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==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 14]]: The [[Birmingham Parks & Recreation Board]] commissioned [[Felton Collier]] and [[Caroll Harmon]]  to produce a Master Plan for the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[January 14]]: The [[Birmingham Parks & Recreation Board]] commissioned [[Felton Collier]] and [[Caroll Harmon]]  to produce a Master Plan for the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[February 3]]: Students briefly took over the auditorium and principal's office at [[Phillips High School]] to demand more student assemblies and fewer hall marshals.
* [[March 31]]: 14-year-old [[John Matthews]] attempted to hijack a Delta Airlines flight from [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Airport]].
* [[May 25]]: [[List of Presidential visits|President]] Richard Nixon [[1971 Presidential visit|gave a briefing on domestic policy]] at the [[Parliament House]] hotel.
* [[May 25]]: [[List of Presidential visits|President]] Richard Nixon [[1971 Presidential visit|gave a briefing on domestic policy]] at the [[Parliament House]] hotel.
* [[July 25]]: A [[1971 Ruffner Mountain explosion|major explosion]] took place on [[Ruffner Mountain]].
* [[July 25]]: A [[1971 Ruffner Mountain explosion|major explosion]] took place on [[Ruffner Mountain]].
* [[August 27]]:  A runaway truck collided with a car carrying five [[Vestavia Hills High School]] coaches. [[Phillip Puccio]], [[Thomas Ward]] and [[Robert Ray]] were killed. [[Thompson Reynolds]] and [[Sam Short]] were injured.
* [[July 29]]: Humble Pie performed at [[Rickwood Field]].
* [[August 26]]:  A runaway truck collided with a car carrying five [[Vestavia Hills High School]] coaches. [[Phillip Puccio]], [[Thomas Ward]] and [[Robert Ray]] were killed. [[Thompson Reynolds]] and [[Sam Short]] were injured.
* [[August 31]]: The [[Outer Focus]] nightclub was torched by robbers.
* [[October 13]]: Collier and Harmon presented their preliminary Master Plan for the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[October 13]]: Collier and Harmon presented their preliminary Master Plan for the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* October: [[1971 Alabama State Fair]]
* October: [[1971 Alabama State Fair]]
* [[November 15]]: Judge [[Sam Pointer]] signed an injunction against twenty-three major polluters, resulting in a two-day shut-down.  
* [[November 15]]: Judge [[Sam Pointer]] signed an injunction against twenty-three major polluters, resulting in a two-day shut-down.  
* [[December 18]]: Birmingham's [[Centennial of Birmingham|Centennial celebration]] began with a massive fireworks show on [[Red Mountain]].
* [[December 18]]: Birmingham's [[Centennial of Birmingham|Centennial celebration]] began with a massive fireworks show on [[Red Mountain]].
* [[Westfield High School]] closed as its students were bused to formerly all-white school districts.


===Government===
===Government===
* The "[[One Great City]]" campaign died in a committee of the [[Alabama State Legislature]].
* The "[[One Great City]]" campaign died in a committee of the [[Alabama State Legislature]].
* [[Birmingham City Council]]:  [[Don Hawkins]] and [[Russell Yarbrough]] were re-elected to four-year terms. They were joined by [[Richard Arrington, Jr]], [[David Vann]], and [[Angi Proctor]]. Proctor took the two-year seat. Hawkins took over as City Council President.  
* [[Birmingham City Council]]:  [[Don Hawkins]] and [[Russell Yarbrough]] were re-elected to four-year terms. They were joined by [[Richard Arrington Jr]], [[David Vann]], and [[Angi Proctor]]. Proctor took the two-year seat. Hawkins took over as City Council President.  
* [[George Seibels]] re-elected [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[George Seibels]] re-elected [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[Alabama School of Fine Arts]] was approved by the state legislature
* [[Jefferson County Historical Society]] was created by the state legislature
* [[Jefferson County Historical Society]] was created by the state legislature
* The town of [[Siluria]] voted to merge with [[Alabaster]].
* The town of [[Siluria]] voted to merge with [[Alabaster]].
===Education===
* [[February 3]]: Students briefly took over the auditorium and principal's office at [[Phillips High School]] to demand more student assemblies and fewer hall marshals.
* [[May 16]]: The eastern annex of the former [[Ullman High School]] was rededicated as the [[UAB Bell Building]].
* [[Westfield High School]] closed as its students were bused to formerly all-white school districts.
* [[Alabama School of Fine Arts]] was approved by the state legislature


===Business===
===Business===
* [[Red Mountain Museum]] established
* [[Red Mountain Museum]] established
* [[U. S. Pipe]] closed [[Sloss Furnaces]] and donated it to the City of Birmingham
* [[U. S. Pipe]] closed [[Sloss Furnaces]] and donated it to the City of Birmingham
* The law firm of [[McMillan and Spratling]] was founded.
* The law firm of [[McMillan & Spratling]] was founded.
* [[Avondale Mills]] closed its [[Birmingham]] plant.
* [[Avondale Mills]] closed its [[Birmingham]] plant.
* [[Nabeel Shunnarah]] founded [[Nabeel's Café and Market]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[Nabeel Shunnarah]] founded [[Nabeel's Café & Market|Nabeel's Café]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[Thomas Furnaces]] was shuttered.
* [[Thomas Furnaces]] was shuttered.
* [[Cinema Blue]] opened in the former [[College Theatre]] location on [[1st Avenue North]] in [[East Lake]].
* [[Cinema Blue]] opened in the former [[College Theatre]] location on [[1st Avenue North]] in [[East Lake]].
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* [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] Garden Center
* [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] Garden Center
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 1]]
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 1]]
* [[De Paul Building]] at [[St Vincent's Birmingham]]
* [[Guaranty Savings and Loan]] main office expanded to the east
* [[Guaranty Savings and Loan]] main office expanded to the east
* [[AT&T City Center|South Central Bell Building]]
* [[AT&T City Center|South Central Bell Building]]
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* [[West Oxmoor Tower]] at [[Barber Court]] and [[West Oxmoor Road]]
* [[West Oxmoor Tower]] at [[Barber Court]] and [[West Oxmoor Road]]
* A [[Two North Twentieth sign|huge electronic sign]] was installed on roof of the [[Bank for Savings Building]].
* A [[Two North Twentieth sign|huge electronic sign]] was installed on roof of the [[Bank for Savings Building]].
* [[Minor Middle School|Bottenfield Junior High School]]
* [[Zeigler Medical Research Building]] dedicated.
* [[McWane Science Center parking deck|Loveman's parking deck]]


===Films===
===Films===
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* [[February 26]]: [[Irene Latham]], author
* [[February 26]]: [[Irene Latham]], author
* [[April 3]]: [[Picabo Street]], downhill skier
* [[April 3]]: [[Picabo Street]], downhill skier
* [[April 13]]: [[April Weaver]], Alabama State Senator
* [[April 22]]: [[Victor McCay]], artist and actor
* [[April 22]]: [[Victor McCay]], artist and actor
* [[June 5]]: [[Vero Vanblaere]], [[Naked Art]] gallery owner
* [[June 5]]: [[Vero Vanblaere]], [[Naked Art]] gallery owner
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* [[August 10]]: [[Tony Barbee]], basketball coach
* [[August 10]]: [[Tony Barbee]], basketball coach
* [[August 14]]: [[Stan White]], football player and sports commentator
* [[August 14]]: [[Stan White]], football player and sports commentator
* [[September 9]]: [[John-Bryan Hopkins]], food blogger and influencer
* [[September 14]]: [[Dana Duckworth]], [[University of Alabama]] head gymnastics coach
* September 14: [[Myron Pope]], former [[University of Alabama]] football player and administrator
* [[October 18]]: [[DeWayne Miner]], runner and educator
* [[October 18]]: [[DeWayne Miner]], runner and educator
* October 18: [[David Westbrook]], biologist
* [[November 10]]: [[Walton Goggins]], actor and film producer
* [[November 10]]: [[Walton Goggins]], actor and film producer
* [[November 13]]: [[Darrin Hancock]], basketball player
* [[November 13]]: [[Darrin Hancock]], basketball player
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* [[Sophia Choi]], television news anchor
* [[Sophia Choi]], television news anchor
* [[Jerome Daniels]], murdered police officer
* [[Jerome Daniels]], murdered police officer
* [[Dana Gresham]], federal official
* [[Dedrick Griham]], murderer
* [[Dedrick Griham]], murderer
* [[Stephanie Hicks]], former union president
* [[Wade Kwon]], journalist
* [[Wade Kwon]], journalist
* [[Avraham Schmidman]], rabbi
* [[Avraham Schmidman]], rabbi
* [[Nikki Still]], Circuit Court judge
* [[Nikki Still]], Circuit Court judge
===Graduations===
* [[Bob Bales]] earned his PhD in business administration at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California.
* Baseball player [[Jerry Hairston]] graduated from [[Gardendale High School]].
* [[Bernard Kincaid]] earned an M. A. from Miami University in Ohio.
* Attorney [[Jim Porter]] from the [[University of Alabama]]
* Pro football tackle [[Billy Shields]] graduated from [[Banks High School]].
* [[Phyllis Wyne]] graduated from Jarvis Christian College in Texas.
===Awards===
* [[Clettus Atkinson]] was awarded the Ernie Pyle Award for Human Interest Writing
* [[William Chapman]], [[Red Drew]], [[Howard Hill]], [[Dixie Howell]], [[Tackhole Lee]], [[Sanders Russell]], [[Jackson Stephenson]], and [[Charles Streit]] were inducted into the [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]
* [[Hubert Green]] was named the PGA Tour's "Rookie of the Year"
* [[Satchel Paige]] was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
* [[Auburn Tigers]] quarterback [[Pat Sullivan]] was awarded the Heisman Trophy
===Marriages===
* [[Saleh Bajalieh|Saleh "Sol" Bajalieh]] married [[Nadia Bajalieh|Nadia Bajalia]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[Hill Ferguson]], civic leader
* [[Hill Ferguson]], civic leader
* [[Hugh A. Locke]], judge
* [[June 14]]: [[Hugh Locke]], attorney and [[Birmingham School of Law]] founder
* [[May 18]]: [[Louis Buck]], radio announcer
* [[May 18]]: [[Louis Buck]], radio announcer
* [[August 27]]: [[Vestavia Hills High School]] coaches [[Thomas Ward]], [[Cooper Ray]] and [[Phil Puccio]] were killed in a collision with a runaway truck on [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)|Montgomery Highway]].
* [[August 27]]: [[Vestavia Hills High School]] coaches [[Thomas Ward]], [[Cooper Ray]] and [[Phil Puccio]] were killed in a collision with a runaway truck on [[Montgomery Highway (Vestavia Hills)|Montgomery Highway]].
* [[August 29]]: [[Emma Gelders Sterne]], author and activist
* [[August 29]]: [[Emma Gelders Sterne]], author and activist
* [[September 24]]: [[George Huddleston, Jr]], U. S. Representative
* [[September 24]]: [[George Huddleston Jr]], U.S. Representative
* [[September 25]]: [[Hugo Black]], Supreme Court justice
* [[September 25]]: [[Hugo Black]], Supreme Court justice
* September: [[Jimmy Morgan]], former [[Mayor of Birmingham|President of the Birmingham City Commission]]
* September: [[Jimmy Morgan]], former [[Mayor of Birmingham|President of the Birmingham City Commission]]
* [[November 6]]: [[Eugene Knight]], architect
* [[December 10]]: [[Victor Josselyn]], gymnast and columnist
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1971]]''
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1971]]''
===Awards===
* [[Clettus Atkinson]] was awarded the Ernie Pyle Award for Human Interest Writing
* [[William Chapman]], [[Red Drew]], [[Howard Hill]], [[Dixie Howell]], [[Tackhole Lee]], [[Sanders Russell]], [[Jackson Stephenson]], and [[Charles Streit]] were inducted into the [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]
* [[Hubert Green]] was named the PGA Tour's "Rookie of the Year"
* [[Satchel Paige]] was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
* [[Auburn Tigers]] quarterback [[Pat Sullivan]] was awarded the Heisman Trophy
===Graduations===
* [[Bob Bales]] earned his Ph.D. in business administration at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California.
* Baseball player [[Jerry Hairston]] graduated from [[Gardendale High School]].
* [[Bernard Kincaid]] earned an M. A. from Miami University in Ohio.
* Attorney [[Jim Porter]] from the [[University of Alabama]]
* Pro football tackle [[Billy Shields]] graduated from [[Banks High School]].
* [[Phyllis Wyne]] graduated from Jarvis Christian College in Texas.


==Context==
==Context==

Latest revision as of 20:38, 14 December 2023

1971 was the 100th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Government

Education

Business

Sports

See also 1971 Birmingham Athletics

Works

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Books

Buildings

Films

Music

  • Sun Ra performed at the ancient Egyptian pyramids

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Awards

Marriages

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1971

Context

In 1971, All in the Family debuted on CBS. The Apollo program of lunar landings continued with Apollo 14 and Apollo 15. NASDAQ debuted as a new stock exchange. The Vietnam War continued as did protests against it. The United Kingdom and Ireland both switched to decimal currency. Evel Knievel set a world record by jumping 19 cars. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously that busing of students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation. Amtrak began inter-city rail passenger service in the United States. The U.S. ended its trade embargo of China. The 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, was formally certified by President Richard Nixon. The Attica Prison riots took place. Walt Disney World opened in Florida. Mariner 9 becomes the first spacecraft to orbit another planet (Mars). Intel produced the first microprocessor.

In sports in 1971, the Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16–13 at Super Bowl V in Miami, Florida. Boxer Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden. The Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA World Championship by sweeping the Baltimore Bullets in four straight games.

Notable births in 1971 included Kid Rock, Denise Richards, Emmanuel Lewis, Ewan McGregor, David Tennant, Matt Stone, Noah Wyle, Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Warner, Kristi Yamaguchi, Corey Feldman, Cory Doctorow, Jeff Gordon, Lance Armstrong, Tiffany, Snoop Dogg, Winona Ryder, Christina Applegate, Corey Haim, and Ricky Martin. Notable deaths included Coco Chanel, Harold Lloyd, Philo T. Farnsworth, Igor Stravinsky, Ogden Nash, Jim Morrison, Louis Armstrong, and Cliff Edwards.

The top-grossing films of 1971 were Fiddler on the Roof, The French Connection, Summer of '42, Diamonds Are Forever, and Dirty Harry. The French Connection also took Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. Top pop hits included John Lennon's "Imagine", George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord", Rod Stewart's "Maggie May", and The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar".

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