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==Events==
==Events==
[[File:Riverchase Galleria.jpg|center|thumb|575px|The Riverchase Galleria opened in 1986]]
* February: [[Operation Western Sizzler]] concluded.
* February: [[Operation Western Sizzler]] concluded.
* [[April 16]]: Manager [[Nathan Madison]] was [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1986|killed]] during a robbery at the [[Ensley Grill]].
* [[July 13]]: [[SouthPoint American Cafe]] waitress [[Tracey Schoettlin]] was abducted from [[Southside]] and raped and murdered by schizophrenic [[Tommy Bradley]].
* [[August 28]]: [[Anderson Place|Anderson Place Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham|National Register of Historic Places]].
* June: The [[Birmingham Airport Authority]] was created.
* June: The [[Birmingham Airport Authority]] was created.
* [[October 28]]: [[List of Presidential visits|President Ronald Reagan]] visited Birmingham.
* [[October 28]]: [[List of Presidential visits|President Ronald Reagan]] visited Birmingham.
* [[November 2]]-[[November 26|26]]: [[James Alexander]]'s exhibition of [[Birmingham Terra Cotta]] was shown at the [[UAB Visual Arts Gallery]].
* [[November 27]]: The [[Homewood High School]] Marching Band led the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
* [[November 27]]: The [[Homewood High School]] Marching Band led the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
* The first [[We Love Homewood Day]] was held.
* The first [[We Love Homewood Day]] was held.
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* Former Supreme Court Justice [[Hugo Black]] appeared on a U. S. postage stamp
* Former Supreme Court Justice [[Hugo Black]] appeared on a U. S. postage stamp
* [[Chris McNair]] and [[Reuben Davis]] were the first African Americans elected to the [[Jefferson County Commission]].
* [[Chris McNair]] and [[Reuben Davis]] were the first African Americans elected to the [[Jefferson County Commission]].
* [[Birmingham Civic Opera Association]] merged with the [[Southern Regional Opera]] to form the [[Opera Birmingham|Birmingham Opera Theater]].


===Business===
===Business===
* [[September 12]]: The [[Stafford Inn]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] closed.
* AAA Auto Truck and Trailer became [[Southern Comfort Conversions]].
* AAA Auto Truck and Trailer became [[Southern Comfort Conversions]].
* [[Buffalo Rock]] purchased the [[Tuscaloosa Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company]].
* [[HealthSouth]] went public.
* [[Moore-Handley, Inc.]] went public.
* [[Ulysses Smoot]] received a [[Downtown revitalization|revitalization]] loan from [[Birmingham]] to refurbish the [[Jaguar Club]].
* [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Vinyl Solution]] record shop moved to University Boulevard.
* [[Air New Orleans]] relocated from Panama City, Florida to [[Birmingham]].
* [[Walls Newspapers Consultants]] relocated from Houston, Texas to [[Birmingham]].
* [[Burr & Forman|Thomas, Taliaferro, Forman, Burr & Murray]] changed its name to [[Burr & Forman|Burr & Forman LLP]].
* [[Wes Daniel]] bought out [[Ron McBride]]'s share in the [[McBride Sign Co.]]
====Establishments====
* [[February 19]]: The [[Riverchase Galleria]] opened in [[Hoover]].
* [[B & B Smith Construction]] was founded.
* [[B & B Smith Construction]] was founded.
* [[BioCryst]] opened.
* [[BioCryst]] opened.
* [[Buffalo Rock]] purchased the [[Tuscaloosa Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company]].
* [[Cosmo's Pizza]] opened.
* [[Cosmo's Pizza]] opened.
* [[Costa and Head]] filed for bankruptcy.
* [[Eighteenth Street Orientals]] opened.
* [[Eighteenth Street Orientals]] opened.
* [[Fair Park Drive-In]] and [[Mustang Drive-In]] closed.
* [[HealthSouth]] went public.
* [[Mabel's Beauty Shop & Chainsaw Repair]] opened on [[14th Street South]].
* [[Mabel's Beauty Shop & Chainsaw Repair]] opened on [[14th Street South]].
* [[Moore-Handley, Inc.]] went public.
* [[Nidek Medical]] was founded.
* [[Nidek Medical]] was founded.
* The [[Pizitz]] department store chain was sold to McRae's.
* [[Silvertron Café]] opened.
* [[Silvertron Café]] opened.
* [[Terrific New Theatre]] was founded.
* [[Terrific New Theatre]] was founded.
* [[Intensive Care Beauty Salon]] opened.
* [[Intensive Care Beauty Salon]] opened.
* [[NewsBreak]] opened on [[Highland Avenue]].
* [[NewsBreak]] opened on [[Highland Avenue]].
* [[Ulysses Smoot]] received a revitalization loan from [[Birmingham]] to refurbish the [[Jaguar Club]].
* [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Vinyl Solution]] record shop moved to University Boulevard.
* [[Jack Scheffer]] founded [[Schaeffer Eye Center]].
* [[Jack Scheffer]] founded [[Schaeffer Eye Center]].
* [[Air New Orleans]] relocated from Panama City, Florida to [[Birmingham]].
* [[Dennis Dunlap]] opened [[Rocky's Pizza]] on [[Green Springs Highway]]
* The rock band [[Storm Orphans]] formed in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Grady Swicord]] founded [[Birmingham Family Dental]] in [[Southside]].
 
====Disestablishments====
* The [[Pizitz]] department store chain was sold to McRae's.
* [[Fair Park Drive-In]] and [[Mustang Drive-In]] closed.
* [[Costa and Head]] filed for bankruptcy.
* [[September 12]]: The [[Stafford Inn]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] closed.
* [[Almost Famous]] art gallery at [[Five Points South]] closed.
* The [[Watkins Brick Co.]] was dissolved.


===Media===
===Media===
* The [[Russ and Dee Fine]] talk show debuted.
* The [[Russ and Dee Fine]] talk show debuted.
* [[WCAJ]], channel 68, went on the air.
* [[WCAJ]], channel 68, went on the air.
===Religion===
* [[March 30]]: [[First Baptist Church of Birmingham]] held its first service at its new building in [[Homewood]] on Easter Sunday.


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[December 31]]: The first [[All-American Bowl]] was held at [[Legion Field]].
* [[December 31]]: The first [[All-American Bowl]] was held at [[Legion Field]].
* Alabama A&M won the [[Magic City Classic]].
* Alabama A&M won the [[Magic City Classic]].
==Works==
* [[J. R. Taylor]] began his ''I Cover the War'' column in ''[[The Southsider]]''.
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===Buildings===
* [[Five Points South Deck]]
* [[Harbert Center]]
* [[Heatherwood Country Club]]
* [[Inverness Country Club]] Clubhouse (destroyed by fire in [[2007]])
* [[Riverchase Galleria]]
* [[Wells Fargo Tower|Southtrust Tower]]
* [[WTTO Tower]]
* Organ installation, [[St Paul's Cathedral]]
===Music===
* ''[[List of Alabama Theatre Wurlitzer recordings|The Alabama Wurlitzer at Its Best]]'' by Tom Hazleton
* ''Thirteen'' by [[Emmylou Harris]]
* "Don't Go Away" single by the [[Primitons]]
* ''Car Radio Jerome'' by [[T. R. Reed]]
* ''A Night in East Berlin'' by [[Sun Ra]] and his Cosmo Discipline Arkestra


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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* [[Larry DeLucas]] became Associate Director of [[UAB]]'s Center for Macromolecular Crystallography.
* [[Larry DeLucas]] became Associate Director of [[UAB]]'s Center for Macromolecular Crystallography.
* [[Penelope Cunningham]] succeeded [[Ted Tibbs]] as president of the [[Birmingham Music Club]].
* [[Penelope Cunningham]] succeeded [[Ted Tibbs]] as president of the [[Birmingham Music Club]].
* [[Harold Jackson]] joined ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' as an assistant city editor.
* [[William Maddox]] began serving as a Governor for the American College of Surgeons.
* [[William Maddox]] began serving as a Governor for the American College of Surgeons.
* [[Robert  Taylor]] joined the [[Alabama Forge Council]].
* [[Robert  Taylor]] joined the [[Alabama Forge Council]].
* [[Ethel Hall]] was elected to the [[Alabama Board of Education]].
* [[Ethel Hall]] was elected to the [[Alabama Board of Education]].
* [[Marvin Engel]] retired from the [[Engel Realty Company]].
* [[Marvin Engel]] retired from the [[Engel Realty Company]].
* [[John Archibald]], [[Greg Garrison]] and [[Carol Robinson]] began working at ''[[The Birmingham News]]''


===Births===
===Births===
* [[February 18]]: [[Ebonee Benson]], Miss Black Alabama USA 2005
* [[February 18]]: [[Ebonee Benson]], Miss Black Alabama USA 2005
* [[May 16]]: [[Drew Roy]], actor
* [[May 16]]: [[Drew Roy]], actor
* [[June 3]]: [[Darius McClure]], minister
* [[June 4]]: [[Colin Peek]], football player
* [[June 4]]: [[Colin Peek]], football player
* [[June 15]]: [[Montez Billings]], football player
* [[June 15]]: [[Montez Billings]], football player
* [[July 16]]: [[Mwelu]], a male gorilla
* [[July 18]]: [[Walter Sharpe]], basketball player
* [[July 18]]: [[Walter Sharpe]], basketball player
* [[July 27]]: [[DeMarre Carroll]], basketball player
* [[August 27]]: [[Clinton Woods]], contractor, pastor, [[Birmingham City Council]]
* [[September 5]]: [[Breanne Kostyk]], restaurant manager
* [[September 5]]: [[Breanne Kostyk]], restaurant manager
* [[September 19]]: [[Ryan Kussmaul]], baseball player
* [[October 5]]: [[Alex McDaniel]], magazine editor
* [[October 20]]: [[Byron Lagrone]], technician and tutor
* [[October 21]]: [[Natalee Holloway]], missing person
* [[October 21]]: [[Natalee Holloway]], missing person
* [[October 30]]: [[Desmond Jennings]], baseball player
* [[October 30]]: [[Desmond Jennings]], baseball player
* [[November 14]]: [[Joe Webb]], football player
* [[November 14]]: [[Joe Webb]], football player
* [[Valerie Gribben]], author
* [[Valerie Gribben]], author
 
* [[Daniel Grier]], fashion designer
===Awards===
* [[R. C. Hagans]], artist and mixed martial arts fighter
* Supreme Court Justict [[Hugo Black]] was featured on a U.S. postage stamp.
* [[Miller Mobley]], photographer
* Actor [[Glenn Shadix]] won an ''L. A. Weekly'' award for his portrayal of Gertrude Stein in a stage production of "Faustus Light the Lights".
* [[Jack Royer]], news anchor


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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* Basketball player [[Alan Ogg]] from [[Gardendale High School]].
* Basketball player [[Alan Ogg]] from [[Gardendale High School]].
* Football player [[Eric Ramsey]] from [[Homewood High School]].
* Football player [[Eric Ramsey]] from [[Homewood High School]].
* [[Carol Robinson]] from [[Auburn University]] with a bachelor of arts in journalism and public relations.
* [[Bart Slawson]] from [[Samford University]]'s [[Cumberland School of Law]] with a juris doctorate.
* Football player [[Willie Wyatt]] from [[Gardendale High School]].
* Football player [[Willie Wyatt]] from [[Gardendale High School]].


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* [[January 10]]: [[Gus Koutroulakis|Gus]] and [[Kathy Koutroulakis]] were married.
* [[November 20]]: Olympic sprinters [[Emmit King]] and [[Lillie Leatherwood]]
* [[November 20]]: Olympic sprinters [[Emmit King]] and [[Lillie Leatherwood]]
===Awards===
* Supreme Court Justict [[Hugo Black]] was featured on a U.S. postage stamp.
* Actor [[Glenn Shadix]] won an ''L. A. Weekly'' award for his portrayal of Gertrude Stein in a stage production of "Faustus Light the Lights".
* [[Alabama Sports Hall of Fame]]: [[Terry Beasley]], [[Bobby Bowden]], [[William Lee]], [[Robert Marlow]], [[Sam Perry]], and [[Ken Stabler]]
* [[GBAHB Hall of Fame]]: [[Al Awtrey]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 17]]: [[Frank Hambaugh]], nine-term [[Homewood City Council]] member
* February: [[Richebourg McWilliams]], [[Birmingham-Southern College]] writing professor
* [[May 15]]: [[John Bassett]], former [[Birmingham Bulls (WHA)|Birmingham Bulls]] owner
* [[August 13]]: [[Way Bandy]], makeup artist
* [[August 13]]: [[Way Bandy]], makeup artist
* [[August 28]]: [[Duke Rumore]], radio deejay
* [[September 1]]: [[Asbury Howard]], labor and civil rights activist
* [[September 4]]: [[War_Eagle#War_Eagle_V_.281981-1986.29|War Eagle V]], [[Auburn University]] mascot
* [[September 4]]: [[War_Eagle#War_Eagle_V_.281981-1986.29|War Eagle V]], [[Auburn University]] mascot
* [[October 7]]: [[Wallace Wade]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] coach
* [[October 7]]: [[Wallace Wade]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] coach
* [[October 22]]: [[Frank Spain]], attorney, [[Rotary Club]] president, and [[UAB Medical Center]] supporter
* [[November 5]]: [[Bobby Nunn]], doo-wop singer
* [[November 20]]: [[William Bradford Huie]], novelist and journalist
* [[November 20]]: [[William Bradford Huie]], novelist and journalist
* [[Frank Samford, Jr]], president of [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]]
* [[December 2]]: [[Paul Bascomb]], jazz saxophonist
* [[Robert Bragg]], Chief of the [[Irondale Police Department]]
* [[Frank Samford Jr]], president of [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]]


:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1986]]''
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1986]]''
==Works==
* [[J. R. Taylor]] began his ''I Cover the War'' column in ''[[The Southsider]]''.
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===Buildings===
* [[Birmingham City Jail]]
* [[Five Points South Deck]]
* [[First Baptist Church of Birmingham]] on [[Lakeshore Drive]]
* [[Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility]] at the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[Harbert Center]] on [[4th Avenue North]]
* [[Heatherwood Country Club]]
* [[Inverness Country Club]] Clubhouse (destroyed by fire in [[2007]])
* [[Riverchase Galleria]]
* [[Wells Fargo Tower|Southtrust Tower]]
* [[WTTO Tower]]
* Organ installation, [[St Paul's Cathedral]]
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 32]] (first building, a Quonset hut)
===Music===
* ''[[List of Alabama Theatre Wurlitzer recordings|The Alabama Wurlitzer at Its Best]]'' by Tom Hazleton
* ''Thirteen'' by [[Emmylou Harris]]
* "Don't Go Away" single by the [[Primitons]]
* ''Car Radio Jerome'' by [[T. R. Reed]]
* ''A Night in East Berlin'' by [[Sun Ra]] and his Cosmo Discipline Arkestra


==See also==
==See also==
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==Context==
==Context==
In 1986, [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] Day was first observed as a federal holiday. The Chicago Bears won Super Bowl XX.  Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' exploded after take-off.  Turner Broadcasting began to colorize black and white movie classics.  Halley's Comet visited the inner solar system.  The United States bombed targets in Libya.  Geraldo Rivera hosted ''The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault''.  A reactor at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded.  ''Hands Across America'' createsd a human chain across the U.S.  Desmond Tutu became the first black Anglican Church bishop in South Africa.  Fox launched as America's fourth television network.  The New York Mets won their second World Series.
In 1986, [[Martin Luther King Jr]] Day was first observed as a federal holiday. The Chicago Bears won Super Bowl XX.  Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' exploded after take-off.  Turner Broadcasting began to colorize black and white movie classics.  Halley's Comet visited the inner solar system.  The United States bombed targets in Libya.  Geraldo Rivera hosted ''The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault''.  A reactor at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded.  ''Hands Across America'' createsd a human chain across the U.S.  Desmond Tutu became the first black Anglican Church bishop in South Africa.  Fox launched as America's fourth television network.  The New York Mets won their second World Series.


Notable films of 1986 included ''Top Gun'', ''Crocodile Dundee'', ''Platoon'', and ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''. Larry McMurtry won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for ''Lonesome Dove''.
Notable films of 1986 included ''Top Gun'', ''Crocodile Dundee'', ''Platoon'', and ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''. Larry McMurtry won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for ''Lonesome Dove''.

Latest revision as of 11:06, 23 January 2024

1986 was the 115th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

The Riverchase Galleria opened in 1986

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Media

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1986

Works

Buildings

Music

See also

Context

In 1986, Martin Luther King Jr Day was first observed as a federal holiday. The Chicago Bears won Super Bowl XX. Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after take-off. Turner Broadcasting began to colorize black and white movie classics. Halley's Comet visited the inner solar system. The United States bombed targets in Libya. Geraldo Rivera hosted The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault. A reactor at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded. Hands Across America createsd a human chain across the U.S. Desmond Tutu became the first black Anglican Church bishop in South Africa. Fox launched as America's fourth television network. The New York Mets won their second World Series.

Notable films of 1986 included Top Gun, Crocodile Dundee, Platoon, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Larry McMurtry won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Lonesome Dove.

Notable births in 1986 included Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf, Lindsay Lohan, Tahj Mowry, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Notable deaths in 1986 included Desi Arnaz, James Cagney, Cary Grant, Benny Goodman, Frank Herbert, L. Ron Hubbard, and Donna Reed.

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