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* [[Hortense Pizitz|Hortense]] and [[Isadore Pizitz]] donated the [[Boulder Canyon Nature Area]] to [[Vestavia Hills]].
* [[Hortense Pizitz|Hortense]] and [[Isadore Pizitz]] donated the [[Boulder Canyon Nature Area]] to [[Vestavia Hills]].
* The [[Hoover Volunteer Fire Department]] was organized.
* The [[Hoover Volunteer Fire Department]] was organized.
* Rock and roll band [[The Distortions|The Counts]] formed in [[Ensley Highlands]].
* [[Festival of Arts]]: Salute to [[Arts Around Us]]
* [[Festival of Arts]]: Salute to [[Arts Around Us]]


===Civil Rights Movement===
===Civil Rights Movement===
{{main|Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham}}
{{main|Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham}}
* [[January 16]]: [[Bombingham|Bombs]] hit three churches in [[Birmingham]].
* [[January 1]]: Rather than integrate [[List of Birmingham parks|city parks]], the [[Birmingham City Commission]] closed them to the public altogether.
* [[January 16]]: [[Bombingham#1962|Three churches]] were damaged by dynamite explosions.
* [[February 12]]: [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] spoke at an ACMHR-sponsored "Lincoln's Birthday Rally" at [[16th Street Baptist Church]], telling the crowd "We are prepared to walk in, sit in, ride in or anything else that it takes to do away with segregation."
* March - June: Student leaders from [[Miles College]], [[Daniel Payne College]], [[Booker T. Washington Business College]] and [[Birmingham-Southern College]] organized a [[Selective Buying Campaign]] to pressure merchants to desegregate their stores and hire black workers.
* [[April 3]]: In retaliation for boycotts, the [[Birmingham City Commission]] ended its appropriation to a surplus food program.
* May: During the [[SCLC]]'s annual meeting, Shuttlesworth invited King to lead demonstrations in Birmingham.
* [[November 7]]: A [[1962 Birmingham special election]], widely viewed as a referendum on the power wielded by [[Bull Connor]], results in a change to a [[Birmingham City Council|Mayor-Council]] form of government.
* [[December 14]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was bombed a third time, the explosion occurred across the street, but still shattered windows at the church and parsonage.
 
 
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]], [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] and other leaders met with Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]], [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] and other leaders met with Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
* [[December 1]]: A landmark bi-racial meeting of business and community leaders was held in an attempt to prevent the closure of [[List of Birmingham parks|Birmingham city parks]].
 
* [[December 14]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was [[Bombingham|bombed]] for a third time.


===Business===
===Business===
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=== Religion ===
=== Religion ===
* [[March 18]]: [[A. D. King]] was installed as pastor of [[First Baptist Church of Ensley]].
* [[John Cross]] became pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[John Cross]] became pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[John Colreavy]] was appointed pastor of [[St Anthony's Church]] in [[Ensley]].
* [[John Colreavy]] was appointed pastor of [[St Anthony's Church]] in [[Ensley]].
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* January: [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]] signed a new 10-year contract, worth $18,000 per year, to remain head coach of the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].
* January: [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]] signed a new 10-year contract, worth $18,000 per year, to remain head coach of the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].
* [[June 28]]: The first race on the reconfigured 5/8ths mile [[Birmingham International Raceway]] was held.
* [[June 28]]: The first race on the reconfigured 5/8ths mile [[Birmingham International Raceway]] was held.
* [[Bobby Bowden]] went to Florida State University as an assistant coach under Bill Peterson.
* [[Bart Starr]] led the Green Bay Packers to the first of his five NFL championships with the team.
* [[Bobby Allison]] won NASCAR's modified special division championship.
* [[Bobby Allison]] won NASCAR's modified special division championship.
* [[Phil Neel]]'s "[[Aubie]]" cartoon took to walking upright.
* [[Jim Davenport]] batted .297 with 14 home runs and 58 RBI over 144 games for the San Francisco Giants.
* [[Jim Davenport]] batted .297 with 14 home runs and 58 RBI over 144 games for the San Francisco Giants.
* [{December 1]]: Alabama beat Auburn 38-0 in the [[1962 Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* The [[1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]]
* The [[1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]]
* The [[1962 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 6-3-1
* The [[1962 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 6-3-1
* [[Phil Neel]]'s "[[Aubie]]" cartoon took to walking upright.


==Works==
==Works==
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===Marriages===
===Marriages===
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* [[December 9]]: Banker [[Pete Norris]] married Ann Deaver.


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

Revision as of 17:54, 25 November 2013

1962 was the 91st year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Civil Rights Movement

Main article: Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham



Business

Religion

Sports

Works

Books

Buildings

Bank for Savings Building, opened in 1962

People

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1962

Context

In 1962

Top grossing films of 1962

Notable books published in 1962

Popular music in 1962

Notable births in 1962 included

Notable deaths included

1960s
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