned to [[WSGN-AM]], co-hosting the [[T. C. and John Ed]] morning show with newcomer [[John Ed Willoughby]].
* [[Don Cornutt]] became principal of [[Homewood Middle School]].
* [[Don Cornutt]] became principal of [[Homewood Middle School]].
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* [[John Floyd]] began directing [[Jefferson State Junior College]]'s Agricultural Technology Program.
* [[John Floyd]] began directing [[Jefferson State Junior College]]'s Agricultural Technology Program.
* [[Vince Gibson]] became head football coach at the University of Louisville.
* [[Vince Gibson]] became head football coach at the University of Louisville.
* [[Cleveland Hammonds]] took his first position as school superintendent in Inkster, Michigan.
* [[Cliff Holman]] was promoted to general manager and vice-president of the [[Parliament House Hotel]].
* [[Cliff Holman]] was promoted to general manager and vice-president of the [[Parliament House Hotel]].
* [[Juliet Lovoy]] became chef of [[Lovoy's Italian Restaurant]].
* [[Juliet Lovoy]] became chef of [[Lovoy's Italian Restaurant]].
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* Future master engraver [[Bob Rosser]] received a book called "The Art of Engraving".
* Future master engraver [[Bob Rosser]] received a book called "The Art of Engraving".
* [[Carole Samuelson]] joined the [[Jefferson County Health Department]] as a part-time clinic physician.
* [[Carole Samuelson]] joined the [[Jefferson County Health Department]] as a part-time clinic physician.
* [[Abdulalim Shabazz]] took his current name.
* [[Steve Sloan]] became head football coach at Texas Tech.
* [[Steve Sloan]] became head football coach at Texas Tech.
* [[Nelson H. Smith]] began serving on the general council for the Baptist World Alliance.
* [[Nelson H. Smith]] began serving on the general council for the Baptist World Alliance.
* [[Richard Thigpen]] became acting president of the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Margaret Tutwiler]] was called to Washington as Assistant Office Manager for the Fund for Government Investors.  She later assumed the job of Executive Director of President Ford's Committee for Alabama.
* [[Margaret Tutwiler]] was called to Washington as Assistant Office Manager for the Fund for Government Investors.  She later assumed the job of Executive Director of President Ford's Committee for Alabama.
* [[Marvin Whiting]] joined the staff of the [[Birmingham Public Library]].


===Births===
===Births===
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* [[Mr Crestwood]]: [[Murry Davis]]
* [[Mr Crestwood]]: [[Murry Davis]]
* [[Ed Boutwell]] won three Clio awards for his jingle for Southern Airlines.
* [[Ed Boutwell]] won three Clio awards for his jingle for Southern Airlines.
* [[James Foy]] was named "Dean of the Year" by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* [[Robert Baker]] from Gregorian University, graduate degree in dogmatic theology
* [[Robert Baker]] from Gregorian University, graduate degree in dogmatic theology
* [[William G. Barnes]] from George Washington University, B.S. in business administration
* [[William B. Blount]] from the [[University of Alabama]], bachelor's
* [[William B. Blount]] from the [[University of Alabama]], bachelor's
* [[David Carrington]] from the University of Houston, master's in business administration
* [[John L. Carroll]] from Harvard University, master of laws
* [[John L. Carroll]] from Harvard University, master of laws
* [[Ouida Fritschi]] from [[UAB]], B.S. in psychology
* [[Anthony Gardner]] from [[Hayes High School]]
* [[Anthony Gardner]] from [[Hayes High School]]
* [[Anthony Greene]] from the University of Alabama, B.S. in special education
* [[Carol Hendrickson]] from Brunswick High School in Brunswick, Maine
* [[Alan Jacobs]] from [[Banks High School]]
* [[Alan Jacobs]] from [[Banks High School]]
* [[James Jones]] from the [[University of Alabama]] Law Enforcement Academy
* [[Lonnie Johnson]] from [[Tuskegee University]], master's in nuclear engineering
* [[James Jones]] from the University of Alabama Law Enforcement Academy
* [[Ed McMahon]] from Georgetown University Law School, Juris Doctorate
* [[Ed McMahon]] from Georgetown University Law School, Juris Doctorate
* [[J. Gordon Melton]] from Northwestern University, Ph.D. in the History and Literature of Religions
* [[J. Gordon Melton]] from Northwestern University, Ph.D. in the History and Literature of Religions
* [[Melvin Miller]] from Indiana University, masters in recreation and parks administration.
* [[Melvin Miller]] from Indiana University, masters in recreation and parks administration.
* [[Pat Moore]] from [[UAB]], bachelor's in accounting
* [[Pat Moore]] from UAB, bachelor's in accounting
* [[Dwayne Murray]] from [[Stillman College]], bachelor of science in business administration
* [[Dwayne Murray]] from [[Stillman College]], B.S. in business administration
* [[Gene Robinson]] from the University of Alabama, bachelor's in marketing
* [[Samantha Shaw]] from [[Homewood High School]]
* [[Samantha Shaw]] from [[Homewood High School]]
* [[Jimmie Stephens]] from [[Samford University]], master's in business administration
* [[Anthony Underwood]] from [[Jess Lanier High School]]


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===Divorces===
===Divorces===
* [[Tammy Wynette]] and George Jones (married [[1969]])
* [[Richard Yates]] and his second wife, Martha Speers
* [[Richard Yates]] and his second wife, Martha Speers


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[February 4]]: [[Howard Hill]], archer
* [[February 4]]: [[Howard Hill]], archer
* [[John Mancha]], restaurateur
* [[Fred Arthur Powell]], photographer
:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1975]]''
:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1975]]''


Revision as of 14:16, 6 June 2011

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1975 was the 104th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Government

Religion

Sports

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Works

Books

Buildings

Postcard of the Hyatt House

Film

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest featuring Louise Fletcher as Nurse Ratched
  • The film version of Stay Hungry was shot in Birmingham.

Music

Television

Individuals

Births

Bo Bice

Awards

Graduations

Divorces

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1975


1970s
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