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[[File:1951 monorail crossing Lone Pine Gap.jpg|right|thumb|450px|C. 1951 rendering of an imagined monorail crossing [[20th Street South]] at [[Lone Pine Gap]].]]
'''1951''' was the 80th year after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]].
'''1951''' was the 80th year after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
* [[April 23]]: Marine platoon sergeant [[Harold Wilson]] displayed "fearless and untiring leadership," while wounded facing an assault in Korea. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
* [[April 23]]: Marine platoon sergeant [[Harold Wilson]] displayed "fearless and untiring leadership," while wounded facing an assault in Korea. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.
* [[May 21]]: A [[1951 Fairfield fire|major fire]] destroyed a cluster of 20 duplexes in [[Fairfield]] while [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]] trucks stood idly by, awaiting [[Bull Connor]]'s order permitting them to assist.
* July: Birmingham annexed 13 square miles of unincorporated [[Jefferson County]], including the [[Powderly]] community and along [[Montclair Road]] between [[Gate City]] and [[Mountain Brook]].
* The [[Irondale Public Library]] was founded.
* October: The [[American Cast Iron Pipe Company]] placed its [[Lamprecht Collection of Iron Art]] on loan to the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* [[November 25]]: The [[Southern Railway]]'s [[Crescent]] passenger train [[1951 Southern Railway crash|collided head on]] with the [[Southerner]] near the depot in [[Woodstock]], killing 17 people.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[July 1]]: The [[Town House]] apartments opened.
* [[Johns Funeral Home]] merged with [[Ridout's Brown-Service Mortuary]] to form [[Johns-Ridout's Funeral Parlor]].
* [[Johns Funeral Home]] merged with [[Ridout's Brown-Service Mortuary]] to form [[Johns-Ridout's Funeral Parlor]].
* The [[Royal Theatre]] on [[2nd Avenue North]] closed.
* [[Niki's Restaurant]] opened on [[2nd Avenue North]].
* [[U.S. Steel]] established the [[Noland Health Services|Lloyd Noland Foundation]] to own and operate [[Lloyd Noland Hospital]] in [[Fairfield]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
 
* [[September 8]]: The NFL's Washington Redskins defeated the New York Giants 14-10 in an exhibition game at [[Legion Field]].
* [[1951 Iron Bowl]]
* [[1951 Iron Bowl]]
* See also: [[1951 Legion Field schedule]]
* See also: [[1951 Legion Field schedule]]
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
 
* [[Birmingham Poultry & Egg Co. building]] on [[25th Street North]]
* [[Brown Elementary School]]
* [[Burks Pan-Am Service Station]]
* [[Canterbury Shop]]
* [[Clark's Service Station]]
* [[Crippled Children's Clinic]]
* [[Essex House]]
* [[First Lutheran Church]]
* [[Five Points South YMCA]]
* [[Flintridge Building]] (dedicated [[December 22]])
* [[Highland Towers]]
* [[One Minute Car Wash]]
* [[Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School]] on [[Oxmoor Road]]
* [[Sheraton Apartments]]
* [[Sokol's]]
* [[The Club]]
* [[Town House]]
* [[Wells Fargo Five Points West branch|BTNB Five Points West branch]]
* [[Westminster Presbyterian Church]]
* Education Building at [[First Baptist Church of Sylacauga]]
* [[St Paul United Methodist Church|St Paul Methodist Church]]


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
 
* [[James Durrett]] succeeded [[Tinsley Harrison]] as dean of the [[Medical College of Alabama]].


===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 22]]: [[Alveda King]], minister and social activist
* [[January 22]]: [[Alveda King]], minister and social activist
* February: [[Dieter Brock]], football player
* February: [[Dieter Brock]], football player
* [[March 11]]: [[Mike Tracy]], [[Drummond Company]] CEO
* [[April 26]]: [[Johnny Curry]], state representative
* [[May 22]]: [[Larry Thomas]], little leaguer
* [[May 22]]: [[Larry Thomas]], little leaguer
* [[June 17]]: [[John Garrett (hockey)|John Garrett]], [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] goaltender  
* [[June 17]]: [[John Garrett (hockey)|John Garrett]], [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] goaltender  
* [[July 9]]:  [[James Owens]], [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] football player and [[Miles Golden Bears]] head coach
* [[August 21]]: [[Ron Casey]], editor
* [[August 21]]: [[Ron Casey]], editor
* [[November 3]]: [[Tom Blosser]], musician
* [[November 3]]: [[Tom Blosser]], musician
* [[November 26]]: [[Stephen Rolfe Powell]], glass artist and educator
* [[December 12]]: [[Steve Durbano]], [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] defenseman
* [[December 14]]: [[Walter Knapp]], pianist
* [[Ramon Arias]], restaurant franchisee
* [[Alfred Bahakel]], judge
* [[Alfred Bahakel]], judge
* [[Tommy Brigham]], real estate executive
* [[Tommy Brigham]], real estate executive
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* [[William Carter]], author and professor
* [[William Carter]], author and professor
* [[Gary Palmer]], politician
* [[Gary Palmer]], politician
* [[Joe Perkins]], lobbyist and political consultant
* [[Alan Potts]], original owner of [[Silvertron Cafe]]
* [[Alan Potts]], original owner of [[Silvertron Cafe]]
* [[David Roberson]], lobbyist


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
 
* [[June 11]]: [[John Hodnett]] married [[Mary Anne Hodnett|Mary Anne Quinnelly]].


===Awards===
===Awards===
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===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[February 28]]: [[Joseph Loveman]], president of [[Loveman's]] department store
* [[February 28]]: [[Joseph Loveman]], president of [[Loveman's]] department store
* [[June 16]]: [[Philipp Mock]], ''Titanic'' survivor
* [[November 25]]: 17 people died in the [[1951 Southern Railway crash]]


==Context==
==Context==
1951
In 1951, the [[Korean War]] continued.  Nuclear bomb testing began at the Nevada Proving Grounds.  The Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, was ratified.  Comic strip ''Dennis the Menace'' first appeared in newspapers.  Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''The King and I'' opened on Broadway.  The first thermonuclear weapon was tested on Enewetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands by the U.S.  CBS's Eye logo premiered on TV.  Direct dial coast-to-coast telephone service began in the U.S. in a limited fashion.  Libya became independent from Italy.


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Latest revision as of 16:45, 5 April 2024

C. 1951 rendering of an imagined monorail crossing 20th Street South at Lone Pine Gap.

1951 was the 80th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Sports

Works

Books

Buildings

Individuals

Births

Marriages

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

Context

In 1951, the Korean War continued. Nuclear bomb testing began at the Nevada Proving Grounds. The Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, limiting Presidents to two terms, was ratified. Comic strip Dennis the Menace first appeared in newspapers. Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I opened on Broadway. The first thermonuclear weapon was tested on Enewetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands by the U.S. CBS's Eye logo premiered on TV. Direct dial coast-to-coast telephone service began in the U.S. in a limited fashion. Libya became independent from Italy.

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