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* July:  [[Davey Allison]] started his first NASCAR Cup race.
* July:  [[Davey Allison]] started his first NASCAR Cup race.
* [[Hubert Green]] won the PGA Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.
* [[Hubert Green]] won the PGA Championship at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.
===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]], [[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]]


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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* [[Steven Hoyt]], [[Miles College]]
* [[Steven Hoyt]], [[Miles College]]
* [[Al Sutton]], bachelor's from Bishop College in Dallas, Texas
* [[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]], [[C. W. Hayes]], [[David Vann]] and [[Lewis White]].
* [[Blanche Dean]] was inducted into the [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
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* [[Angelena Rice]], former teacher and mother of [[Condoleezza Rice]]
* [[Angelena Rice]], former teacher and mother of [[Condoleezza Rice]]
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1985]]''
:''See also [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1985]]''
==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]]


==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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Revision as of 13:16, 13 April 2012

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

Events

Business

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Awards

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1985

Works

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

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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