1993

1993 was the 122nd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

January: Jefferson State Community College's Shelby Campus opens.
March 12-14: Blizzard of 1993
April 22: Guy Hunt resigned as Alabama's governor after a criminal conviction of misuse of campaign funds.
April 22: Jim Folsom, Jr was appointed as governor of Alabama.
May 8: Agnes gallery opened on the ground floor of the Dulion Apartments building in Five Points South.
May: Artur Davis graduated from Harvard Law School.
August: Inaugural Birmingham Heritage Festival was held.
October 20: Birmingham Airport was officially renamed as the Birmingham International Airport.
Paul Finebaum's "The Paul Finebaum Show" started on WERC-AM Radio.
The Alabama Theatre was designated as the "official state historic theatre."
Heather Whitestone finished as first runner-up in the Miss Alabama Pageant.
Charles A. McCallum retired as UAB's president.
J. Claude Bennett was appointed as UAB's president.
Condoleezza Rice was appointed Provost of Stanford University.
The Birmingham Festival of Arts Salute to Switzerland
Paul Bailey was awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham-Southern College.
The Lyric Theatre was donated to Birmingham Landmarks.

January 19: Compass Bank acquired Cornerstone Bancshares of Dallas, Texas.
May: Melvon's Chuck Wagon Bar-B-Que opened.
October 14: Compass Bank acquireed First Federal Savings Bank of Northwest Florida.
Alabama Byproducts Corporation was named as GMC's "Worldwide Supplier of the Year."
The Stream of Consciousness Koffiehuis opened in the Terrace Court building.
O'Henry's Coffees was founded.
John Cassimus founded J-Rag Inc.
Dreamland Bar-B-Q opened its Birmingham location at 1427 14th Avenue South.
Charles E. Bugg was appointed as BioCryst's Chairman of the Board and CEO.
Caremark Rx was founded.
Chuck Evans purchased the 60-year old Art's Barber Shop from its original owners.

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1993