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* The [[Audichron]] was installed in the [[Alabama Gas Corporation building]] to give phone callers the correct time.
* The [[Audichron]] was installed in the [[Alabama Gas Corporation building]] to give phone callers the correct time.
* A report showed [[Bryce State Mental Hospital]] had the largest patient load in the nation by far.
* A report showed [[Bryce State Mental Hospital]] had the largest patient load in the nation by far.
* [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Jim Folsom]] signed an "Anti-Masking Bill" aimed at reducing [[Ku Klux Klan]] activity.
* [[Hardrock Gunter]] was given a television show, spinning country records on [[WABT-TV]].
* [[Hardrock Gunter]] was given a television show, spinning country records on [[WABT-TV]].
* The [[John Looney House and Pioneer Museum|John Looney House]] was sold by the descendents of [[John Lonnergan]] to Colonel [[Joseph Creitz]].
* The [[John Looney House and Pioneer Museum|John Looney House]] was sold by the descendents of [[John Lonnergan]] to Colonel [[Joseph Creitz]].
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* [[April 21]]: A new Hill's Food Store opened on [[31st Avenue North]] in [[North Birmingham]].
* [[April 21]]: A new Hill's Food Store opened on [[31st Avenue North]] in [[North Birmingham]].
* December: A fire caused the temporary closure of the [[Bond Clothing Company]].
* December: A fire caused the temporary closure of the [[Bond Clothing Company]].
* [[Barber's Dairy]] introduced the wax-coated paperboard milk carton.
* [[Mitchell Cotton|Mitchell]] and [[Ida Cotton]] passed ownership of [[Cotton's]] department store to their children, [[Bert Cotton|Bert]] and [[Merle Schultz|Merle]].
* [[Worcy Crawford]] started driving the [[Ensley All-Stars]] basketball team to games in his coal truck.
* [[Worcy Crawford]] started driving the [[Ensley All-Stars]] basketball team to games in his coal truck.
* [[Harbert Corporation]], founded three years earlier, was incorporated.
* [[Harbert Construction]], founded three years earlier, was incorporated.
* [[Loveman's]] opened a new "store for the home" facing [[2nd Avenue North]], but connected to the [[Loveman's building|main store]].
* [[Loveman's]] opened a new "store for the home" facing [[2nd Avenue North]], but connected to the [[Loveman's building|main store]].
* [[Noodie's Stop & Shop]] was purchased by [[Eph Vanderslice|Eph]] and [[Jessie Lee Vanderslice]].
* [[Noodie's Stop & Shop]] was purchased by [[Eph Vanderslice|Eph]] and [[Jessie Lee Vanderslice]].
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* [[James Robertson]] succeeded [[Luther Davis, Sr.]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]].
* [[James Robertson]] succeeded [[Luther Davis, Sr.]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]].
* [[James Sharbutt]] began his first term as [[Mayor of Vincent]].
* [[James Sharbutt]] began his first term as [[Mayor of Vincent]].
* [[Jack Story]] succeeded [[E. H. Alley]] as [[Mayor of Wilsonville]].


===Media===
===Media===
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===Religion===
===Religion===
* November: [[Otis Kirby]] succeeded [[J. M. Gibbs]] as pastor of [[Avondale United Methodist Church]].
* Interim pastor [[Vernon G. Davidson]] succeeded pastor [[Porter H. Harrison]] at [[McElwain Baptist Church]].
* Interim pastor [[Vernon G. Davidson]] succeeded pastor [[Porter H. Harrison]] at [[McElwain Baptist Church]].
* A fire of unknown origin gutted the [[First Congregational Christian Church]].
* A fire of unknown origin gutted the [[First Congregational Christian Church]].
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* The [[1st Church of Christ Scientist]] moved from [[11th Avenue South]] to [[Highland Avenue]].
* The [[1st Church of Christ Scientist]] moved from [[11th Avenue South]] to [[Highland Avenue]].
* [[Paul Hardin]] became pastor of the [[First Methodist Church of Birmingham]].
* [[Paul Hardin]] became pastor of the [[First Methodist Church of Birmingham]].
* November: [[Otis Kirby]] succeeded [[J. M. Gibbs]] as pastor of [[Avondale United Methodist Church]].
* [[Jonathan Silverberg]] became rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]].
* [[Jonathan Silverberg]] became rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]].
* The Young Men's Hebrew Association was renamed the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center of Birmingham]] as the first women joined the board of directors.
* The Young Men's Hebrew Association was renamed the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center of Birmingham]] as the first women joined the board of directors.
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===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[January 1]]:  Kentucky State defeated North Carolina A&T by a final score of 23-13 at the [[Vulcan Bowl]].
* [[January 1]]:  Kentucky State defeated North Carolina A&T by a final score of 23-13 at the [[Vulcan Bowl]].
* January 1: Baylor defeated Wake Forest 20-7 at the second (and last) [[Dixie Bowl]].
* [[April 19]]: [[Walt Dropo]] made his Major League debut with the Red Sox before being sent back to the minor leagues.
* [[April 19]]: [[Walt Dropo]] made his Major League debut with the Red Sox before being sent back to the minor leagues.
* [[December 3]]: [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] upset [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]], winning the [[1949 Iron Bowl]] 14-13, Auburn's second win of the season.
* [[December 3]]: [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] upset [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]], winning the [[1949 Iron Bowl]] 14-13, Auburn's second win of the season.
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* Former Alabama Crimson Tide player [[Joe Domnanovich]] played for the New York Bulldogs.
* Former Alabama Crimson Tide player [[Joe Domnanovich]] played for the New York Bulldogs.
* [[Earl Gartman]] succeeded [[Ted McCrary]] as head coach of the [[Samford Bulldogs football|Howard Bulldogs football team]].
* [[Earl Gartman]] succeeded [[Ted McCrary]] as head coach of the [[Samford Bulldogs football|Howard Bulldogs football team]].
* [[Vaughn Mancha]] became head football coach for [[University of West Alabama|Livingston State University]].
* Birmingham native [[Johnny Simmons]] played for the Washington Senators.
* Birmingham native [[Johnny Simmons]] played for the Washington Senators.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[Cholly Atkins]] began performing on the Broadway run of ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes''.
* [[Joe David Brown]] became a foreign correspondent for ''TIME'' magazine.
* [[Joe David Brown]] became a foreign correspondent for ''TIME'' magazine.
* Reporter [[Joseph Campbell]] left {{BN}} for the ''Dothan Eagle''.
* Reporter [[Joseph Campbell]] left {{BN}} for the ''Dothan Eagle''.
* [[Frank Dukes]] joined the U. S. Army.
* [[Jack Granata]] became an art professor at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Jack Granata]] became an art professor at the [[University of Alabama]].
* Birmingham mayor [[Cooper Green]] became president of the United States Conference of Mayors.
* Birmingham mayor [[Cooper Green]] became president of the United States Conference of Mayors.
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* Priest [[Joseph Raya]] emigrated to the United States.
* Priest [[Joseph Raya]] emigrated to the United States.
* Birmingham native [[Hugh Stubbins]] opened his own architecture firm.
* Birmingham native [[Hugh Stubbins]] opened his own architecture firm.
* [[Dennis Washburn]] joined the U. S. Army.


===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 2]]: [[Phyllis Wyne]], [[Birmingham Board of Education]] member
* [[January 2]]: [[Phyllis Wyne]], [[Birmingham Board of Education]] member
* [[January 18]]: [[Steve Zaslofsky]], educator
* [[January 18]]: [[Steve Zaslofsky]], educator
* [[March 2]]: [[Stan Bailey]], bank executive
* [[March 22]]: [[Stan Bailey]], bank executive
* [[April 2]]: [[Hank Erwin]], state senator
* [[April 2]]: [[Hank Erwin]], state senator
* [[April 18]]: [[Addie Mae Collins]], [[1963 church bombing|bombing victim]]
* [[April 18]]: [[Addie Mae Collins]], [[1963 church bombing|bombing victim]]
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===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* [[April 1]]: [[Bobby Bowden]] eloped with the former [[Ann Estock|Ann Bowden]].
* [[April 1]]: [[Bobby Bowden]] eloped with the former [[Ann Bowden|Ann Estock]].
* [[March 12]]: [[Joseph Gomer]] to Elizabeth.
* [[March 12]]: [[Joseph Gomer]] to Elizabeth.
* [[October 29]]: [[Harry Brock, Jr]] to the former [[Jane Brock|Jane Hollock]].
* [[October 29]]: [[Harry Brock, Jr]] to the former [[Jane Brock|Jane Hollock]].
* [[Charlie Fonville]] to the former Barbara Manley.
* Reporter [[Andrew Glaze]] to actress [[Dorothy Elliott]].
* [[Henry Stanford]] to the former [[Ruth King Stanford|Ruth King]].
* [[Henry Stanford]] to the former [[Ruth King Stanford|Ruth King]].
* [[Gil Wideman]] to [[Frances Wideman|Frances]].


===Awards===
===Awards===

Revision as of 09:58, 23 October 2012

1949 was the 78th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Civil Rights

Education

Government

Media

  • July 1: WAFM-TV went on the air as Birmingham's first television station.
  • July 4: WBRC went on the air on VHF channel 4.

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

  • Paul Bailey from Vanderbilt University with Ph. D.
  • Harry Brock, Jr from the University of Alabama with a bachelor of science in commerce and business administration.
  • Alexander Lacy from the University of Virginia.
  • Louis LeVaughn from the University of Alabama with bachelor of arts in school administration.
  • Morris Mayer from the University of Alabama with a bachelor of science in business administration.
  • Demetrius Newton from Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
  • Abdulalim Shabazz from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics.
  • Charles Speir from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor of arts in economics.
  • Henry Stanford from New York University with a doctorate in public administration.
  • Gay Talese from Ocean City High School in New Jersey.
  • Leonard Weil from the University of Alabama with a business degree.

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

Works

Buildings

Music


Gallery

Context

In 1949, Los Angeles, California received its first recorded snowfall. Harry S. Truman began his second term as President, which was his first elected to the position. The first Emmy Awards are presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club. Grady the Cow got stuck inside a silo on a farm in Yukon, Oklahoma and garnered national media attention. English astronomer Fred Hoyle coined the term "Big Bang" during a BBC Third Programme radio broadcast. The Tokyo Stock Exchange was founded. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed, creating the NATO defense alliance. Israel was admitted to the United Nations as its 59th member. The Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb, code named "Joe 1". The People's Republic of China was officially proclaimed. A typhoon struck a fishing fleet off Korea, killing several thousand.

Notable fiction published in 1949 included The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren, Crooked House by Agatha Christie, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Cat of Many Tails by Ellery Queen, A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute, The Second Confession by Rex Stout. New drama that debuted included Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Notable non-fiction published included The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell and The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir.

The top music hits of 1949 included "A Little Bird Told Me" by Evelyn Knight, "Cruising Down the River" by Russ Morgan, "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Cowboy Legend" by Vaughn Monroe, "Some Enchanted Evening" by Perry Como, "That Lucky Old Sun" by Frankie Laine, and "Mule Train" by Frankie Laine.

Top grossing films in 1949 included Samson and Delilah, Battleground, Jolson Sings Again, Sands of Iwo Jima, and I Was a Male War Bride. All the King's Men won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor (Broderick Crawford), and Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge). Best Director went to Joseph L. Mankiewicz for A Letter to Three Wives and Best Actress to Olivia de Havilland for The Heiress.

Television shows that debuted in 1949 included The Goldbergs, Stop the Music, Hopalong Cassidy, This Is Show Business, Martin Kane, Private Eye, The Voice of Firestone, Bozo the Clown, and The Lone Ranger.

Notable births in 1949 included chef Wolfgang Puck, boxer George Foreman, actress Linda Lovelace, comedian Andy Kaufman, singer Robert Palmer, singer Steve Perry, actor John Belushi, actor Brent Spiner, game designer Danielle Bunten Berry, businesswoman Ivana Trump, wrestler Ric Flair, musician Eddie Money, actor Erik Estrada, musician John Oates, actress Jessica Lange, musician Billy Joel, singer Hank Williams Jr, actor Jim Varney, musician Lionel Richie, actres Meryl Streep, composer Alan Menken, musician Mark Knopfler, actress Shelley Long, musician Rick Springfield, musician Gene Simmons, actor Richard Gere, political commentator Bill O'Reilly, musician Bruce Springsteen, actress Sigourney Weaver, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, musician Bonnie Raitt, actor Jeff Bridges, musician Tom Waits, actor Don Johnson, musician Maurice & Robin Gibb, and actress Sissy Spacek.

Notable deaths included football player Bradbury Robinson, actor Seymour Hicks, actor Wallace Beery, former Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, cartoonist and entrepreneur Robert Ripley, author Margaret Mitchell, composer Richard Strauss, Supreme Court Justice Wiley Blount Rutledge, dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and musician Lead Belly.

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