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* Renovation of [[Caldwell-Milner building]] for [[MetroBank]]
* Renovation of [[Caldwell-Milner building]] for [[MetroBank]]


==People==
==Individuals==
* [[Robert Vance]] was appointed to the [[Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals]] by President Jimmy Carter.
* [[J. Frank Alexander]] succeeded [[John McQueen]] as pastor of [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
* [[Joe Bruno]] retired as CEO of [[Bruno's]].
* [[Robert W. Carter]] became an [[Adamsville Police Department|Adamsville Police Officer]].
* [[Robert Chambliss]] was convicted of the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[Howard Cruse]] became an art director for ''Starlog'' magazine.
* [[Howard Cruse]] became an art director for ''Starlog'' magazine.
* [[Aubrey Edwards]] became minister of music at [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]].
* [[Dennis Edwards]] was fired from [[The Temptations]].
* [[Dennis Edwards]] was fired from [[The Temptations]].
* [[Allen Farley]] transferred from the [[Bessemer Police Department]] to the [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office]].
* [[Jack Farr]] succeeded [[Edna Snow]] as principal of [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[Jack Farr]] succeeded [[Edna Snow]] as principal of [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* Poet [[Sonia Sanchez]] accepted a Presidential Fellowship to teach at Temple University in Philadelphia.
* Astronaut [[Hank Hartsfield]] retired from the United States Air Force.
* Astronaut [[Hank Hartsfield]] retired from the United States Air Force.
*  [[Jim Jeffrey]] began coaching and [[Vestavia Hills High School]].
* [[Richard North Patterson]] became writer-in-residence at [[UAB]].
* [[Jan Willis]] became a visiting professors at Wesleyan University.
* [[J. Frank Alexander]] succeeded [[John McQueen]] as pastor of [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
* [[Robert W. Carter]] became an [[Adamsville Police Department|Adamsville Police Officer]].
* [[Ray Reach]] worked as a graduate assistant for the jazz program at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Jerry Haynes]] succeeded [[Edwin H. Wood]] as Chief of the [[Homewood Police Department]].
* [[Jerry Haynes]] succeeded [[Edwin H. Wood]] as Chief of the [[Homewood Police Department]].
* [[Joe Bruno]] retired as CEO of [[Bruno's]].
* [[Howell Heflin]] stepped down from the [[Alabama Supreme Court]] to resume his law practice.
* [[David Wright]] purchased the [[Wright Dairy|Canebrake Farm]] in Calhoun County.
* [[Jim Jeffrey]] began coaching and [[Vestavia Hills High School]].
* [[Marguerite Kinney]] joined the [[UAB]] nursing faculty.
* [[Marguerite Kinney]] joined the [[UAB]] nursing faculty.
* [[James Orange]] left the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] to work for the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union.
* [[James Orange]] left the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] to work for the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union.
* [[Robert Chambliss]] was convicted of the [[1963 church bombing|1963 bombing]] of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[Richard North Patterson]] became writer-in-residence at [[UAB]].
* [[Ray Reach]] worked as a graduate assistant for the jazz program at the [[University of Alabama]].
* Poet [[Sonia Sanchez]] accepted a Presidential Fellowship to teach at Temple University in Philadelphia.
* [[Robert Taylor]] began working at [[Five Points Hardware]].
* [[Robert Taylor]] began working at [[Five Points Hardware]].
* [[Aubrey Edwards]] became minister of music at [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]].
* [[Robert Vance]] was appointed to the [[Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals]] by President Jimmy Carter.
* [[Howell Heflin]] stepped down from the [[Alabama Supreme Court]] to resume his law practice.
* [[Jan Willis]] became a visiting professors at Wesleyan University.
* [[David Wright]] purchased the [[Wright Dairy|Canebrake Farm]] in Calhoun County.


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Revision as of 06:42, 12 March 2015

1977 was the 106th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Scott's Koneys

Sports

Works

Publications

Buildings

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Awards

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1977

Context

In 1977 Apple Computer was incorporated. President Ford pardoned Tokyo Rose before he was succeeded by Jimmy Carter. Snow fell in Miami, Florida for the only time in recorded history. Roots aired on ABC. The New Zealand and Australian parliaments were established. The Toronto Blue Jays debuted. Star Wars opened in cinemas. James Earl Ray briefly escaped prison in Tennessee. Spain held its first democratic elections in decades. New York City experienced a 25-hour blackout. The Yankees won the World Series, helped by Reggie Jackson's 3 home runs in the final game. Three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd died in a plane crash. Ram Jam scored a hit with their remake of Leadbelly's "Black Betty"

Notable 1977 births include actors Dustin Diamond, Orlando Bloom and Liv Tyler; athletes Tom Brady and Randy Moss; rappers Ludacris and Kanye West; and singer Fiona Apple. Deaths in 1977 included those of Anaïs Nin, Charlie Chaplin, Groucho and Gummo Marx, Wernher von Braun, Vladimir Nabakov, Elvis Presley, Leopold Stokowski, Maria Callas, and Bing Crosby.

Top-grossing films were Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Rescuers, Saturday Night Fever, The Goodbye Girl, Oh, God!, The Deep, Smokey and the Bandit, The Spy Who Loved Me and Semi-Tough. Annie Hall swept the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress.

Hit singles included the Eagles' "Hotel California", Donna Summer's "I Feel Love", Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night", and Mannfred Mann's "Blinded by the Light". Eight is Enough, CHiPs and The Love Boat premiered on network television.

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