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* [[September 13]]: A 1/5th scale [[Liberty National statue|Statue of Liberty]] was installed atop the [[Liberty National Building]] on [[20th Street South]].  
* [[September 13]]: A 1/5th scale [[Liberty National statue|Statue of Liberty]] was installed atop the [[Liberty National Building]] on [[20th Street South]].  
* The [[Cahaba Girl Scout Council]] was organized.
* The [[Cahaba Girl Scout Council]] was organized.
* [[Charles Byrd]] sold [[George Ward]]'s [[Vestavia estate]] to [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]].
* The [[Gospel Harmonettes]] disbanded.
* The [[Gospel Harmonettes]] disbanded.
* [[St George Melkite Greek Catholic Church]] hosted the [[1958 Melkite National Convention]].
* [[St George Melkite Greek Catholic Church]] hosted the [[1958 Melkite National Convention]].
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
[[File:1958 Alabama Power Building addition.jpg|right|thumb|1958 Alabama Power Building addition]]
* The [[Samford University]] campus in [[Shades Valley]] opened, with [[Seibert Stadium]] and other buildings.
* The [[Samford University]] campus in [[Shades Valley]] opened, with [[Seibert Stadium]] and other buildings.
* Ground was broken on the [[Birmingham Museum of Art|Oscar Wells Memorial Building]] for the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* Ground was broken on the [[Birmingham Museum of Art|Oscar Wells Memorial Building]] for the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* [[Calloway Elementary School]] in [[Collegeville]]
* [[Calloway Elementary School]] in [[Collegeville]]
* [[Sardis Missionary Baptist Church]]
* [[Sardis Missionary Baptist Church]]
* [[Charles Byrd]] sold [[George Ward]]'s [[Vestavia estate]] to [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]].
* [[Hueytown High School]]
* [[Hueytown High School]]
* A new 40-rank organ was installed at [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
* A new 40-rank organ was installed at [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
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* [[Ed Salem's Drive-In]] No. 3 ([[Lakeview]])
* [[Ed Salem's Drive-In]] No. 3 ([[Lakeview]])
* 6-classroom addition to [[Lakeview School]]
* 6-classroom addition to [[Lakeview School]]
* [[Anderson Electric]] opened a new plant at 1615 [[Moore Street Northeast]] in [[Leeds]].
* [[Edgemoor Estates]] neighborhood in [[West Homewood]] was approved by the [[Homewood Planning Commission]].
* [[15 Office Park Circle]]
* A new [[Moton High School]] was constructed on the site of the burned building.
===Demolitions===
* The [[Little Savoy Cafe]] burned down and never re-opened.
* The [[Little Savoy Cafe]] burned down and never re-opened.
* [[Anderson Electric]] opened a new plant at 1615 [[Moore Street Northeast]] in [[Leeds]].
* The [[Morris Hotel]] was torn down for construction of a multi-level parking deck.
* The [[Morris Hotel]] was torn down for construction of a multi-level parking deck.
* [[Edgemoor Estates]] neighborhood in [[West Homewood]] was approved by the [[Homewood Planning Commission]].
* [[Moton High School]] burned.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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* [[March 31]]: [[Tony Cox]], dwarf actor
* [[March 31]]: [[Tony Cox]], dwarf actor
* [[April 4]]: [[Beverly Thedford-McGinnis]], [[Living Waters Adult Daycare Center]] director and former [[BFRS]] battalion chief
* [[April 4]]: [[Beverly Thedford-McGinnis]], [[Living Waters Adult Daycare Center]] director and former [[BFRS]] battalion chief
* [[April 7]]: [[Richard Rutledge]], [[Roebuck Springs-South Roebuck]] neighborhood president  
* [[April 7]]: [[Richard Rutledge]], [[Roebuck Springs-South Roebuck]] neighborhood president
* [[April 9]]: [[Delrico Gibson]], restaurateur and artist
* [[April 23]]: [[Carl Bailey]], basketball player
* [[April 23]]: [[Carl Bailey]], basketball player
* [[May 6]]: [[Don McNeal]], football player
* [[May 6]]: [[Don McNeal]], football player
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* [[Randy Christian]], [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]] chief deputy
* [[Randy Christian]], [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]] chief deputy
* [[Patrick Cooper]], attorney
* [[Patrick Cooper]], attorney
* [[Malena Cunningham|Malena Cunningham Anderson]], former [[WVTM-TV]] news anchor
* [[Danny Davis]], NASA executive
* [[Danny Davis]], NASA executive
* [[Moody Duff]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police Deputy Chief]]
* [[Moody Duff]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police Deputy Chief]]
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* [[Annetta Nunn]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police Chief]]
* [[Annetta Nunn]], former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police Chief]]
* [[Tony Picklesimer]], auto dealer
* [[Tony Picklesimer]], auto dealer
* [[Rush Propst]], football coach
* [[Mary Smith]], [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham]] and [[Fairfield Police Department|Fairfield]] police officer
* [[Mary Smith]], [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham]] and [[Fairfield Police Department|Fairfield]] police officer
* [[Ray Watts]], neurologist and [[List of UAB presidents|President]] of [[UAB]].
* [[Ray Watts]], neurologist and [[List of UAB presidents|President]] of [[UAB]].
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===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* [[Woodlawn High School]] graduate [[Lili Gentle]] married producer Richard D. Zanuck in Hollywood, California.
* [[Woodlawn High School]] graduate [[Lili Gentle]] married producer Richard D. Zanuck in Hollywood, California.
* [[October 12]]: [[Don Newton|Don]] and [[Coleta Newton]] were married in Guam.


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
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* [[March 4]]: [[Lewis Smith]], president of [[Alabama Power Company]]
* [[March 4]]: [[Lewis Smith]], president of [[Alabama Power Company]]
* [[March 9]]: [[Miles Copeland Sr]], physician
* [[March 9]]: [[Miles Copeland Sr]], physician
* [[April 13]]: [[Hugo Marx]], investment banker
* [[May 7]]: [[Jake Salie]], architect
* [[May 7]]: [[Jake Salie]], architect
* [[May 31]]: [[Billy Edmundson]], president of [[Southern Toy Co.]]
* [[May 31]]: [[Billy Edmundson]], president of [[Southern Toy Co.]]

Latest revision as of 12:32, 27 October 2023

1958 was the 87th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Civil Rights Movement

Business

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Works

Buildings

1958 Alabama Power Building addition

Demolitions

Individuals

Births

Awards

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Marriages

Deaths

Context

The European Union came into existence in 1958 with the implementation of the Treaty of Rome. Sputnik fell to earth after four months in orbit. Bobby Fischer won the US Chess Championship at 14. The peace symbol was designed. Elvis Presley joined the U.S. Army. Krushchev became premier of the Soviet Union. Expo '58 in Brussels featured the Atomium. Brazil won the 1958 World Cup. Alaska became a U.S. state. Charles became Prince of Wales. The Smurfs debuted in Belgium. Pope John XXIII succeeded Pope Pius XII after his death. Numerous former French colonies in Africa became independent nations.

Notable 1958 births include those of Ellen DeGeneres, Ice-T, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Gary Oldman, Alec Baldwin, Michelle Pfeiffer, Prince, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Kevin Bacon, Jeff Foxworthy, and Andrea Bocelli. Deaths in 1958 included W. C. Handy, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Pope Pius XII, and Tyrone Power. Boris Pasternak won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Top grossing films included The Bridge on the River Kwai, Peyton Place. South Pacific, and King Creole. Gigi won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's was published, as were Vladimir Nabakov's Lolita and Ian Fleming's Dr. No. The Kingston Trio and the Everly Brothers shared space on the pop charts with the Chipmunks and Elvis Presley. The New York Yankees won the World Series over the Milwaukee Braves.

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