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[[File:Aubie 1957 debut.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Cover of the media guide for [[Auburn University]]'s [[1957 Auburn Tigers football team|1957 national championship team]] featuring, [[Phil Neel]]'s first published drawing of "[[Aubie]]"]]
'''1957''' was the 86th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].
'''1957''' was the 86th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
[[File:1957 Central Park Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|375px|The Central Park Theatre was rented to the [[North Alabama Citizens Council]] and used for meetings of the [[Ku Klux Klan of the Confederacy]]  in 1957.]]
* February: The [[Country Boy Eddie Show]] debuted on [[WBRC 6]].
* February: The [[Country Boy Eddie Show]] debuted on [[WBRC 6]].
* [[February 7]]: The U.S. Army Reserve's [[87th Training Support Division|87th Maneuver Area Command]] was formed.
* [[February 7]]: The U.S. Army Reserve's [[87th Training Support Division|87th Maneuver Area Command]] was formed.
* [[February 10]]: A group of [[Birmingham-Southern College]] students burned crosses on the campus of [[Howard College]] and set fire to the ancient [[Sherman Oak]].
* [[March 3]]: A group of hooded Klan members toured the [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]].
* [[March 3]]: A group of hooded Klan members toured the [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]].
* [[March 21]]: Sen. John Kennedy spoke on "Labour Racketeering" at a banquet for the [[Alabama League of Municipalities]] in Birmingham.
* [[March 21]]: Sen. John Kennedy spoke on "Labour Racketeering" at a banquet for the [[Alabama League of Municipalities]] in Birmingham.
* [[April 8]]: Singer Bobby Darin began a week long engagement at [[Mike's South Pacific]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[April 8]]: Singer Bobby Darin began a week long engagement at [[Mike's South Pacific]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[April 23]]: A [[1957 earthquake|minor earthquake]] centered near the [[Tennessee River]] below [[Guntersville Dam]] alarmed residents across the [[Birmingham area]].  
* [[April 23]]: A [[1957 earthquake|minor earthquake]] centered near the [[Tennessee River]] below [[Guntersville Dam]] alarmed residents across the [[Birmingham area]].  
* [[May 22]]: The town of [[Sylvan Springs]] was incorporated.
* [[May 31]]: The town of [[Trussville]] was elevated to the status of "city".
* June: [[Susie (elephant)|Susie]] the elephant joined [[Mona]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]].
* June: [[Susie (elephant)|Susie]] the elephant joined [[Mona]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]].
* September: Co-producer [[Gail Patrick]] brought Raymond Burr to Birmingham to promote their new series "Perry Mason".
* September: Co-producer [[Gail Patrick]] brought Raymond Burr to Birmingham to promote their new series "Perry Mason".
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* The [[Birmingham Public Library]]'s [[Titusville Branch Library]] was established.
* The [[Birmingham Public Library]]'s [[Titusville Branch Library]] was established.
* A new well for [[Center Point]] was tapped by [[Cullen Scott]].
* A new well for [[Center Point]] was tapped by [[Cullen Scott]].
* The Town of [[County Line]] was incorporated.
* Birmingham's [[Downtown Improvement Association]] was established.
* Birmingham's [[Downtown Improvement Association]] was established.
* [[Humphry Osmond]] coined the term "psychedelic" to describe the effects of hallucinogenic drugs.
* [[Humphry Osmond]] coined the term "psychedelic" to describe the effects of hallucinogenic drugs.
* The [[The Arc of Jefferson County|Association for Retarded Citizens of Jefferson County]] was founded.
* Local doo-wop group "[[The Cavaliers]]" ([[Eddie Kendricks]], [[Paul Williams]], and [[Kell Osbourne]]) relocated to Cleveland, Ohio.
* Local doo-wop group "[[The Cavaliers]]" ([[Eddie Kendricks]], [[Paul Williams]], and [[Kell Osbourne]]) relocated to Cleveland, Ohio.
* The [[Roma Country Club]] in [[Homewood]] was incorporated.
* The [[Roma Country Club]] in [[Homewood]] was incorporated.
* Naval officer [[Jeremiah Denton]] developed the "Haystack Concept" for concealing aircraft carriers from radar.
* [[Tom York]]'s "[[Tom York Morning Show|Morning Show]]" debuted on [[WBRC-TV]].
* The [[Festival of Arts]] hosted a "[[1957 Salute to England and Alabama|Salute to England and Alabama]]".
* The [[Festival of Arts]] hosted a "[[1957 Salute to England and Alabama|Salute to England and Alabama]]".
* The [[Birmingham Zoo Express|Zoo Express]] miniature railroad began service at the [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]].
* The [[Birmingham Zoo Express|Zoo Express]] miniature railroad began service at the [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]].
* Gastroenterologist [[Basil Hirschowitz]] and two physicists produced a working prototype of the first fiber-optic endoscope.
* Gastroenterologist [[Basil Hirschowitz]] and two physicists produced a working prototype of the first fiber-optic endoscope.
* The [[1896 Tuskegee Chapel]] was destroyed in a fire.
* The [[Buten Collection|Buten Museum of Wedgewood]] opened in Merion, Pennsylvania.
* The [[Buten Collection|Buten Museum of Wedgewood]] opened in Merion, Pennsylvania.
* The [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society|Birmingham Humane Society]] stopped providing boarding and grooming services.
* The [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society|Birmingham Humane Society]] stopped providing boarding and grooming services.
* [[W. A. Belcher]] donated the 17-acre property surrounding [[Hawkins Spring]] to the city of [[Midfield]] for a park.
* The [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] hosted an exhibition of "[[Chinese Ivories from the Smithsonian Institution]]".
* The [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] hosted an exhibition of "[[Chinese Ivories from the Smithsonian Institution]]".
* [[Allright Parking System]] purchased the ground lease for the [[Morris Hotel]] block.


===Civil Rights movement===
===Civil Rights movement===
* [[January 25]]: [[Carl Baldwin|Carl]] and [[Alexinia Baldwin]] [[Baldwin v. Morgan|sued]] to desegregate the waiting rooms at [[Birmingham Terminal Station]].
* [[January 25]]: [[Carl Baldwin|Carl]] and [[Alexinia Baldwin]] [[Baldwin v. Morgan|sued]] to desegregate the waiting rooms at [[Birmingham Terminal Station]].
* [[February 14]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] joined [[Martin Luther King Jr]], [[Ralph Abernathy], [[Joseph Lowery]] and others to form the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]].
* [[February 14]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] joined [[Martin Luther King Jr]], [[Ralph Abernathy]], [[Joseph Lowery]] and others to form the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]].
* [[March 4]]:  Judge [[Seybourn Lynne]] dismissed the Baldwins' lawsuit. They appealed.
* [[March 4]]:  Judge [[Seybourn Lynne]] dismissed the Baldwins' lawsuit. They appealed.
* [[March 6]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth|Fred]] and [[Ruby Shuttlesworth]] challenged the segregation of the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] waiting rooms. [[Lamar Weaver]] was assaulted outside after he greeted the couple.
* [[March 6]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth|Fred]] and [[Ruby Shuttlesworth]] challenged the segregation of the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] waiting rooms. [[Lamar Weaver]] was assaulted outside after he greeted the couple.
* [[April 10]]: [[George Dickerson]]'s [[George Dickerson residence|home]] at 1143 [[12th Place North]] in [[Fountain Heights]], which he had purchased two days earlier, was destroyed by a [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bomb]].
* [[April 10]]: [[George Dickerson]]'s [[George Dickerson residence|home]] at 1143 [[12th Place North]] in [[Fountain Heights]], which he had purchased two days earlier, was destroyed by a [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bomb]].
* April: The [[Ashbury Howard residence]] in [[Bessemer]] was damaged by a [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bomb]].
* [[April 28]]: The [[Allen Temple AME Church]] in [[Bessemer]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bombed]] during a service.
* [[April 28]]: The [[Allen Temple AME Church]] in [[Bessemer]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bombed]] during a service.
* [[May 17]]: Shuttlesworth spoke on "The New Negro Church" at a "Prayer Pilgrimage" of black leaders in Washington D.C.
* [[May 17]]: Shuttlesworth spoke on "The New Negro Church" at a "Prayer Pilgrimage" of black leaders in Washington D.C.
* July: A home under construction on [[Dynamite Hill]] was damaged by a [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bomb]].
* July: A home at 1216 [[13th Street North]] in [[Fountain Heights]] was damaged by  [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|two bomb blasts]].
* [[August 29]]: The U.S. Congress passed the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]] over Strom Thurmond's filibuster, establishing federal oversight of voting rights for federal offices.
* [[August 29]]: The U.S. Congress passed the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]] over Strom Thurmond's filibuster, establishing federal oversight of voting rights for federal offices.
* [[September 2]] (Labor Day): [[Judge Aaron|Edward "Judge" Aaron]] was abducted from [[Airport Road]] by six members of the [[Ku Klux Klan of the Confederacy]] and then tortured and mutilated in [[Chalkville]].
* [[September 9]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] and other parents were assaulted by an armed mob when they attempted to enroll their children at [[Phillips High School]].
* [[September 9]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] and other parents were assaulted by an armed mob when they attempted to enroll their children at [[Phillips High School]].
* [[September 10]]: White [[Woodlawn High School]] students protested against integration by "boycotting" school.
* November: A home under construction in [[Bessemer]] was damaged by a [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bomb]].
* December: Five homes on [[Dynamite Hill]] were damaged by a single large [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bomb blast]].
* ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' reporter [[Andrew Glaze]] testified against a [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]] deputy accused of beating two black men and then moved to New York City in fear for his life.


===Business===
===Business===
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* July: [[Vincent Carnaggio]] founded [[Pediatrics East]] in [[East Lake]].
* July: [[Vincent Carnaggio]] founded [[Pediatrics East]] in [[East Lake]].
* July: The [[Grapico|Orange Crush-Grapico Bottling Company]] changed its name to the [[Grapico|Orange Crush Grapico Company]].
* July: The [[Grapico|Orange Crush-Grapico Bottling Company]] changed its name to the [[Grapico|Orange Crush Grapico Company]].
* September: Bartell Broadcasters purchased [[WILD-AM]] and switched to a Top-40 format, which it called [[WYDE-AM]].
* [[John Hontzas]] opened [[Niki's West]] restaurant on [[Finley Avenue]].
* [[John Hontzas]] opened [[Niki's West]] restaurant on [[Finley Avenue]].
* [[Bob Sykes|Bob]] and [[Maxine Sykes]] opened "[[The Ice Spot]]" in [[Central Park]]
* [[Bob Sykes|Bob]] and [[Maxine Sykes]] opened "[[The Ice Spot]]" in [[Central Park]]
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* [[Western Supermarkets]] opened a fourth location at [[Crestwood Shopping Center]].
* [[Western Supermarkets]] opened a fourth location at [[Crestwood Shopping Center]].
* [[John Collins]] opened [[Lyric Hot Dogs]].
* [[John Collins]] opened [[Lyric Hot Dogs]].
* The [[Birmingham Stove & Range Company|Atlanta Stove Works]] closed their Georgia foundry and consolidated production at their [[Birmingham Stove & Range Company]] plant in [[Collegeville]].
* [[Milton House|Milton]] and [[Frank House]] joined with [[Bob Wright]] to operate the [[Alabama Farmers Market]].
* [[Milton House|Milton]] and [[Frank House]] joined with [[Bob Wright]] to operate the [[Alabama Farmers Market]].
* [[Utopia Cleaners and Laundry]] opened new locations at [[Five Points West Shopping City]] and [[Crestwood Shopping Center]].
* [[Utopia Cleaners and Laundry]] opened new locations at [[Five Points West Shopping City]] and [[Crestwood Shopping Center]].
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* [[Standard Furniture|Standard Furnishing Co.]] changed their name to [[Standard Furniture]].
* [[Standard Furniture|Standard Furnishing Co.]] changed their name to [[Standard Furniture]].
* [[Hall Thompson]] purchased the [[North Alabama Caterpillar]] dealership in Birmingham.
* [[Hall Thompson]] purchased the [[North Alabama Caterpillar]] dealership in Birmingham.
* [[Sergei Kampakis]] purchased the [[AlaBev|Birmingham Beverage Company]] from the Cohen family.
* After going public, [[Vulcan Materials Company]] acquired Lambert Brothers, the Union Chemicals and Materials Corporation, and seven other companies.
* After suffering a stroke, [[Charles Carraway]] turned the operation of [[Carraway Hospital]] over to his son, [[Ben Carraway|Ben]].
* The [[Woodlawn Theatre]] closed down.


===Education===
===Education===
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* The [[University Hospital School of Nursing]] was accredited.
* The [[University Hospital School of Nursing]] was accredited.
* [[Wilkerson Middle School]] opened.
* [[Wilkerson Middle School]] opened.
* [[Saint Rose Academy]] opened a kindergarten in the [[Terence Mackin residence]]'s former garage.
* [[Raymond Horn]] founded the [[Raymond J. Horn School of Drafting]] in the [[Brown Marx Building]].
===Government===
* [[May 22]]: The town of [[Sylvan Springs]] was incorporated.
* [[May 31]]: The town of [[Trussville]] was elevated to the status of "city".
* The Town of [[County Line]] was incorporated.


===Religion===
===Religion===
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* The [[1957 Presbyterian General Assembly]] was hosted in Birmingham by [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
* The [[1957 Presbyterian General Assembly]] was hosted in Birmingham by [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
* [[WaterStone Church|Warrior First Baptist Church]] changed its name to [[WaterStone Church|First Baptist Church of Warrior]].
* [[WaterStone Church|Warrior First Baptist Church]] changed its name to [[WaterStone Church|First Baptist Church of Warrior]].
* A new sanctuary at [[GracePoint at Mt Olive|Mt Olive United Methodist Church]] was completed.
* The [[Episcopal Foundation of Jefferson County]] opened [[St Martin's in the Pines|St Martin's Home for the Aged]] in [[Eastwood]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[August 31]]: The NFL's Detroit Lions defeated the Washington Redskins 31-14 in an [[List of NFL and AFL exhibition games at Legion Field|exhibition game]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[August 31]]: The NFL's Detroit Lions defeated the Washington Redskins 31-14 in an [[List of NFL and AFL exhibition games at Legion Field|exhibition game]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[November 30]]: [[1957 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] shut out [[1957 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in the [[1957 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[November 30]]: [[1957 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] shut out [[1957 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in the [[1957 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[Johnny Pesky]] managed the [[1957 Birmingham Barons]].
* [[Bear Bryant]] accepted an offer to leave Texas A&M to coach the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].
* [[Bear Bryant]] accepted an offer to leave Texas A&M to coach the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].
* [[Gene Bartow]]'s St Charles High School boys' basketball team won the Missouri state championship
* [[Gene Bartow]]'s St Charles High School boys' basketball team won the Missouri state championship
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* Cyclone Anaya defeated Tor Yamata to claim the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight title in [[Birmingham]].
* Cyclone Anaya defeated Tor Yamata to claim the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight title in [[Birmingham]].
* [[Elmer Moree]]'s [[St Clair County High School]] Saints won the state basketball championship.
* [[Elmer Moree]]'s [[St Clair County High School]] Saints won the state basketball championship.
* [[Elbert Jemison]] won a 2nd consecutive Alabama amateur golf championship
* [[Elbert Jemison]] won a 2nd consecutive Alabama amateur golf championship.
* [[Jim Pyburn]] played his final season with the Baltimore Orioles.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[Inez Andrews]] left the [[Gospel Harmonettes]] to join the Caravans.
* [[B. J. Baker|Betty Jane Baker]] divorced musician Buddy Baker.
* [[Clarence Baldwin]] succeeded [[Claude Warren]] as pastor of [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]].
* [[Raymond Boland]] was ordained as a Catholic priest.
* [[Raymond Boland]] was ordained as a Catholic priest.
* [[Frank Moore Cross]] was appointed an associate professor at Harvard Divinity School.
* [[Frank Moore Cross]] was appointed an associate professor at Harvard Divinity School.
* [[Henry Stanford]] succeeded [[Guy Snavely]] as President of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Noel Gaylor]] was promoted to operations officer for the Commander of the Pacific Fleet in the U.S. Navy.
* [[Lili Gentle]] appeared in the film "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" with Tony Randall.
* [[Elijah Gilliam]] joined the [[1957 Birmingham Black Barons]] roster.
* [[Nathan Glick]] began his career as an illustrator for ''[[The Progressive Farmer]]''.
* [[Nathan Goldstein]] succeeded [[Hyman Miller]] as president of the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center]].
* [[Jack Gotta]] joined the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.
* [[Tod Griffin]] appeared in the B-movie feature "She Devil".
* [[Glenn Ireland II]] joined the board of [[Vulcan Materials Company]].
* [[Clarence Kelly]] was appointed to supervise the [[FBI Birmingham Field Office]].
* [[R. B. Knox]] succeeded [[Hoyt Ayers]] as Chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]].
* [[R. B. Knox]] succeeded [[Hoyt Ayers]] as Chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]].
* [[Max Kimerling]] succeeded [[J. Harold Shevin]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Max Kimerling]] succeeded [[J. Harold Shevin]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Inez Andrews]] left the [[Gospel Harmonettes]] to join the Caravans.
* [[Virgil Ledbetter]] began coaching the [[Samford Bulldogs|Howard Bulldogs football team]].
* [[W. Landon Miller]] became pastor of [[Ruhama Baptist Church]].
* [[W. Landon Miller]] became pastor of [[Ruhama Baptist Church]].
* [[Sumangalo|Harold Newman]] took the orders of a Theravādin monk in Laos and adopted the Dharma name "Sumangalo".
* [[James Newman]] succeeded [[Oliver Carmichael]] as President of the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[David Orange]] joined the [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]].
* [[Howard Phillips]] succeeded [[F. Edward Lund]] as President of the [[University of Montevallo]].
* [[Alma Powell|Alma Johnson]] began hosting "[[Lunching with Alma]]" on [[WJLD-AM]].
* [[Madelyn Poole]] began her tenure as pianist and music director for [[Town and Gown Theatre]].
* [[Madelyn Poole]] began her tenure as pianist and music director for [[Town and Gown Theatre]].
* [[Nathan Goldstein]] succeeded [[Hyman Miller]] as president of the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center]].
* [[Carl Salter]] served as president of the [[Crestwood Civic Club]].
* [[Clarence Baldwin]] succeeded [[Claude Warren]] as pastor of [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]].
* [[Henry Stanford]] succeeded [[Guy Snavely]] as President of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Virgil Ledbetter]] began coaching the [[Samford Bulldogs|Howard Bulldogs football team]].
* [[Nathan Glick]] began his career as an illustrator for ''[[Progressive Farmer]]''.
* [[Howard Phillips]] succeeded [[F. Edward Lund]] as President of the [[University of Montevallo]].


===Births===
===Births===
[[File:Johnny High.jpg|right|thumb|Johnny High]]
[[File:Alan Hunter.jpg|right|thumb|Alan Hunter]]
* January: [[Dandy]], an African lion
* [[January 7]]: [[Marty Connors]], former [[Alabama Republican Party]] chair
* [[January 8]]: [[Doug Jones (police chief)|Doug Jones]], [[Helena Police Department|Helena]] police chief
* [[January 8]]: [[Doug Jones (police chief)|Doug Jones]], [[Helena Police Department|Helena]] police chief
* [[February 10]]: [[Samantha Shaw]], former [[Alabama State Auditor]]
* [[February 10]]: [[Samantha Shaw]], former [[Alabama State Auditor]]
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* [[June 20]]: [[Stuart Oates]], [[Oak Hill Cemetery]] director
* [[June 20]]: [[Stuart Oates]], [[Oak Hill Cemetery]] director
* [[June 22]]: [[Keith McCord]], NBA player
* [[June 22]]: [[Keith McCord]], NBA player
* [[June 30]]: [[Benny Bliss]], entrepreneur
* [[July 22]]: [[Tony Tarver]], barber
* [[August 30]]: [[Otis Dismuke]], educator
* [[August 30]]: [[Otis Dismuke]], educator
* [[September 7]]: [[Jack Williams]], legislator
* [[September 7]]: [[Jack Williams]], legislator
* [[September 21]]: [[Mark Childress]], novelist
* [[September 21]]: [[Mark Childress]], novelist
* [[November 14]]: [[Libertee Belle|Robert Simoneau Jr]], "[[Libertee Belle]]"
* [[November 20]]: [[Dwight Stephenson]], NFL player
* [[November 20]]: [[Dwight Stephenson]], NFL player
* [[November 23]]: [[Andrew Toney]], NBA player
* [[November 23]]: [[Andrew Toney]], NBA player
* December: [[Rush Propst]], football coach
* [[December 31]]: [[Steve Gaines]], Baptist minister
* [[December 31]]: [[Steve Gaines]], Baptist minister
* [[Samm Bennett]], percussionist
* [[Samm Bennett]], percussionist
* [[Donnetta Brown]], educator
* [[Donnetta Brown]], educator
* [[Brad Creed]], college administrator
* [[David Dionne]], park director
* [[David Dionne]], park director
* [[Buddy Gray]], Baptist minister
* [[Buddy Gray]], Baptist minister
* [[Eric Jack]], dean of the [[Collat School of Business]]
* [[Alan Jacobs]], academic
* [[Alan Jacobs]], academic
* [[Mama Petite]], hippopotamus
* [[Mama Petite]], hippopotamus
* [[Willie Pittman]], mechanic and entrepreneur
* [[Willie Pittman]], mechanic and entrepreneur
* [[Jeff Pizitz]], president of [[Pizitz Management Group]]
* [[James Raper]], nurse practitioner
* [[James Raper]], nurse practitioner
* [[Dolester Miles]], pastry chef
* [[Walter Moore (teacher)|Walter Moore]], educator
* [[Walter Moore (teacher)|Walter Moore]], educator
* [[Bill Mudd]], attorney
* [[Nick Pihakis]], restaurateur
* [[Bill Riccio]], founder of the [[Aryan National Front]]
* [[Greg Shaw]], Chief Judge of the [[Alabama Court of the Judiciary]]
* [[Greg Shaw]], Chief Judge of the [[Alabama Court of the Judiciary]]
* [[Bob Sims]], [[Al.com]] directpr
* [[Bob Sims]], [[Al.com]] directpr
* [[Randy Smith]], [[Birmingham Police Department]] officer
* [[Randy Smith]], [[Birmingham Police Department]] officer
* [[Reginald Swanson]], dentist and developer
* [[Christine Taylor]], vice president and associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[Glennon Threatt]], attorney
* [[Glennon Threatt]], attorney
* [[Anthony Underwood]], automobile dealer
* [[William Flynn Walker]], physician and sex trafficker
* [[Jan Walsh]], writer and web publisher
* [[Andrew Westmoreland]], President of [[Samford University]]
* [[Andrew Westmoreland]], President of [[Samford University]]
* [[Meged Yisra'el]] (born [[Meged Yisra'el|Melvin Miller]]), NFL player
* [[Meged Yisra'el]] (born [[Meged Yisra'el|Melvin Miller]]), NFL player
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* [[Toni Moore]] was crowned "[[Miss Samford|Miss Howard College]]".
* [[Toni Moore]] was crowned "[[Miss Samford|Miss Howard College]]".
* [[Civitan International]] founder [[Courtney Shropshire]] was given a [[Key to the City of Birmingham]].
* [[Civitan International]] founder [[Courtney Shropshire]] was given a [[Key to the City of Birmingham]].
* [[Willie Mays]] won the first of twelve consecutive "Gold Glove" awards.


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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* [[Kirkwood Balton]] graduated from [[Miles College]].
* [[Kirkwood Balton]] graduated from [[Miles College]].
* [[Harry Brock Jr]] completed a degree from the School of Financial Public Relations at Northwestern University.
* [[Harry Brock Jr]] completed a degree from the School of Financial Public Relations at Northwestern University.
* [[John Buchanan Jr]] earned his doctorate from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
* [[Max D. Cooper]] graduated from Tulane University.
* [[Max D. Cooper]] graduated from Tulane University.
* [[Bob Curlee]] graduated from [[Samford University|Howard College]].
* [[Chriss Doss]] graduated from [[Samford University|Howard College]].
* [[Chriss Doss]] graduated from [[Samford University|Howard College]].
* [[Roland Frye]] completed a Guggenheim Fellowship.
* [[Roland Frye]] completed a Guggenheim Fellowship.
* [[John C. Fletcher Jr]] completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Heidelberg, Germany.
* [[John C. Fletcher Jr]] completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Heidelberg, Germany.
* [[Robert F. Gibbons]] completed a PhD at Tulane University.
* [[Miller Gorrie]] graduated from [[Auburn University]]
* [[Miller Gorrie]] graduated from [[Auburn University]]
* [[Bill Holdefer]] earned his M.D. at the University of Maryland.
* [[Bill Holdefer]] earned his M.D. at the University of Maryland.
* [[Chervis Isom]] graduated from [[Phillips High School]].
* [[Fob James]] earned a degree in civil engineering at [[Auburn University]].
* [[Fob James]] earned a degree in civil engineering at [[Auburn University]].
* [[Ray Mohl]] graduated from Washington Irving High School in Tarrytown, New York.
* [[Bud Moore]] graduated from [[West End High School]].
* [[Sam Pointer Jr]] completed a juris doctorate at the [[University of Alabama School of Law]].
* [[Sam Pointer Jr]] completed a juris doctorate at the [[University of Alabama School of Law]].
* [[Alma Powell]] completed a bachelor of arts at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.
* [[Richard Shelby]] graduated from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Richard Shelby]] graduated from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Gene Stallings]] graduated from Texas A&M University.
* [[Gene Stallings]] graduated from Texas A&M University.
* [[Joab Thomas]] completed a master's degree in botany at Harvard University.


===Marriages==
===Marriages===
* March: [[Jim Phillips]] married [[Mickey Phillips|Mickey Kennedy]].
* [[September 21]]: Attorney [[Orzell Billingsley]] married [[Geselda Billingsley|Geselda Hill]].
* [[September 21]]: Attorney [[Orzell Billingsley]] married [[Geselda Billingsley|Geselda Hill]].
* [[G. B. Burt]] married.
* [[G. B. Burt]] married.
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* [[Troy Ingram]] resigned from the position of Exalted Cyclops of the [[Alabama Knights, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]].
* [[Troy Ingram]] resigned from the position of Exalted Cyclops of the [[Alabama Knights, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]].
* [[Clarence Mullins]] retired from the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama|U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]].
* [[Clarence Mullins]] retired from the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama|U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]].
* [[Clarence Going]], assistant superintendent of [[Birmingham City Schools]], retired.
* [[Mildred Warner]] retired from the presidency of [[Westervelt Company|Gulf States Paper]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
[[File:Dorothy Sebastian.jpg|right|thumb|Dorothy Sebastian]]
* An iron worker was killed when the new steeple at [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]] collapsed.
* An iron worker was killed when the new steeple at [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]] collapsed.
* [[March 9]]: [[Malcolm Dabney]], dentist
* [[March 9]]: [[Malcolm Dabney]], dentist
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* [[May 26]]: [[Luther Patrick]], attorney and former U.S. Representative
* [[May 26]]: [[Luther Patrick]], attorney and former U.S. Representative
* June: [[Caroline Johnson]], social activist
* June: [[Caroline Johnson]], social activist
* [[June 30]]: [[Clarence Mullins]], District Court Judge
* [[July 10]]: [[George Salem Sr]], restaurateur
* [[July 10]]: [[George Salem Sr]], restaurateur
* [[July 25]]: [[Frank Welch]], baseball player
* [[July 25]]: [[Frank Welch]], baseball player
* [[August 4]]: [[Beach Chenoweth]], business man
* [[September 24]]: [[Carrie Hill]], artist
* [[September 24]]: [[Carrie Hill]], artist
* November: [[Hubert Harper]], cartoonist
* November: [[Hubert Harper]], cartoonist
* November: [[E. B. Van Keuren]], architect
* [[John C. Forney]], attorney and [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Alderman]]
* [[John C. Forney]], attorney and [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Alderman]]
* [[Sally Lathrop|Sally Comer Blount Lathrop]]
* [[Lynn Strickland]], tire dealer
* See also: [[List of homicides in 1957]]


==Works==
==Works==
[[File:Moon Winx Lodge.jpg|right|thumb|250px|"Moon Winx" sign, installed in 1957]]
* [[Glenn House]]'s neon sign for [[Moon Winx Lodge]] in [[Alberta City]] was installed.
* Anthony Perkins starred as [[Jimmy Piersall]] in the film based on his memoir, "[[Fear Strikes Out]]''.
* Anthony Perkins starred as [[Jimmy Piersall]] in the film based on his memoir, "[[Fear Strikes Out]]''.
* August: [[Lili Gentle]] starred in "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?"
* [[October 30]]: The 'World Premiere" of "Young and Dangerous" with [[Lili Gentle]] was held at the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* Cartoonist [[Phil Neel]]'s drawing of "[[Aubie]]" debuted on the [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] media guide.


===Books===
===Books===
 
* ''[[The Gospel According to Jesus]]'' by [[Ted Hightower]] was published by Fleming H. Revell of Westwood, New Jersey.


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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* [[Bush K-8 School]] addition
* [[Bush K-8 School]] addition
* [[Federal Reserve building]] expansion
* [[Federal Reserve building]] expansion
* [[Birmingham Terminal Cold Storage]] at the [[Birmingham Food Terminal]]
* [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]] lobby and meeting rooms
* [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]] lobby and meeting rooms
* [[Shoppes of Crestwood|Crestwood Shopping Center]]
* [[Shoppes of Crestwood|Crestwood Shopping Center]]
* [[Erwin Middle School]]
* [[Erwin Middle School]]
* [[First Christian Church] on [[21st Street North]]
* [[First Christian Church]] on [[21st Street North]]
* [[First Presbyterian Church]] education building
* [[Hill Elementary School]] addition
* [[Hill Elementary School]] addition
* [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]] in [[Bush Hills]]
* [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]] in [[Bush Hills]]
* [[Irondale City Hall]]
* [[Leland Shopping Center]] in [[Alberta City]]
* [[Leland Shopping Center]] in [[Alberta City]]
* [[Liberty Motors building]]
* [[McElwain Baptist Church]] fellowship hall
* [[McElwain Baptist Church]] fellowship hall
* [[GracePoint at Mt Olive|Mt Olive United Methodist Church]] new sanctuary
* [[Newfound Creek Trestle]] was rebuilt and decked.
* [[Purcell Wing]] at [[Carraway Hospital]]
* [[Purcell Wing]] at [[Carraway Hospital]]
* [[NorthPark Church|Roebuck Park Baptist Church]]
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth residence|Bethel Baptist Church parsonage]], [[Collegeville]]
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth residence|Bethel Baptist Church parsonage]], [[Collegeville]]
* [[Lawrence Reynolds Library]] (groundbreaking)
* [[Lawrence Reynolds Library]] (groundbreaking)
* [[Roebuck Marketplace]]
* [[Roebuck Marketplace]]
* [[Russell Hall]] at [[Samford University]]
* [[Lewis Smith Dam]] (groundbreaking)
* [[Lewis Smith Dam]] (groundbreaking)
* [[The Club]] men's club room and ladies' card room
* [[The Club]] men's club room and ladies' card room
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* [[Ullman High School]] classroom annex
* [[Ullman High School]] classroom annex
* [[Wilkerson Middle School]]
* [[Wilkerson Middle School]]
* The [[A. E. Burgess Co.]] started the state's first interstate highway construction project.
* [[December 1]]: The [[A. E. Burgess|A. E. Burgess Co.]] started the state's first interstate highway construction project.


===Music===
===Music===
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* [[Tommy Charles]]' single, "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade is Over"/"Love, You're a Stranger" was released on Decca Records.
* [[Tommy Charles]]' single, "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade is Over"/"Love, You're a Stranger" was released on Decca Records.
* [[Haywood Henry]]'s record "[[I Love You Truly]]" was released on Davis Records
* [[Haywood Henry]]'s record "[[I Love You Truly]]" was released on Davis Records
* [[Bill Justis]]' single "Raunchy", released on Sun Records, reached #2 on the ''Billboard'' U.S. chart.
* [[Urbie Green]]'s album, "[[Let's Face the Music and Dance]]" was released on RCA Victor.
* [[Urbie Green]]'s album, "[[Let's Face the Music and Dance]]" was released on RCA Victor.
* [[Odetta]]'s album, "[[At the Gate of Horn]]" was released on Tradition Records.
* [[Odetta]]'s album, "[[At the Gate of Horn]]" was released on Tradition Records.
* [[Sammy Salvo]]'s single "One Little Baby"/"Lonely Dreamer" was released on [[Mark V Records]]


==Context==
==Context==
1957 saw the debut of the "frisbie" flying disc, Ford's "Edsel" sedan, Boeing's 707 airliner, and the S&P 500 Index. Dwight Eisenhower began his second term as President. Jimmy Hoffa was charged with bribery. Elvis Presley bought the "Graceland" mansion. "Around the World in 80 Days" won "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards. The USSR launched its first "Sputnik" orbital satellites. The Brooklyn Dodgers announced their move to Los Angeles. Hurricane Audrey killed 400 people in Louisiana. The International Atomic Energy Agency was established. "American Bandstand" began airing nationally on ABC. The new nations of Ghana and Malaysia were recognized. Olav V succeeded Haakon VII as King of Norway. The laser was invented by Gordon Gould.
Books published in 1957 included Jack Kerouac's ''On the Road'', Dr Seuss's ''The Cat in the Hat'', and Ayn Rand's ''Atlas Shrugged''. Notable films of 1957 included "The Three Faces of Eve", "The Bridge on the River Kwai", "West Side Story" and "The Music Man" debuted on Broadway. Canadian diplomat Lester Pearson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Yankees 4-3 in the 1957 World Series.


Notable 1956 births included __. Deaths that year included __.
Notable 1956 births included television personalities Katie Couric, Leeza Gibbons and Matt Lauer; comedians Andrew Dice Clay, Stephen Fry, Steve Harvey, Jan Hooks, Denis Leary, Jon Lovitz, Bernie Mac, Paul Reiser and Ray Romano; presenter Vanna White; Princess Caroline of Monaco; comic creators Scott Adams and Frank Miller; golfers Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo and Payne Stewart; actors LeVar Burton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Melanie Griffith, Frances McDormand and John Turturro; musicians Nick Cave, Gloria Estefan, Donny Osmond, Siouxsie Sioux, Sid Vicious and Hans Zimmer; Al Quaeda founder Osama bin Laden; New York governor Andrew Cuomo; filmmakers Brad Bird, Cameron Crowe and Spike Lee. Deaths that year included authors Laura Ingalls Wilder and Gabriela Mistral; actors Humphrey Bogart and Oliver Hardy; designer Christian Dior; explorer Richard Byrd; artist Diego Rivera; federal agent Eliot Ness; imam Aga Khan III; musicians Jimmy Dorsey and Arturo Toscanini; and filmmakers Louis B. Mayer, William Cameron Menzies and Charles Pathé.


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Cover of the media guide for Auburn University's 1957 national championship team featuring, Phil Neel's first published drawing of "Aubie"

1957 was the 86th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

The Central Park Theatre was rented to the North Alabama Citizens Council and used for meetings of the Ku Klux Klan of the Confederacy in 1957.

Civil Rights movement

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Sports

Individuals

Births

Johnny High
Alan Hunter

Awards

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Dorothy Sebastian

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"Moon Winx" sign, installed in 1957

Books

Buildings

Music

Context

1957 saw the debut of the "frisbie" flying disc, Ford's "Edsel" sedan, Boeing's 707 airliner, and the S&P 500 Index. Dwight Eisenhower began his second term as President. Jimmy Hoffa was charged with bribery. Elvis Presley bought the "Graceland" mansion. "Around the World in 80 Days" won "Best Picture" at the Academy Awards. The USSR launched its first "Sputnik" orbital satellites. The Brooklyn Dodgers announced their move to Los Angeles. Hurricane Audrey killed 400 people in Louisiana. The International Atomic Energy Agency was established. "American Bandstand" began airing nationally on ABC. The new nations of Ghana and Malaysia were recognized. Olav V succeeded Haakon VII as King of Norway. The laser was invented by Gordon Gould.

Books published in 1957 included Jack Kerouac's On the Road, Dr Seuss's The Cat in the Hat, and Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged. Notable films of 1957 included "The Three Faces of Eve", "The Bridge on the River Kwai", "West Side Story" and "The Music Man" debuted on Broadway. Canadian diplomat Lester Pearson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Yankees 4-3 in the 1957 World Series.

Notable 1956 births included television personalities Katie Couric, Leeza Gibbons and Matt Lauer; comedians Andrew Dice Clay, Stephen Fry, Steve Harvey, Jan Hooks, Denis Leary, Jon Lovitz, Bernie Mac, Paul Reiser and Ray Romano; presenter Vanna White; Princess Caroline of Monaco; comic creators Scott Adams and Frank Miller; golfers Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo and Payne Stewart; actors LeVar Burton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Melanie Griffith, Frances McDormand and John Turturro; musicians Nick Cave, Gloria Estefan, Donny Osmond, Siouxsie Sioux, Sid Vicious and Hans Zimmer; Al Quaeda founder Osama bin Laden; New York governor Andrew Cuomo; filmmakers Brad Bird, Cameron Crowe and Spike Lee. Deaths that year included authors Laura Ingalls Wilder and Gabriela Mistral; actors Humphrey Bogart and Oliver Hardy; designer Christian Dior; explorer Richard Byrd; artist Diego Rivera; federal agent Eliot Ness; imam Aga Khan III; musicians Jimmy Dorsey and Arturo Toscanini; and filmmakers Louis B. Mayer, William Cameron Menzies and Charles Pathé.

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