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* [[January 16]]: [[Bombingham|Bombs]] hit three churches in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[January 16]]: [[Bombingham|Bombs]] hit three churches in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]], [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] and other leaders met with Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Attorney General Robert Kennedy. | * [[Fred Shuttlesworth]], [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] and other leaders met with Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Attorney General Robert Kennedy. | ||
* [[December 1]]: A landmark bi-racial meeting of business and community leaders was held in an attempt to prevent the closure of [[List of Birmingham parks|Birmingham city parks]]. | |||
* [[December 14]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[Bombingham|bombed]] for a third time. | * [[December 14]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[Bombingham|bombed]] for a third time. | ||
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* A 150-room [[Kings Inn|Holiday Inn]] opened on [[3rd Avenue North]]. | * A 150-room [[Kings Inn|Holiday Inn]] opened on [[3rd Avenue North]]. | ||
* The [[Red Lion Lounge]] opened in [[Homewood]]. | * The [[Red Lion Lounge]] opened in [[Homewood]]. | ||
* [[Sherer's Drive-In]] opened a location in Tupelo, Mississippi. | |||
* [[Upside Down Plaza]] opened in the [[Highland Plaza]] shopping center. | * [[Upside Down Plaza]] opened in the [[Highland Plaza]] shopping center. | ||
* [[Sterling Edwards]]'s son [[Leon Edwards|Leon]] took over [[Edwards Chevrolet]]. | * [[Sterling Edwards]]'s son [[Leon Edwards|Leon]] took over [[Edwards Chevrolet]]. | ||
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=== Religion === | === Religion === | ||
* [[John Cross]] became pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]] | * [[John Cross]] became pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]]. | ||
* [[John Colreavy]] was appointed pastor of [[St Anthony's Church]] in [[Ensley]]. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
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* The [[1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] | * The [[1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] | ||
* The [[1962 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 6-3-1 | * The [[1962 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 6-3-1 | ||
* [[Phil Neel]]'s "[[Aubie]]" cartoon took to walking upright. | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
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* [[Louis Marty]] succeeded [[Charles Vines]] as principal of [[Hueytown High School]]. | * [[Louis Marty]] succeeded [[Charles Vines]] as principal of [[Hueytown High School]]. | ||
* [[Gordon Starr]] succeeded [[Harriett Grimes]] as principal of [[Powell School|Powell Elementary School]]. | * [[Gordon Starr]] succeeded [[Harriett Grimes]] as principal of [[Powell School|Powell Elementary School]]. | ||
* [[Ward McEntyre]] joined [[WBRC-6]], replacing [[Bart Darby]] as news reporter, sports announcer, and host of "Bozo the Clown". | |||
* [[Charles Money]] joined [[Vincent Carnaggio]]'s [[Pediatrics East]]. | |||
* Architect [[David O. Whilldin]] retired from practice. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 25 November 2013
1962 was the 91st year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- March: The City of Moody was incorporated.
- May 20: Our Lady of the Angels Monastery was officially established in Irondale by Mother Angelica.
- May 31: Liberty National Life Insurance began offering tours to its Miss Liberty statue, hosted by "Liberty Belles".
- Operation New Birmingham was created as a committee of the Downtown Improvement Association.
- A group of architects met with area business leaders and volunteered to put together a master plan for Birmingham's central business district.
- Birmingham Post-Herald editor Jimmy Mills was arrested for publishing an election-day editorial suggesting how citizens should vote.
- November: Birmingham voters approved a change in government from a City Commission to a Mayor and City Council.
- Jim Henson's Muppet characters "Wilkins and Wontkins" began appearing in advertisements for Red Diamond.
- Hugo Black wrote a decision in Engel v. Vitale declaring state-sanctioned prayer in public schools unconstitutional.
- The FBI Birmingham Division from the Martin Building to the 2121 Building.
- Hortense and Isadore Pizitz donated the Boulder Canyon Nature Area to Vestavia Hills.
- The Hoover Volunteer Fire Department was organized.
- Festival of Arts: Salute to Arts Around Us
Civil Rights Movement
- January 16: Bombs hit three churches in Birmingham.
- Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King, Jr and other leaders met with Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
- December 1: A landmark bi-racial meeting of business and community leaders was held in an attempt to prevent the closure of Birmingham city parks.
- December 14: Bethel Baptist Church was bombed for a third time.
Business
- Chris McNair opened a photography studio.
- Gene and Bettie Crutcher opened Gene Crutcher Books at Five Points South.
- Homestead House furniture store opened in Bessemer.
- A 150-room Holiday Inn opened on 3rd Avenue North.
- The Red Lion Lounge opened in Homewood.
- Sherer's Drive-In opened a location in Tupelo, Mississippi.
- Upside Down Plaza opened in the Highland Plaza shopping center.
- Sterling Edwards's son Leon took over Edwards Chevrolet.
- May 23: Tapawingo Plunge swimming pool in Pinson Valley reopened under new ownership.
- July 3: Birmingham's first McDonald's restaurant opened in the Central Park neighborhood.
- November 2: Discount retailer G. E. S. opened in West End.
- November 2: Discount retailer Maxam opened at the Skyland Shopping Center in Tuscaloosa.
- November 28: The Strand Theater closed.
Religion
- John Cross became pastor of 16th Street Baptist Church.
- John Colreavy was appointed pastor of St Anthony's Church in Ensley.
Sports
- January 1: The 1961 Alabama Crimson Tide football team defeated Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl to claim a national championship.
- January: Paul "Bear" Bryant signed a new 10-year contract, worth $18,000 per year, to remain head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
- June 28: The first race on the reconfigured 5/8ths mile Birmingham International Raceway was held.
- Bobby Allison won NASCAR's modified special division championship.
- Jim Davenport batted .297 with 14 home runs and 58 RBI over 144 games for the San Francisco Giants.
- The 1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
- The 1962 Auburn Tigers football team went 6-3-1
- Phil Neel's "Aubie" cartoon took to walking upright.
Works
- The feature film version of To Kill a Mockingbird with Mary Badham as Scout and Philip Alford as Jem premiered.
- Ezra Sims "Third Quartet" premiered.
- Festival of Arts logo designed by George Hackney.
Books
Buildings
Bank for Savings Building, opened in 1962
- September 8: Saint Mark United Methodist Church held services in their new building.
- December 18: The conservatory at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens was completed.
- The Bank for Savings Building was completed.
- A new 87-foot-tall air traffic control tower was completed at Birmingham Municipal Airport.
- Shades Valley Family YMCA on Montgomery Highway opened.
- Chace Lake Country Club opened.
- Lloyd Wood Middle School in Northport opened.
- University Hospital School of Nursing Residence at UAB
- Jefferson County Courthouse annex.
- The Bull Connor's house in Crestwood was constructed.
- The 1909 Clark Building downtown was modernized.
- Ensley Baptist Church added an education wing.
- The First Baptist Church of Boldo added a Sunday School wing.
- Excavation for the Elton B. Stephens Expressway's Red Mountain cut began.
- Construction of the Parliament House hotel began.
- Sylvan Springs Town Hall was built.
- A rectory for St Elias Maronite Church was built.
- An addition to the Birmingham News building was completed.
- The first phase of Vestavia Hills' Wald Park opened.
- Paving of the runway at Bessemer's Durham Airport began.
- A major renovation of the Comer Building resulted in its re-naming as the "City Federal Building".
People
- Birmingham-Southern College president Henry Stanford left to head the University of Miami.
- Tom King became city attorney for Alabaster.
- John E. Davis, Jr succeeded Milton Andrews as president of The Club.
- Louis Marty succeeded Charles Vines as principal of Hueytown High School.
- Gordon Starr succeeded Harriett Grimes as principal of Powell Elementary School.
- Ward McEntyre joined WBRC-6, replacing Bart Darby as news reporter, sports announcer, and host of "Bozo the Clown".
- Charles Money joined Vincent Carnaggio's Pediatrics East.
- Architect David O. Whilldin retired from practice.
Births
- March 1: Jim McElwain, college football coach
- March 2: Al Del Greco, NFL kicker and sports radio host
- March 3: Tim James, asphalt paving contractor and bridge developer
- March 21: Mark Waid, comic book writer
- March 31: Gregg Carr, NFL lineman and orthopaedic surgeon
- April 26: Jimmy Kitchens, NASCAR driver
- May 22: Steve French, Alabama State Senate
- May 25: Lionel James, NFL running back
- June 8: Chris Dupont, restaurateur
- June 11: John Mark Stallings, son of coach Gene Stallings
- July 19: Chris Woods, NFL receiver
- July 25: Mark Cullum, Birmingham News editorial cartoonist
- August 3: SI Reasoning, musician, dancer, artist, playwright and activist
- August 11: Ennis Whatley, NBA player
- September 30: Dave Magadan, Major League baseball player
- October 7: Dale Watson, country singer/songwriter
- October 29: Joey Jones, NFL receiver and college football coach
- November 18: John Carter, Homewood Police Department corrections officer
- November 30: Bo Jackson, NFL running back and Major League Baseball player
- Ondray Agee, Alabama Power Company meter reader and Kingston neighborhood officer
- Murry Bartow, UAB Blazers basketball head coach
- Elisa Burns-Macon, Birmingham City Schools and Altamont School teacher
- Colin Coyne, real estate developer and business consultant
- Steve Dubrinsky, restaurateur
- Julie Hitt, Miss Alabama
- Steven Hoyt, Birmingham City Council
- Karmi Ingber, rabbi of Knesseth Israel Congregation
- David Maluff, restaurateur
- Tadd McVay, HealthSouth chief financial officer
- Jennifer Trammell, CEO of the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce
Graduations
- Jim Carns earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering at the University of Alabama.
- Jack Farr graduated from Shelby County High School.
- Bernard Kincaid graduated from Western-Olin High School.
- Sandy Posey graduated high school in West Memphis, Arkansas.
Marriages
Awards
Deaths
- See also: List of homicides in 1962
Context
In 1962
Top grossing films of 1962
Notable books published in 1962
Popular music in 1962
Notable births in 1962 included
Notable deaths included
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