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==Events==
==Events==
* [[Space One Eleven]] opened. [[Jon Coffelt]] was the inaugural artist. SOE was founded by [[Anne Arrasmith]] and Peter Prinz [James R. Nelson, "Space One Eleven is Important Addition to Arts Scene," ''Birmingham News'', November 29, 1987: pg. 6F]
* [[April 3]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] brought 5 inches to Birmingham.
* [[August 13]]: The [[Alabama State Legislature]] created the [[Alabama Men's Hall of Fame]].
* The [[Birmingham Department of Community Development]] ended publication of its "[['Cross Town]]" newsletter due to budget cuts.


===Business===
==Business==
*[[Kewanis Club of Birmingham]] opened its membership to women.
* [[Blach's]] declared bankruptcy.
* [[Jim Dearth]] became CEO of [[Children's Hospital]].
* The [[Parisian Clearance Center]] moved to the [[Palisades]].
* Several local [[Pizitz]] stores were converted to [[McRae's]].
* [[WBRC 6]] was sold by Taft Radio and Television to Great American Radio & TV Corporation.
* [[WTTO]] was sold by Arlington Broadcasting to HR Broadcasting.
* [[Walter Energy|Walter Industries, Inc.]] went private.
* [[AT&T South|BellSouth]] ended its lease of warehouse space at the [[Phoenix Building]].
* [[WKXX-FM]] added "urban crossover" tracks to its format.
* The [[Land Title Mortgage Company]] moved their offices into the [[Family Reserve Insurance building]].
* Radio partners [[Mark & Brian]] moved their show to Los Angeles, California.


===Sports===
===Establishments===
* May: ''[[I Cover the War]]'' began publication.
* The [[Clay-Chalkville Animal Clinic]] was founded.
* ''[[Cooking Light]]'' magazine began publication.
* [[Lou's Pub and Package Store]] opened.
* The [[Magic Platter]] opened.
* [[Highland Associates]] investment firm was founded.
* [[Southland Tube]] was founded.
* [[Space One Eleven]] opened with [[Jon Coffelt]] as the inaugural artist. <!-- SOE was founded by [[Anne Arrasmith]] and Peter Prinz.  Source: James R. Nelson, "Space One Eleven is Important Addition to Arts Scene," ''Birmingham News'', November 29, 1987: pg. 6F -->
* [[Simply Fashions]] was founded.
* [[Barton-Clay Fine Jewelers]] was founded.
* [[Woody Marks]] founded [[Red Mountain Retail]].
* [[J. L. Spratling]] founded [[Corporate Facilities Management]]
* [[Jerry Wootten]] founded [[HomTex]] in [[Cullman]].
* [[Larry Argo]], [[Bobby Bratton]] and [[Bill Proctor]] founded [[Marathon Electrical Contractors]].
* [[TC]] opened.
* Lisa Newsom and Charles Ross founded ''[[Veranda magazine|Veranda]]'' magazine in Atlanta, Georgia.
* [[Raymond Harris]] left [[Dampier-Harris & Associates]] to found [[Harris & Associates Architects]].
* A second location of [[Babe's Hot Dogs]] opened on [[3rd Avenue North]].
* The [[Gardendale Chamber of Commerce]] was formed.


=== Government ===
* [[July 29]]: The League of Women Voters selected Birmingham to host the first of four presidential debates during the [[1988 general election]]. They later withdrew their sponsorship and canceled the planned debates due to unreasonable demands placed on them by agreement between the Dukakis and Bush campaigns.
* The former site of the [[Alabama Army Ammunition Plant]] was placed on the National Priorities List by the EPA.
* [[September 29]]: The [[Jefferson County Occupational Tax]] was created.
* The Town of [[Argo]] was incorporated.


==Works==
===Sports===
* [[January 20]]: Baseball player [[Vida Blue]] signed with the Oakland Athletics.
* [[April 30]]: Bill Elliott set a record for the fastest recorded time in a stock car at 212.809 mph during qualifying at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[May 3]]: [[Bobby Allison]] crashed spectacularly at the [[Winston 500]] at the Talladega Superspeedway, leading to a 4-hour red flag and a shortened race, won by his son, rookie [[Davey Allison]].
* [[July 11]]: [[Bo Jackson]] signed a $7.4 million contract with the Los Angeles Raiders.
* [[July 24]]: Wrestler [[Sherri Martel]] made her World Wrestling Federation debut.
* [[August 30]]: Two [[Birmingham Barons records]] were set as [[Tom Forrester]] hit three home runs and another extra base hit in a game against Columbus.
* [[November 27]]:  Auburn won the [[1987 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]], 10-0.
* The [[Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex]] hosted the first two rounds of the [[NCAA college basketball tournaments|NCAA college basketball tournament]].
* The [[Birmingham Barons]] changed their home field from [[Rickwood Field|Rickwood]] to [[Regions Park|Hoover Metropolitan Stadium]].
* The 1987 class of the [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]] included [[Buck Buchanan]], [[Joe Childress]], [[Hubert Green]], [[Homer Norton]], Don Sutton and [[Jim Whatley]]. The first "Distinguished Alabama Sportsman" honor went to [[Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club|Shoal Creek]] developer [[Hall Thompson]].
* Continental Championship Wrestling's Tracy Smothers wrestled a 550 pound grizzly bear during a Birmingham event.


===Nonprofits and Churches===
* [[March 1]]: The [[Homewood Public Library]] moved into the former [[Homewood Church of Christ]].
* [[55th Place]] opened.
* The [[Alabama Wildlife Center]] moved to [[Oak Mountain State Park]].
* [[Birmingham Landmarks]] was founded to save the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[EWTN]] expanded to broadcasting 24 hours a day.
* [[Guiding Light Church]] was founded.
* [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]] moved to [[Hoover]].
* The [[Blue Box Companions|Doctor Who Fan Club]] was founded by [[Lion & Unicorn]] owner [[Allen Hammack]].
* [[Habitat for Humanity Greater Birmingham]] was founded.
* [[Kiwanis Club of Birmingham]] opened its membership to women.
* [[Redmont School]] was founded.
* [[St Symeon the New Theologian Orthodox Church]] purchased their building at 3101 [[Clairmont Avenue]].


===Books===
==Individuals==
* [[Michael Dubruiel]] was ordained for the Catholic Diocese of St Augustine, Florida.
* [[Alan Hunter]] left MTV.
* [[Harold Jackson]] joined the editorial board of ''[[The Birmingham News]]''.
* [[Ron Nored]] became pastor of [[Bethel AME Church Ensley]].
* [[Joe Langston]] retired from [[WBRC-TV]] to accept an endowed chair at [[Jacksonville State University]].


===Births===
* [[January 7]]: [[Courtney Porter]], [[Miss Alabama]] [[2011]]
* [[January 25]]: [[Andre Smith]], football player
* [[March 23]]: [[Earl Bennett]], football player
* March: [[Caleb Bankston]], train engineer
* [[May 1]]: [[Glen Coffee]], former football player
* [[June 7]]: [[Daniel Scheinert]], filmmaker
* [[June 11]]: [[Tyler Grisham]], football player
* [[June 16]]: [[Diana DeGarmo]], singer and actress (American Idol)
* [[September 11]]: [[Le'Darius Hilliard]], social activist
* [[December 16]]: [[Hector Santiago]], pitcher for the [[2011 Birmingham Barons]]
* [[Ryan Evans]], murder victim and accused murderer
* [[Kayla Fanaei]], [[UAB]] student and murder victim
* [[Wil Jones]], videographer
* [[Anthony Mostella]], football player
* [[Mike Ngangi]], retail clerk and entrepreneur
* [[Maurice Thomas]], football player and murder victim
* [[Mara]], giraffe


===Buildings===
===Awards===
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Julie Hitt]] was awarded the crown, but resigned two days later, giving [[Kym Williams]] the title.
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Donnalee Davis Blankenship]]


=== Graduations ===
* [[Tim Ritchie]], Juris Doctorate from the Duke University School of Law
* [[Roy Williams]], B.A. in English from [[Jacksonville State University]]


===People===
===Deaths===
* [[February 14]]: [[Wendy Holcombe]], banjo player
* [[March 7]]: [[A. H. Woodward Jr]], industrialist
* [[April 28]]: [[William Rushton Jr]], president of [[Protective Life]]
* [[May 2]]: [[Ivory Williams]], bandleader and union organizer
* [[May 14]]: [[Luke Sewell]], baseball player and manager
* [[June 5]]: [[Eleanor Bridges]], artist and activist
* [[June 24]]: [[Wing Soon Joe]], restaurateur
* [[July 1]]: [[Charles W. Ireland]], chairman of [[Vulcan Materials]]
* [[July 13]]: [[Johnny High]], basketball player
* [[July 14]]: [[Joseph Vath]], first [[Bishop of Birmingham]]
* [[August 1]]: [[Carolyn Smith]], architect
* August: [[John L. Howell]], [[Carraway Hospital]] administrator
* October: [[Douglas Arant]], attorney
* [[November 8]]: [[Ed Willis Barnett]], photographer
* [[November 21]]: [[Jim Folsom Sr]], 42nd [[Governor of Alabama]]
* [[Richard Howard]], [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] director
* [[Bertha Smolian]], philanthropist
:''See also, [[List of homicides in 1987]]''


==Births==
==Works==
*[[Diana Nicole DeGarmo]] (born [[June 16]], 1987), singer and actress (American Idol)
* Jesús Moroles completed the [[Granite Garden]] sculpture installation for the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]].


=== Albums ===
* ''Angel Band'' by [[Emmylou Harris]]
* ''Trio'' by Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt


==Deaths==
===Books===
 
* ''[[Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café]]'' by [[Fannie Flagg]]
 
* The first ''[[Birmingham Off Beat]]'' calendar
===Awards===
* Reprint edition of [[Ethel Armes]]' [[1910]] ''[[The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama]]'' by [[Beechwood Books]]
 
 
===Deaths===


===Buildings===
* [[2320 Highland Avenue]]
* [[BE&K]] headquarters
* [[Hewitt-Trussville Junior High]] classroom annex
* [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]]
* [[Mervyn H. Sterne Library]] addition
* [[Park Building]]
* [[Pickwick Plaza|Pickwick Place]]
* [[Red Mountain cut]] granted National Natural Landmark status
* [[St Theresa Catholic Church]] church hall
* [[Stafford Plaza]]
* [[Turlington Camellia Solar House]], dedicated [[October 18]]
* [[May 10]]: Ground was broken for [[St Patrick Catholic Church]] in [[Adamsville]].
* [[July 12]]: The [[Chestnut Hill Historic District]] listed on the [[List of buildings on the National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]].


==Context==
==Context==
 
In 1987, top stories in the United States included Gary Hart's withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race after his affair with Donna Rice was exposed, Jim Bakker's affair with Jessica Hahn, and baby Jessica McClure being rescued from a well. In Russia, Mathias Rust landed his plane in Red Square and Gorbachev introduced ''perestroika''. Advertisers created the "California Raisins".


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Latest revision as of 10:57, 12 June 2024

1987 was the 116th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Government

Sports

Nonprofits and Churches

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also, List of homicides in 1987

Works

Albums

  • Angel Band by Emmylou Harris
  • Trio by Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt

Books

Buildings

Context

In 1987, top stories in the United States included Gary Hart's withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race after his affair with Donna Rice was exposed, Jim Bakker's affair with Jessica Hahn, and baby Jessica McClure being rescued from a well. In Russia, Mathias Rust landed his plane in Red Square and Gorbachev introduced perestroika. Advertisers created the "California Raisins".

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