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==Events==
==Events==
[[Image:Birmingham Green banner.jpg|right|thumb|225px|[[20th Street North]] in May 1972]]
[[Image:Birmingham Green banner.jpg|right|thumb|225px|[[20th Street North]] in May 1972]]
* [[First National Bank]] was renamed [[AmSouth Bancorporation]].
 
* [[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.
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* The [[Lyric Theatre|Grand Bijou Theatre]] revival cinema opened in the former [[Lyric Theatre]].
* The [[Lyric Theatre|Grand Bijou Theatre]] revival cinema opened in the former [[Lyric Theatre]].
* [[Bert Bank]] was appointed to oversee the implementation of court-ordered patient care improvements at [[Bryce Hospital]] and Partlow Hospital.
* [[Bert Bank]] was appointed to oversee the implementation of court-ordered patient care improvements at [[Bryce Hospital]] and Partlow Hospital.
* [[William Noble]] was elected to the first of six terms as [[Mayor of Gardendale]].
* January: The first [[Birmingham Boat Show]] was held in the newly-opened [[BJCC]] North Exhibit Hall.
* [[April 1]]: The [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|original Tutwiler Hotel]] closed its doors.
* [[April 1]]: The [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|original Tutwiler Hotel]] closed its doors.
* [[May 18]]: The [[Birmingham Festival Theatre]] debuted with a performance of "The Threepenny Opera" at [[East Lake Library]].
* [[May 18]]: The [[Birmingham Festival Theatre]] debuted with a performance of "The Threepenny Opera" at [[East Lake Library]].
* [[July 15]]: The [[Buzzard Roost Bridge]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[July 15]]: The [[Buzzard Roost Bridge]] was destroyed by fire.
* Fall: The [[Red Mountain School]] opened.
* Fall: The [[Red Mountain School]] opened.
* [[October 2]]: [[John Scates]] was sworn in as [[Mayor of Vestavia Hills]].
* [[October 5]]–[[October 14|14]]: [[1972 Alabama State Fair]].
* [[October 5]]–[[October 14|14]]: [[1972 Alabama State Fair]].
* [[November 10]]: [[Southern Airways Flight 49]] from [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham]] was hijacked and flown to Havana, Cuba.
* [[November 10]]: [[Southern Airways Flight 49]] from [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham]] was hijacked and flown to Havana, Cuba.
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===Business===
===Business===
[[Image:Be&k logo.jpg|right|100px]]
[[Image:Be&k logo.jpg|right|100px]]
* [[First National Bank]] was renamed [[AmSouth Bancorporation]].
* April: [[The Forty Thieves]] Restaurant and Lounge opened in [[Lakeview]]
* April: [[The Forty Thieves]] Restaurant and Lounge opened in [[Lakeview]]
* April: [[Seafood & Chicken Box]] opened.
* April: [[Seafood & Chicken Box]] opened.
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* [[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]].
* [[Alabama Brick Deliver]] was founded by [[C. J. South]].
===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]].
* [[1972 primary elections]] were held.
* The [[1972 general election]] was held.
* [[October 2]]: [[John Scates]] was sworn in as [[Mayor of Vestavia Hills]].


===Sports===
===Sports===

Revision as of 12:07, 13 January 2014

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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