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* The [[Red Mountain School]] closed.
* The [[Red Mountain School]] closed.
* [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Center]] began its educational programs on 24 acres of land acquired by the City of [[Birmingham]].
* [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Center]] began its educational programs on 24 acres of land acquired by the City of [[Birmingham]].
* The [[BJCTA]]'s "[[Dart|DART]]" service began in [[downtown Birmingham]].
* Belgian reporter and filmmaker Kris Leysen spent a couple of weeks in [[Birmingham]] gathering footage for an "[[Inspraak]]" special segment on the experiences of exchange students in America.
* [[Sheila Rubin]] founded the [[Natyananda]] dance troupe.
* [[Sheila Rubin]] founded the [[Natyananda]] dance troupe.
* [[Tom Bradford Park]] in [[Huffman neighborhood|Huffman]] was dedicated.
* [[May 23]]: The [[Locust Fork Volunteer Fire Department]] was organized with [[Rob Rutherford]] as chief.
* [[May 23]]: The [[Locust Fork Volunteer Fire Department]] was organized with [[Rob Rutherford]] as chief.
* [[August 11]]: The Commodores [[List of concerts at Legion Field|played at Legion Field]].
* [[August 15]]: Cheap Trick headlined a show at [[Al's Crossroads]].
* [[October 1]]: [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]] was founded by [[Bill Hay]].
* [[October 1]]: [[Covenant Presbyterian Church]] was founded by [[Bill Hay]].
* [[November 8]]: Van Halen opened for Black Sabbath at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[November 8]]: Van Halen opened for Black Sabbath at [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[December 3]]: [[Bob Dylan]] played at the [[Legacy Arena|BJCC Coliseum]].
* [[December 15]]: The Grateful Dead played [[Boutwell Auditorium]].
* [[December 15]]: The Grateful Dead played [[Boutwell Auditorium]].


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* February:  [[Red Mountain Museum]] opened.
* February:  [[Red Mountain Museum]] opened.
* [[June 16]]: [[Cobb Theatres]] opened the [[Cinema City 8]] multiplex at [[Roebuck Marketplace|Roebuck Shopping City]].
* [[June 16]]: [[Cobb Theatres]] opened the [[Cinema City 8]] multiplex at [[Roebuck Marketplace|Roebuck Shopping City]].
* [[August 18]]: [[John's Restaurant]] moved from 214 to 112 [[21st Street North]].
* September:  [[K. L. Jones]] purchased the [[Parliament House]] hotel out of bankruptcy.
* September:  [[K. L. Jones]] purchased the [[Parliament House]] hotel out of bankruptcy.
* The first gifts from the [[Dwight and Lucille Beeson Collection]] were received by the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
* The first gifts from the [[Dwight and Lucille Beeson Collection]] were received by the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]].
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* [[BE&K]]'s [[Redrock Construction Company]] was shut down.
* [[BE&K]]'s [[Redrock Construction Company]] was shut down.
* [[Salem's Diner]] opened.
* [[Salem's Diner]] opened.
* [[Joy Daugherty]] founded [[Interiorscapes]].
* [[Town of Adam Brown]] subdivision was established.
* [[Town of Adam Brown]] subdivision was established.
* [[WAPI-FM|Beautiful 94]] went on the air.
* [[WAPI-FM|Beautiful 94]] went on the air.
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* [[Bright Star Restaurant]] opened their "1907 Room" for banquet dining.
* [[Bright Star Restaurant]] opened their "1907 Room" for banquet dining.
* [[Jonathan McPherson]] assumed operations of the [[Scott-McPherson Funeral Home]] in [[Fairfield]].
* [[Jonathan McPherson]] assumed operations of the [[Scott-McPherson Funeral Home]] in [[Fairfield]].
* The [[Birmingham Apple Core]] was founded.
* [[P. Douglas Ross]] founded the [[Douglas Manufacturing|Rubber Repair Service, Inc.]] in [[Blountsville]].


===Media===
===Media===
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* [[James Spann]] began his television career at [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[WCFT 33]].
* [[James Spann]] began his television career at [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[WCFT 33]].
* [[Ron Council]] began publishing the ''[[222]]'' newsletter for residents of the [[35222]] ZIP code.
* [[Ron Council]] began publishing the ''[[222]]'' newsletter for residents of the [[35222]] ZIP code.
* [[December 1]]: [[WVSU-FM]] began broadcasting from [[Samford University]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[March 15]]: [[Vida Blue]] was traded to the San Francisco Giants.
* [[March 15]]: [[Vida Blue]] was traded to the San Francisco Giants.
* [[April 11]]: Former president Gerald Ford joined [[Elbert Jemison]], [[Bear Bryant]] and Arnold Palmer for a round of golf at the [[Pine Tree Country Club]].
* [[December 1]]: Jeff Davis High School defeated [[Vestavia Hills High School]] 21-7 in the [[1979 AHSAA football championship|4-A football championship game]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[December 2]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] defeated [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] 34–16 in the [[1978 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[December 2]]: [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] defeated [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] 34–16 in the [[1978 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* The [[Alabama Barons]] baseball team went 5-0 before the Freedom Baseball League folded.
* The [[Alabama Barons]] baseball team went 5-0 before the Freedom Baseball League folded.
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* March:  [[Trinity United Methodist Church]]'s sanctuary was completed.
* March:  [[Trinity United Methodist Church]]'s sanctuary was completed.
* [[March 6]]: [[Campbell Hall]] opened on the [[UAB campus]].
* [[April 7]]: Demolition of [[Northington Naval Hospital]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] commenced.
* [[April 7]]: Demolition of [[Northington Naval Hospital]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] commenced.
* [[October 19]]: [[Centreville Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[October 19]]: [[Centreville Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[Barrett Elementary School]] was rennovated.
* [[November 1]]: [[Davenport & Harris Funeral Home]] on [[Martin Luther King Jr Drive]] was dedicated.
* [[Barrett Elementary School]] was renovated.
* Renovations to the [[Birmingham Zoo]] included remodelling the reptile house, construction of a new big cat area, and completion of the children's zoo.
* Renovations to the [[Birmingham Zoo]] included remodelling the reptile house, construction of a new big cat area, and completion of the children's zoo.
* The [[Highland View Apartments|Ski Lodge II]] apartment complex was built.
* [[Five Mile Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant]] was completed.
* [[Five Mile Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant]] was completed.
* The [[Highland View Apartments (Glen Iris)|Ski Lodge II]] apartment complex was built.
* [[John's Restaurant]] opened its new location at 112 [[21st Street North]].
* [[Miller Steam Plant]] went into service.
* [[Miller Steam Plant]] went into service.
* [[O'Neal Steel corporate headquarters|Newton DeBardeleben Operations Center]] was opened.
* [[O'Neal Steel corporate headquarters|Newton DeBardeleben Operations Center]] was opened.
* [[Ridgecrest Baptist Church]]'s original [[Huffman]] [[Refiner's House|campus]] was built.
* [[Ridgecrest Baptist Church]]'s original [[Huffman]] [[Refiner's House|campus]] was built.
* [[Sunrise Pointe Apartments]] in [[Eastwood]] were built.
* [[Corridor X]] east of Fulton, Mississippi was approved.
* [[Corridor X]] east of Fulton, Mississippi was approved.
* A large brick sanctuary was added to the west side of the [[John Drish residence]] by [[Southside Baptist Church (Tuscaloosa)]].
* A large brick sanctuary was added to the west side of the [[John Drish residence]] by [[Southside Baptist Church (Tuscaloosa)]].
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==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* May:  [[Richard C. Trucks]] replaced the retiring [[James Cantrell]] as minister of [[Third Presbyterian Church]].
* May:  [[Richard C. Trucks]] replaced the retiring [[James Cantrell]] as minister of [[Third Presbyterian Church]].
* June–November: [[Maryon Allen]] filled the U. S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of her husband, [[James Allen]].
* June–November: [[Maryon Allen]] filled the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of her husband, [[James Allen]].
* [[October 5]]:  Pop singer [[Dana Rosemary Scallon|Dana]] married [[Damien Scallon]].
* [[October 5]]:  Pop singer [[Dana Rosemary Scallon|Dana]] married [[Damien Scallon]].
* November:  [[Pete Clifford]] was elected to fill [[Don Hawkins]]' unexpired seat on the [[Birmingham City Council]].  [[Nina Miglionico]] assumed Hawkins' role as president.
* November:  [[Pete Clifford]] was elected to fill [[Don Hawkins]]' unexpired seat on the [[Birmingham City Council]].  [[Nina Miglionico]] assumed Hawkins' role as president.
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* [[Buddy Gray]] became the youth pastor at [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]].
* [[Buddy Gray]] became the youth pastor at [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]].
* [[Belon Friday]] succeeded [[Monroe Lewis]] as minister of [[Highlands United Methodist Church]].
* [[Belon Friday]] succeeded [[Monroe Lewis]] as minister of [[Highlands United Methodist Church]].
* [[Elmer Moree]] retired as principal of [[Coosa Valley Elementary School]].
* [[Bill Myers]] succeeded [[Jim Parsons]] as [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Chief]] of the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[Bill Myers]] succeeded [[Jim Parsons]] as [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Chief]] of the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[Ron Sparks]] entered politics by defeating a two-term incumbent to serve on the DeKalb County Commission.
* [[Ron Sparks]] entered politics by defeating a two-term incumbent to serve on the DeKalb County Commission.
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* [[William Maddox]] served as president of the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons.
* [[William Maddox]] served as president of the Society of Head and Neck Surgeons.
* [[George McMillan]] was elected [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]].  
* [[George McMillan]] was elected [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]].  
* [[W. W. McTyeire, Jr]] succeeded [[William Spencer III]] as president of [[The Club]].
* [[W. W. McTyeire Jr]] succeeded [[William Spencer III]] as president of [[The Club]].
* [[Martha Myers]] accepted a post as a physician at the 80-bed Jibla Baptist Hospital in Yemen.
* [[Martha Myers]] accepted a post as a physician at the 80-bed Jibla Baptist Hospital in Yemen.
* [[Roland Frye]] co-founded the Center of Theological Inquiry.
* [[Roland Frye]] co-founded the Center of Theological Inquiry.
* Current president [[C. J. South, Jr]] joined [[Alabama Brick Delivery]].
* Current president [[C. J. South Jr]] joined [[Alabama Brick Delivery]].
* [[Cecil Bauer]] promoted to president of [[AT&T South|South Central Bell]].
* [[Cecil Bauer]] promoted to president of [[AT&T South|South Central Bell]].
* [[Bill Elder]] accepted a directorate with the Southern Baptist Convention.
* [[Bill Elder]] accepted a directorate with the Southern Baptist Convention.
* [[James Foy]] retired from the [[Auburn University]] office of student affairs.
* [[Arthur Payne]] was elected to his first term in the [[Alabama House of Representatives]].
* [[Arthur Payne]] was elected to his first term in the [[Alabama House of Representatives]].
* [[Al Sutton]], then 15, was given his license to the ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina.
* [[Al Sutton]], then 15, was given his license to the ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina.


===Births===
===Births===
* January: [[Derrick Johnson]], wrestling coach
* [[January 14]]:  [[William A. Barnes]], business owner
* [[January 14]]:  [[William A. Barnes]], business owner
* [[February 7]]: [[Tim Johnson]], NFL linebacker
* [[April 11]]: [[Josh Hancock]], baseball player
* [[April 11]]: [[Josh Hancock]], baseball player
* [[April 20]]: [[Clayne Crawford]], actor
* [[April 20]]: [[Clayne Crawford]], actor
* [[May 19]]: [[Amy Lemley Bailey]], fashionista
* [[May 19]]: [[Amy Lemley Bailey]], fashionista
* [[June 15]]: [[Ashleigh Heidkamp]], nightclub performer
* [[July 7]]: [[Torrey Ward]], basketball player and coach
* [[July 7]]: [[Torrey Ward]], basketball player and coach
* [[July 10]]: [[Ryan Haney]], radio executive  
* [[July 10]]: [[Ryan Haney]], radio executive  
* [[August 3]]: [[Tommy Dewey]], actor and screenwriter
* [[August 3]]: [[Tommy Dewey]], actor and screenwriter
* [[September 2]]: [[Danner Kline]], founder of [[Free the Hops]]
* [[September 12]]: [[Reuben Studdard]], singer
* [[September 12]]: [[Reuben Studdard]], singer
* [[September 23]]: [[Michael Gibbons]], prizefighter
* [[September 23]]: [[Michael Gibbons]], prizefighter
* [[November 9]]: [[Jason Standridge]], baseball player
* [[November 9]]: [[Jason Standridge]], baseball player
* [[December 11]]:  [[Roy Wood, Jr]], comedian
* [[December 11]]:  [[Roy Wood Jr]], comedian
* [[Chloe Collins]], executive director of the [[Sidewalk Moving Pictures Festival]]
* [[Chloe Collins]], executive director of the [[Sidewalk Moving Pictures Festival]]
* [[Kate Merritt Davis]], artist
* [[Kate Merritt Davis]], artist
* [[La'Shondra Hemphill]], music producer and DJ
* [[Riley Holifield]]
* [[Riley Holifield]]
* [[Darryl W. Perry]], radio station manager
* [[Darryl W. Perry]], radio station manager
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* [[Finis St John IV]], [[University of Alabama]]
* [[Finis St John IV]], [[University of Alabama]]
* [[Glennon Threatt]], bachelor of science in political science, Princeton University
* [[Glennon Threatt]], bachelor of science in political science, Princeton University
===Retirements===
* [[Samuel Barker]] retired as dean of the [[UAB Graduate School]].
* [[James Foy]] retired from the [[Auburn University]] office of student affairs.
* [[Elmer Moree]] retired as principal of [[Coosa Valley Elementary School]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[February 3]]: [[Albert Boutwell]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]] and lieutenant governor of [[Alabama]]
* [[February 3]]: [[Albert Boutwell]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]] and [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]]
* [[February 9]]: [[Snitz Snider]], long-time [[Bessemer High School]] football coach
* [[February 27]]: [[Simsooty]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] hippopotamus
* [[May 15]]: [[Duard Le Grand]], ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' editor
* [[June 20]]: [[Jess Lanier]], [[Mayor of Bessemer]]
* [[June 20]]: [[Jess Lanier]], [[Mayor of Bessemer]]
* [[June 27]]: [[B. M. Montgomery]], [[Rosedale School]] principal
* [[September 11]]: [[S. Lawrence Johnson]], pastor
* [[September 11]]: [[S. Lawrence Johnson]], pastor
* [[September 23]]: [[Lyman Bostock, Jr]], baseball player
* [[September 20]]: [[Ernest Forbes]], founder of [[Forbes Distributing Company]]
* [[Henry Badham, Jr]], aviator
* [[September 23]]: [[Lyman Bostock Jr]], baseball player
* [[Henry Badham Jr]], aviator
* [[Roderick Beddow]], criminal defense attorney
* [[Roderick Beddow]], criminal defense attorney
* [[Frederick Calder]], businessman
* [[Frederick Calder]], businessman

Latest revision as of 16:55, 25 January 2024

1978 was the 107th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Media

Sports

Works

Geo-Chromatic Progress in June 2005

Books

Buildings

Music

  • Birmingham Sunlights were formed.
  • Lanquidity by Sun Ra was released.
  • O'Jays album So Full of Love topped the R&B album charts, and the single "Use ta Be My Girl" was a top 10 hit.
  • Cincinnati Stomp by Big Joe Duskin was released.
  • Candi Staton's album House of Love was released, with the single "Honest I Do I Love You" a top 50 hit in the UK.

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Retirements

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1978

See also

Context

In 1978 the Copyright Act of 1976 took effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. Hollywood film director Roman Polanski fled the country after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl. Serial killers Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy were captured. The first Unabomber attack takes place at Northwestern University. Atlantic City's first legal casino opened. The comic strip Garfield debuted. Pluto's moon, Charon, was discovered. Louise Brown, the first "test tube baby," was born. Two popes died, leading to Pope John Paul II being installed. The Camp David Accords were signed between Israel and Egypt. Love Canal was declared a federal emergency. Premium cable network Showtime went on the air. Muhammad Ali became the heavyweight boxing champion for the third time. The Jonestown Massacre took place.

Notable 1978 births include Ashton Kutcher, Topher Grace, Tia and Tamera Mowry, Justin Long, Kobe Bryant, and Clay Aiken. Deaths in 1978 included those of Hubert Humphrey, Robert Shaw, Edgar Bergen, and Norman Rockwell.

Top-grossing films were Greast, Superman, Animal House, Every Which Way But Loose, and Heaven Can Wait. The Deer Hunter swept the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor.

Hit singles included the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever", John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John's "You're the One That I Want", the Village People's "YMCA", and Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing". The Incredible Hulk, Dallas, 20/20, Taxi, Mork & Mind, WKRP in Cincinnati, and Diff'rent Strokes premiered on network television.

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