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* [[Hugo Black Park]] was dedicated.
* [[Hugo Black Park]] was dedicated.
* The annual [[Southside reunion]] began.
* The annual [[Southside reunion]] began.
* [[Birmingham AIDS Outreach]] was founded
* The [[Linn-Henley Research Library]] opened.
* The [[Linn-Henley Research Library]] opened.
* The [[Mark and Brian]] radio show debuted on [[I-95]] ([[WAPI-FM]])
* The [[Mark and Brian]] radio show debuted on [[I-95]] ([[WAPI-FM]])
* [[Morefu]], a giraffe brought to the [[Birmingham Zoo]] in [[1987]], was born.
* [[January 21]]: Birmingham's [[Climate|record low temperature]] of -6°F was set.
* [[February 14]]: Journalist [[Jerry Levin]] escaped from his Hezbollah captors near Baalbek, Lebanon.
* May:  [[Birmingham AIDS Outreach]] was founded.
* May:  [[Birmingham AIDS Outreach]] was founded.
* [[June 6]]:  [[List of Presidential visits|President]] Ronald Reagan appeared at the [[BJCC]] for a fundraising luncheon for Senator [[Jeremiah Denton]].  
* [[June 6]]:  [[List of Presidential visits|President]] Ronald Reagan appeared at the [[BJCC]] for a fundraising luncheon for Senator [[Jeremiah Denton]].  
* [[August 11]]:  The [[Heaviest Corner on Earth]] was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
* [[August 11]]:  The [[Heaviest Corner on Earth]] was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
* Jesús Morales won the commission for [[Granite Garden]] at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]].
* The [[Ether Dogs]] split up.
* Birmingham and its [[Birmingham Sister City Commission|sister city]] of [[Hitachi, Japan]] exchanged a bronze replica of [[Vulcan]] and a large stone lantern.
* The City of [[Birmingham]] purchased two 120-acre parcels from the [[Jim Walter Company]] for expansion of the [[Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve]].
* The former [[Blessed Sacrament Academy]] was sold for use by the [[Greater Emmanuel Temple Holiness Church]].


===Business===
===Business===
* The [[Paw Paw Patch]] restaurant opened on [[Green Springs Highway]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[Complete Health]] was founded.
* [[Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q]] was founded by [[Jim Pihakas]] and his son [[Nick Pihakis|Nick]].
* [[Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q]] was founded by [[Jim Pihakas]] and his son [[Nick Pihakis|Nick]].
* [[First Commercial Bank]] was founded by Birmingham businessmen [[Richard E. Anthony]] and [[John T. Oliver, Jr]].
* [[First Commercial Bank]] was founded by Birmingham businessmen [[Richard Anthony]] and [[John Oliver Jr]].
* [[Frank Carnaggio]] sold [[Carnaggio's]] to a woman from [[Cullman]].
* [[Frank Carnaggio]] sold [[Carnaggio's]] to a woman from [[Cullman]].
* [[Pinson Coin Laundromat]] opened in [[Pinson]].
* [[Southern Progress Corporation]] was purchased by Time, Inc. for $498 million.
* [[Comedy Club Stardome|The Comedy Club]] moved to [[Green Springs Highway]].
* May:  The original banks that made up [[First Alabama Bank]] formally merged.  They had been under the same holding company as separate banks since [[1971]].
* May:  The original banks that made up [[First Alabama Bank]] formally merged.  They had been under the same holding company as separate banks since [[1971]].
* [[Rocky Rawlins]] and [[Tom Egan]] launched the [[America On-Line]] bulletin board system.
* [[Drummond Company]] acquired [[Alabama Byproducts Corporation]], which operates a coking facility in [[Tarrant]].
* [[Balch & Bingham|Balch, Bingham, Baker, Hawthorne, Williams & Ward]] became [[Balch & Bingham]].
* [[Babe's Hot Dogs]] opened on [[1st Avenue North]]
* [[Jerry Feld]] founded [[ByteSize]]
* [[Larry Snell]] purchased [[Empire Refractory Specialists]] of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
* [[Charles Connolly]] opened [[Wuxtry]] on [[4th Avenue North]].
* [[Tom McCleod]] founded [[McLeod Software]].
* [[Barry Morton]] became president of the [[Robins & Morton|Robins Corporation]].
* The [[Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa|Tuscaloosa Steel Corp.]] opened a coil mill on the banks of the [[Black Warrior River]] in [[Tuscaloosa County]].
* [[November 1]]: The [[Business Council of Alabama]] was founded by merger of the [[Alabama Chamber of Commerce]] and the [[Associated Industries of Alabama]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* The [[Birmingham Stallions]] played their final season at [[Legion Field]].
* The [[Birmingham Stallions]] played their final season at [[Legion Field]].
* The [[Birmingham Barons]] changed affiliations to the Chicago White Sox.
* The [[Birmingham Barons]] changed affiliations to the Chicago White Sox.
* [[April 18]]:  [[UAB]]'s [[Young Memorial Field]] was dedicated in honor of [[Jerry Young]].
* July:  [[Davey Allison]] started his first NASCAR Cup race.
* July:  [[Davey Allison]] started his first NASCAR Cup race.
* The state record [[green sunfish]] was caught at [[Bayview Lake]].
* [[Hubert Green]] won the PGA Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.
* [[September 28]]: [[Sherri Martel]] made her American Wrestling Association debut in Chicago.


===Awards===
==Individuals==
* [[Robert R. McCammon]] won the Alabama Library Association Author Award.
* [[Arthur Stewart]] was inducted into the Portrait Painters' Hall of Fame.
* [[Tobias Wolff]]'s [[1984]] novella ''The Barracks Thief'' won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
* [[Bo Berry]], [[Edward A. Brown]], [[Henry Caffey]], [[Andrew Fair]], [[Howard Funderburg]], [[W. C. Handy]], [[Jerome Hopkins]], [[Everett Lawler]], [[James Lowe]], [[Willie Richardson]], [[Lee Stanfield]], [[Jonny Williams]] were inducted into the [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]].  Honorary inductees were [[Richard Arrington, Jr]], [[Gloria Curry]], [[J. Garrick Hardy]], [[C. W. Hayes]], [[David Vann]] and [[Lewis White]].
* [[Blanche Dean]] was inducted into the [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]
 
==Works==
* A monument of [[Bear Bryant]] was erected outside [[Legion Field]]
* ''Blonde Heat'', film produced by [[David F. Friedman]]
* [[I-459]] was completed.
* The final segment of [[I-65]] in northern [[Jefferson County]], near [[Morris]] and [[Kimberly]], was completed.
* [[April 15]]: A bare-bones revival of the [[Cliff Holman|Cousin Cliff]] Show debuted on the Alabama Cable Network.
 
===Books===
* ''Back in the World'', a collection of short stories by [[Tobias Wolff]]
* ''Violence Against Women and the Ongoing Challenge to Racism'' by [[Angela Davis]] ISBN 0913175110
 
===Buildings===
* [[Birmingham Turf Club]]
* [[Chase Corporate Center]] Building One
* [[Funtime Skate Center]] in [[Fultondale]]
* [[Hoover Municipal Complex]]
* [[UAB]] purchased the [[Paul S. Worrell Building|Doctor's Center]]
 
==People==
* Long-time City Councilor [[Nina Miglionico]] retired from electoral politics.
* Long-time City Councilor [[Nina Miglionico]] retired from electoral politics.
* [[Robert F. Bumpus]] replaced [[Michael Gross]] as [[Homewood]] Schools Superintendent.  Gross became the principal at [[Vestavia Hills High School]].
* [[Robert F. Bumpus]] replaced [[Michael Gross]] as [[Homewood]] Schools Superintendent.  Gross became the principal at [[Vestavia Hills High School]].
* [[Abdurrahim El-Keib]] joined the faculty of the [[University of Alabama]] as an assistant professor of electrical engineering.
* [[Mary Smith]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[Mary Smith]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[Paul Bailey]], Academic Dean of [[Birmingham-Southern College]], retired.
* [[Paul Bailey]], Academic Dean of [[Birmingham-Southern College]], retired.
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* [[Arthur Winograd]] retired from the Hartford (Connecticut) Symphony Orchestra.
* [[Arthur Winograd]] retired from the Hartford (Connecticut) Symphony Orchestra.
* [[Ray Melick]] began covering the [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] for the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.
* [[Ray Melick]] began covering the [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] for the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.
* [[Irvin Penfield]] was named dean and vice president for academic affairs at [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Bill Elder]] became pastor of Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas.
* [[Dale Benos]] joined the faculty of [[UAB]].
* [[Robert Kaufmann]] was hired as a librarian at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, New York.
* [[Robert Slaughter]] was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the U.S. Army Reserve.
* [[Jim Wall]] succeeded [[Jack Blackwell]] as president of [[O'Neal Steel]].
* [[Eric Embry]] resigned his seat on the [[Alabama Supreme Court]] due to failing health.


===Births===
===Births===
* [[February 11]]: [[Emeel Salem]], baseball outfielder
* [[March 31]]: [[Hannah Hughes]], actress and tech professional
* [[April 9]]: [[David Robertson]], baseball pitcher
* [[April 9]]: [[David Robertson]], baseball pitcher
* [[May 8]]: [[Jamie]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla
* [[May 8]]: [[Jamie]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla
* [[June 7]]: [[Shannon Shorr]], professional poker player
* [[June 13]]: [[Will Dahlberg]], [[WBHM-FM]] general manager
* [[August 23]]: [[Two-Boys Gumede]], [[UAB Blazers]] soccer player
* [[August 23]]: [[Two-Boys Gumede]], [[UAB Blazers]] soccer player
* [[September 12]]: [[Bobby Smith]], songwriter and worship leader
* [[September 12]]: [[Bobby Smith]], songwriter and worship leader
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* [[October 17]]: [[John Parker Wilson]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] player
* [[October 17]]: [[John Parker Wilson]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide football]] player
* [[October 22]]: [[Deontay Wilder]], boxer
* [[October 22]]: [[Deontay Wilder]], boxer
* [[Dan Puckett (bodybuilder)|Dan Puckett]], bodybuilder  
* [[November 4]]: [[Alice Speake]], political activist
* [[Raquel Ervin]], chef, restaurateur
* [[Kevin Peterson]] ("the1janitor"), social media influencer
* [[Dan Puckett (bodybuilder)|Dan Puckett]], bodybuilder
* [[Neil Rafferty]], state representative
* [[Ryan Taylor]], drag performer
* [[Jessica Tinney]], 2006 Miss Alabama USA
* [[Jessica Tinney]], 2006 Miss Alabama USA
* [[Rolando Williamson]], convicted drug kingpin
* [[Vector]], [[Birmingham Police Mounted Patrol]] horse
* [[Morefu]], [[Birmingham Zoo]] giraffe


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* [[Reid Adair]], [[Shades Valley High School]]
* [[Kamau Afrika]], [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[Kamau Afrika]], [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[Eli Capilouto]] (current [[UAB]] Provost), Masters in Public Health from Harvard University
* [[Eli Capilouto]] (current [[UAB]] Provost), Masters in Public Health from Harvard University
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* [[John Hallum]], [[Auburn University]]
* [[John Hallum]], [[Auburn University]]
* [[Steven Hoyt]], [[Miles College]]
* [[Steven Hoyt]], [[Miles College]]
* [[Richard Shahan]], master's degree in childhood education at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
* [[Al Sutton]], bachelor's from Bishop College in Dallas, Texas
===Awards===
* [[Robert R. McCammon]] won the Alabama Library Association Author Award.
* [[Arthur Stewart]] was inducted into the Portrait Painters' Hall of Fame.
* [[Tobias Wolff]]'s [[1984]] novella ''The Barracks Thief'' won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
* [[Bo Berry]], [[Edward A. Brown]], [[Henry Caffey]], [[Andrew Fair]], [[Howard Funderburg]], [[W. C. Handy]], [[Jerome Hopkins]], [[Everett Lawler]], [[James Lowe]], [[Willie Richardson]], [[Lee Stanfield]], [[Jonny Williams]] were inducted into the [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]].  Honorary inductees were [[Richard Arrington, Jr]], [[Gloria Curry]], [[J. Garrick Hardy]], [[Carol Hayes]], [[David Vann]] and [[Lewis White]].
* [[Blanche Dean]] was inducted into the [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 8]]: [[Wyatt Blassingame]], writer
* [[January 24]]: [[Willie Perry]], the "Batman of Birmingham"
* [[March 29]]: [[Luther Terry]], former Surgeon General of the United States
* [[May 6]]: [[Raymond Weeks]], founder of [[National Veterans Day in Birmingham]]
* [[May 13]]: [[David Hood Jr]], attorney
* [[August 8]]:  [[Myron Massey]], Fairfield Police officer shot in the line of duty
* [[August 15]]: [[Sidney Smyer]], president of [[Birmingham Realty Company]]
* August: [[Isabel Comer]], wife of [[Donald Comer Jr]]
* [[August 26]]: [[Ted Hightower]], Methodist minister
* [[September 3]]: [[Jo Jones]], jazz drummer
* [[November 23]]: [[Sammy West]], baseball player
* December: [[Abe Berkowitz]], attorney
* [[Rucker Agee]], investment banker and map collector
* [[Rucker Agee]], investment banker and map collector
* [[Bob Bodine]], office furniture dealer
* [[Bob Bodine]], office furniture dealer
* [[Neal Hemphill]], record producer and plumber
* [[Neal Hemphill]], record producer and plumber
* [[Willie Perry]] (Birmingham's Batman)
* [[Angelena Rice]], former teacher and mother of [[Condoleezza Rice]]
* [[Angelena Rice]], former teacher and mother of [[Condoleezza Rice]]
* [[August 8]]: [[Myron Massey]], Fairfield Police officer shot in the line of duty
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1985]]''
* [[September 3]]: Jazz drummer [[Jo Jones]]
 
==Works==
* A monument of [[Bear Bryant]] was erected outside [[Legion Field]]
* ''Blonde Heat'', film produced by [[David F. Friedman]]
* [[I-459]] was completed.
* The final segment of [[I-65]] in northern [[Jefferson County]], near [[Morris]] and [[Kimberly]], was completed.
* [[April 15]]: A bare-bones revival of the [[Cliff Holman|Cousin Cliff]] Show debuted on the Alabama Cable Network.
* [[May 3]]: "Pumping Iron II: The Women", a documentary feature based on the book by [[Charles Gaines]], debuted.
 
===Books===
* ''Back in the World'', a collection of short stories by [[Tobias Wolff]]
* ''Violence Against Women and the Ongoing Challenge to Racism'' by [[Angela Davis]] ISBN 0913175110
* ''[[Elegance In Flowers]]'', [[Oxmoor House]]
* ''The Missing Diagnosis'' by [[C. Orian Truss]]


:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1985]]''
===Buildings===
* [[Birmingham Turf Club]]
* [[400 Industrial Drive|Bruno's Distribution Center]] at 400 [[Industrial Drive]]
* [[Chase Corporate Center]] Building One
* [[Funtime Skate Center]] in [[Fultondale]]
* [[Hoover Municipal Complex]]
* [[UAB]] purchased the [[Paul S. Worrell Building|Doctor's Center]]
* Restoration of the former [[Denechaud House]] on [[2nd Avenue North]]
* The [[Liberty Motors building]] was renovated for [[Howard Garrett & Associates]] engineers.
* [[February 14]]: [[Jasper First United Methodist Church]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places in Walker County|National Register of Historic Places]].
* [[November 13]]: The [[Boshell Diabetes Building|Diabetes Research and Education Building]] was renamed in honor of [[Buris Boshell]].


==See Also==
==See Also==
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==Context==
==Context==
World events included Mikhail Gorbachev becoming head of the Soviet Union after Konstantin Chernenko's death, the discovery of a whole in the ozone layer, an earthquake near Mexico City which killed tens of thousands, the hijacking of the Italian liner, ''Achille Lauro'', and the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in Columbia.  Popular culture saw Howard Cosell retire, the recording of "We Are the World," the debut of New Coke followed by the return of the original Coca-Cola formula, and the debut of the ''Calvin and Hobbes'' comic strip.
In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became head of the Soviet Union after Konstantin Chernenko's death.  A hole was discovered in the ozone layer.  An earthquake near Mexico City killed tens of thousands.  The Italian liner, ''Achille Lauro'', was hijacked.  Nevado del Ruiz in Columbia erupted.  Howard Cosell retired.  "We Are the World" was released. New Coke debuted only to have the original Coca-Cola formula return.  The ''Calvin and Hobbes'' comic strip debuted.


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Latest revision as of 16:33, 20 November 2023

1985 was the 114th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Sports

Individuals

Births

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Awards

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1985

Works

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See Also

Context

In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev became head of the Soviet Union after Konstantin Chernenko's death. A hole was discovered in the ozone layer. An earthquake near Mexico City killed tens of thousands. The Italian liner, Achille Lauro, was hijacked. Nevado del Ruiz in Columbia erupted. Howard Cosell retired. "We Are the World" was released. New Coke debuted only to have the original Coca-Cola formula return. The Calvin and Hobbes comic strip debuted.

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