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* [[Arthur Serwitz]] founded the [[Riverview Animal Clinic]].
* [[Arthur Serwitz]] founded the [[Riverview Animal Clinic]].
* [[March 20]]: [[Constantine's]] opened in the [[Travelodge Motel]] in [[Vestavia Hills]].
* [[March 20]]: [[Constantine's]] opened in the [[Travelodge Motel]] in [[Vestavia Hills]].
===Education===
* [[Neal Berte]] became dean of the New College at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Wilson Fallin, Jr]] succeeded [[Talmadge Bussey]] as president of the [[Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College|Birmingham Baptist College]].
* [[Ida Moffett]] retired as director of the [[Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing|Birmingham Baptist Hospital School of Nursing]]
* [[Shin Oh]] joined the faculty of [[UAB]].
* Principal [[Desmond Regan]] left [[John Carroll Catholic High School]].
* [[Edna Snow]] succeeded [[Helen Fuller]] as principal of [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
===Religion===
* [[Hudson Baggett]] served as interim pastor of [[McElwain Baptist Church]].
* [[Mark Elovitz]] succeeded [[Philip Silverstein]] as rabbi of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Wallace Wirtz]] left the pulpit at [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
* A Poly-Turf artificial surface was installed at [[Legion Field]].
* March 24: Buddy Baker broke the 200 mph barrier at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]]
* October: Alabama A&M defeated Alabama State 26-18 in the [[Magic City Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* December: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] won the [[1970 Iron Bowl]], 33-28.
* December: [[Bear Bryant]] begins planning to install the wishbone offense after losing to Oklahoma in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
* [[Donnie Allison]] recorded three NASCAR wins.
* [[Donnie Allison]] recorded three NASCAR wins.
* [[Jim Davenport]] played his last season with the San Francisco Giants.
* [[Rose Fiorella]] started the volleyball program at [[Ramsay High School]].
* [[Rose Fiorella]] started the volleyball program at [[Ramsay High School]].
* [[John Hannah]] became a starter for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide]].
* [[Pat Sullivan]] led the country in total offense and yards per play for the [[Auburn Tigers]].
* [[Pat Sullivan]] led the country in total offense and yards per play for the [[Auburn Tigers]].
* [[Gene Bartow]] became the head basketball coach at Memphis State University.
* [[Gene Bartow]] became the head basketball coach at Memphis State University.
* A Poly-Turf artificial surface was installed at [[Legion Field]].
* [[Thompson Reynolds]] became head football coach and athletic director for the new [[Vestavia Hills High School]].
* [[Kenny Stabler]] began his Oakland Raiders career.
* [[Kenny Stabler]] began his Oakland Raiders career.
* [[John Hannah]] became a starter for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide]].
* [[Jim Davenport]] played his last season with the San Francisco Giants.
* March 24: Buddy Baker broke the 200 mph barrier at the [[Talladega Superspeedway]]
* October: Alabama A&M defeated Alabama State 26-18 in the [[Magic City Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* December: [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] won the [[1970 Iron Bowl]], 33-28.
* December: [[Bear Bryant]] begins planning to install the wishbone offense after losing to Oklahoma in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
==Works==
* "Touch Me", sculpture by [[Yaacov Agam]]
* ''Holiday for Soul Dance'', album by [[Sun Ra]] and his Intergalactic Arkestra
* ''The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried'', film produced by [[David F. Friedman]]
* ''The Bronx is Next'', play by [[Sonia Sanchez]]
* ''You Can Be Anyone This Time Around'' audio recording by [[Timothy Leary]]
* "[[Tops & Button]]" comic strip by [[Howard Cruse]] debuted in the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.
* "People and Things" column by [[Clettus Atkinson]] debuted in the ''Birmingham Post-Herald''.
===Books===
[[Image:Birmingham's First Magic Century.jpg|right|175px]]
* ''[[Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?]]'' by [[Bertha Bendall Norton]]
* ''We a BaddDDD People,'' poems by [[Sonia Sanchez]]
* ''Prophets for a New Day'', by [[Margaret Walker]]
* ''Jail Notes'' by [[Timothy Leary]]
* "[[Mary Gordon Duffee]]'s [[Sketches of Alabama]]'', edited by [[Virginia Pounds Brown]] and [[Jane Porter Nabers]]
===Buildings===
* Construction began on the [[Airport Highway Park]] (industrial park).
* [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]] ([[Red Mountain cut]])
* [[Element 26|Highland Ridge Apartments]]
* Renovations to the [[Jefferson County Courthouse Bessemer Division]]
* [[Loveman's parking deck]]
* [[Malfunction Junction]]
* [[St Clair Regional Hospital]] in [[Pell City]]
* [[Vestavia Hills High School]]
* [[Western Hills Mall]]
* The City of [[Birmingham]] approved $1 million for renovations to [[Vulcan Park]].
* A 900-pound cast concrete owl was replaced atop [[Shades Cahaba Elementary School|Shades Cahaba School]].
* [[May 7]]: [[Dressler Hall]] at the [[University of Alabama]] burned down.
* September [[Loew's Temple Theater]] was demolished.
* [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].


==People==
==People==
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* [[Kate Jackson]] appeared in the television series ''Dark Shadows''.
* [[Kate Jackson]] appeared in the television series ''Dark Shadows''.
* [[Philip Alford]] appeared in the television series' ''The Intruders'', and ''The Virginian''.
* [[Philip Alford]] appeared in the television series' ''The Intruders'', and ''The Virginian''.
* [[Shin Oh]] joined the faculty of [[UAB]].
* [[Fannie Flagg]] appeared in the feature film, ''Five Easy Pieces''.
* [[Fannie Flagg]] appeared in the feature film, ''Five Easy Pieces''.
* [[Arthur Serwitz]] opened his veterinary practice.
* [[Arthur Serwitz]] opened his veterinary practice.
* [[Hudson Baggett]] served as interim pastor of [[McElwain Baptist Church]].
* [[Hugo Black]] ruled in ''Oregon v. Mitchell'' that states should set the voting age for their elections.
* [[Hugo Black]] ruled in ''Oregon v. Mitchell'' that states should set the voting age for their elections.
* [[Neal Berte]] became dean of the New College at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Gail Patrick]] chaired the national Christmas Seals campaign.
* [[Gail Patrick]] chaired the national Christmas Seals campaign.
* [[Edna Snow]] succeeded [[Helen Fuller]] as principal of [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[Timothy Leary]] was sentenced for a 1968 drug conviction.
* [[Timothy Leary]] was sentenced for a 1968 drug conviction.
* [[Ida Moffett]] retired as director of the [[Ida V. Moffett School of Nursing|Birmingham Baptist Hospital School of Nursing]]
* [[Chuck Wingate]] joined the [[Bluff Park Fire Department]].
* [[Chuck Wingate]] joined the [[Bluff Park Fire Department]].
* [[Thompson Reynolds]] became head football coach and athletic director for the new [[Vestavia Hills High School]].
* [[Wallace Wirtz]] left the pulpit at [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church]].
* Principal [[Desmond Regan]] left [[John Carroll Catholic High School]].
* [[Mark Elovitz]] succeeded [[Philip Silverstein]] as rabbi of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Wilson Fallin, Jr]] succeeded [[Talmadge Bussey]] as president of the [[Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College|Birmingham Baptist College]].


===Births===
===Births===
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===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[Fant Thornley]], librarian
* [[January 18]]: [[David O. Whilldin]], architect (born [[1881]])
* [[January 18]]: [[David O. Whilldin]], architect (born [[1881]])
* [[February 5]]: [[Rudy York]], baseball player (born [[1913]])
* [[February 5]]: [[Rudy York]], baseball player (born [[1913]])
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* [[October 28]]: [[Wedo Martini]], baseball player (born [[1913]])
* [[October 28]]: [[Wedo Martini]], baseball player (born [[1913]])
* [[November 24]]: [[Ivy Andrews]], baseball player (born [[1907]])
* [[November 24]]: [[Ivy Andrews]], baseball player (born [[1907]])
* [[Fant Thornley]], librarian
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1970]]''
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1970]]''
==Works==
* "Touch Me", sculpture by [[Yaacov Agam]]
* ''Holiday for Soul Dance'', album by [[Sun Ra]] and his Intergalactic Arkestra
* ''The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried'', film produced by [[David F. Friedman]]
* ''The Bronx is Next'', play by [[Sonia Sanchez]]
* ''You Can Be Anyone This Time Around'' audio recording by [[Timothy Leary]]
* "[[Tops & Button]]" comic strip by [[Howard Cruse]] debuted in the ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]''.
* "People and Things" column by [[Clettus Atkinson]] debuted in the ''Birmingham Post-Herald''.
===Books===
[[Image:Birmingham's First Magic Century.jpg|right|175px]]
* ''[[Birmingham's First Magic Century: Were You There?]]'' by [[Bertha Bendall Norton]]
* ''We a BaddDDD People,'' poems by [[Sonia Sanchez]]
* ''Prophets for a New Day'', by [[Margaret Walker]]
* ''Jail Notes'' by [[Timothy Leary]]
* "[[Mary Gordon Duffee]]'s [[Sketches of Alabama]]'', edited by [[Virginia Pounds Brown]] and [[Jane Porter Nabers]]
===Buildings===
* Construction began on the [[Airport Highway Park]] (industrial park).
* [[Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]] ([[Martin Luther King, Jr Drive]] campus)
* [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]] ([[Red Mountain cut]])
* [[Element 26|Highland Ridge Apartments]]
* Renovations to the [[Jefferson County Courthouse Bessemer Division]]
* [[Loveman's parking deck]]
* [[Malfunction Junction]]
* [[St Clair Regional Hospital]] in [[Pell City]]
* [[Vestavia Hills High School]]
* [[Western Hills Mall]]
* The City of [[Birmingham]] approved $1 million for renovations to [[Vulcan Park]].
* A 900-pound cast concrete owl was replaced atop [[Shades Cahaba Elementary School|Shades Cahaba School]].
* [[May 7]]: [[Dressler Hall]] at the [[University of Alabama]] burned down.
* September [[Loew's Temple Theater]] was demolished.
* [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]].


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 12:58, 5 June 2013

1970 was the 99th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

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Business

Education

Religion

Sports

People

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1970

Works

Books

Birmingham's First Magic Century.jpg

Buildings

Context

In 1970 Paolo Soleri began constructing Arcosanti in Arizona. The Chicago Seven were found not guilty of inciting a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Guyana and Rhodesia became independent republics. The World's Fair was held in Osaka, Japan. A postal workers strike suspended mail in several major cities. Earth Day was recognized nationally. The Concorde broke the sound barrier. Cigarette ads were banned from TV. The Beatles disbanded. Apollo 13 was aborted after an explosion. Four student protesters were shot and killed at Kent State University. The national voting age was lowered to 18. Brazil won the World Cup in Mexico City. The US withdrew ground forces from Cambodia. Egypt completed the Aswan High Dam. PBS premiered on television and Doonesbury debuted in print. The Environmental Protection Agency was founded. The World Trade Center North Tower was topped out.

Notable 1970 births include actors Vince Vaughn, Minnie Driver, Matt Damon, River Phoenix, Heather Graham and Uma Thurman; musicians Queen Latifah, Beck, Debbie Gibson; and golfer Annika Sörenstam. Deaths in 1970 included Mark Rothko, Erle Stanley Gardner, E. M. Forster, Vince Lombardi, Jimi Hendrix, John Dos Passos, Janis Joplin, and Charles de Gaulle. Top grossing films of 1970 included M*A*S*H, Airport, Catch-22 and Hello, Dolly. Patton won Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Deliverance by James Dickey was published. Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature.

1970s
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