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===Business===
===Business===
* July: [[South Central Bell]] was founded as a split from Southern Bell.
* July: [[South Central Bell]] was founded as a split from Southern Bell.
* August: A new [[Bruno's]] location opened in [[Dora]].
* [[Arlington Properties]] was founded.
* [[BASS]] was founded by [[Ray Scott]] in Montgomery.
* [[BASS]] was founded by [[Ray Scott]] in Montgomery.
* [[Big B Drugs]] began operation as part of [[Bruno's Supermarkets]].
* [[Big B Drugs]] began operation as part of [[Bruno's Supermarkets]].
* [[Andy Straynar]], [[Charlie Lawrence]], and another investor purchase [[Bogue's]] restaurant from the Bogues.
* Buck Creek Industries sold [[Buck Creek Mill]] to Reeves Brothers.
* Buck Creek Industries sold [[Buck Creek Mill]] to Reeves Brothers.
* [[Cinema West]] opened.
* [[Cinema West]] opened.
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=== Education ===
=== Education ===
* June: [[Mountain Brook High School]]'s first graduation ceremony was held.
* June: [[Mountain Brook High School]]'s first graduation ceremony was held.
* September: [[Wenonah High School|Wenonah Area Vocational School]] opened to students.
* [[Helen Fuller]] succeeded [[Estelle McNutt]] as principal of [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[Helen Fuller]] succeeded [[Estelle McNutt]] as principal of [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[Gardendale High School]] held its first graduation ceremony.
* [[Gardendale High School]] held its first graduation ceremony.
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* Henry and Suzanne Herzing purchased the [[Herzing University|Electronics Computer Programming Institute]].
* Henry and Suzanne Herzing purchased the [[Herzing University|Electronics Computer Programming Institute]].
* [[Ann Jordan]] succeeded [[Aleen Mitchell]] as principal of [[Hall-Kent Elementary School]].
* [[Ann Jordan]] succeeded [[Aleen Mitchell]] as principal of [[Hall-Kent Elementary School]].
* [[James Pharris]] succeeded [[Benjamin McGhee]] as principal of [[Washington K-8 School]].


=== Government ===
=== Government ===
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* [[J. P. Campbell]] succeeded [[Wally Watson]] as [[Mayor of Hueytown]].
* [[J. P. Campbell]] succeeded [[Wally Watson]] as [[Mayor of Hueytown]].
* [[Edward Ernest]] succeeded [[Don Watts]] as [[Mayor of Hoover]].
* [[Edward Ernest]] succeeded [[Don Watts]] as [[Mayor of Hoover]].
* Literary scholar [[Barry Ivker]] completed his Ph.D at Indiana University.
* [[Afton Lee, Sr]] was elected to the [[Homewood City Council]].
* [[Robert Waldrop]] succeeded [[E. G. Walker]] as [[Mayor of Homewoood]], his first of six terms.
* [[Robert Waldrop]] succeeded [[E. G. Walker]] as [[Mayor of Homewoood]], his first of six terms.


===Religion===
===Religion===
* Reverend [[John Cross]] left as pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[James Crutcher]] succeeded [[John Cross]] as pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[Philip Silverstein]] became rabbi at [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Philip Silverstein]] became rabbi at [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[Moshe Stern]] became rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]].
* [[Moshe Stern]] became rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]].
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* [[April 1]]: [[John Garrett]] became a traffic engineer for the [[City of Birmingham]].  
* [[April 1]]: [[John Garrett]] became a traffic engineer for the [[City of Birmingham]].  
* [[October 20]]: [[Joseph Raya]] was appointed archbishop of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and All Galilee.
* [[October 20]]: [[Joseph Raya]] was appointed archbishop of Akko, Haifa, Nazareth and All Galilee.
* [[BBVA Compass|Central Bank]] CEO [[Harry Brock, Jr]] took control of the board of the State National Bank of Alabama.
* [[Charles E. Bugg]] and [[William Bridgers]] accepted positions at [[UAB]].
* [[Charles E. Bugg]] and [[William Bridgers]] accepted positions at [[UAB]].
* [[Wallace Cohen]] succeeded [[Karl B. Friedman]] as president of the [[Levite Jewish Community Center]].
* [[Bull Connor]] was re-elected as [[Alabama Public Service Commission]] director.
* [[Bull Connor]] was re-elected as [[Alabama Public Service Commission]] director.
* Artist and photographer [[William Christenberry]] began teaching at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D.C.
* [[Newton H. DeBardeleben]] succeeded [[John A. Hand]] as CEO of [[First National Bank of Birmingham]].
* [[Newton H. DeBardeleben]] succeeded [[John A. Hand]] as CEO of [[First National Bank of Birmingham]].
* [[BBVA Compass|Central Bank]] CEO [[Harry Brock, Jr]] took control of the board of the State National Bank of Alabama.
* Reverend [[Edward Gardner]] became president of the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]].  
* Reverend [[Edward Gardner]] became president of the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]].  
* [[Lamar Johnson]] was a third round draft pick by the Chicago White Sox.
* Attorney [[D. Paul Jones]] joined the [[Balch & Bingham]] firm.
* Leonard and Bettie Lawley purchased the [[R. F. McKibbon residence]] in [[Montevallo]].
* Leonard and Bettie Lawley purchased the [[R. F. McKibbon residence]] in [[Montevallo]].
* [[J. Gordon Melton]] was ordained as an elder in the United Methodist Church.
* [[J. Gordon Melton]] was ordained as an elder in the United Methodist Church.
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===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* [[Janet Awtrey]] earned her M.S. in nursing from [[UAB]].
* [[Nell Carter]] graduated from [[A. H. Parker High School]].
* [[Nell Carter]] graduated from [[A. H. Parker High School]].
* [[Howard Cruse]] earned a degree from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Howard Cruse]] earned a degree from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[Calder Building]] renovated as [[Citizens Federal Savings Bank]]'s headquarters
* [[Calder Building]] was renovated as [[Citizens Federal Savings Bank]]'s headquarters.
* [[Green Acres Baptist Church]] education building
* [[Green Acres Baptist Church]] education building was added to the campus.
 
====Completed====
* [[Higgins residence]]
* [[Inglenook Community Center]]
* [[Inglenook Community Center]]
* [[Lawson Field]]
* [[Lawson Field]]
====Demolitions====
* [[Linger Longer Lodge]] and street [[Grace Way]], for the [[Interstate 65]] [[Shades Mountain]] cut.


===Books===
===Books===
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===Films and TV===
===Films and TV===
* [[December 9]]: [[The Temptations]] and Diana Ross & the Supremes starred in musical revue television special called ''TCB''.
* The [[Alabama Television Corporation]], headed by [[John Jemison]], was awarded the broadcast rights to [[WTTO|UHF Channel 21]] by the FCC.
* The [[Alabama Television Corporation]], headed by [[John Jemison]], was awarded the broadcast rights to [[WTTO|UHF Channel 21]] by the FCC.


Revision as of 14:02, 2 January 2014

1968 was the 97th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Awards

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 1968

Works

Early Days in Birmingham

Buildings

Completed

Demolitions

Books

  • September: Early Days in Birmingham

Films and TV

Music

Theater

Gallery

Context

In 1968, the Vietnam War continued and the Tet Offensive took place. A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashed in Greenland near Thule Air Base, discharging four nuclear bombs. The Winter Olympics were held in Grenoble, France. Madison Square Garden in New York City opened. Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee. The Civil Rights Act of 1968, including the Fair Housing Act, became law. The musical Hair officially opened on Broadway. U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot in Los Angeles, dying the next day.

Also in 1968, the semiconductor company Intel was founded. The first International Special Olympics Summer Games were held in Chicago, Illinois. Swaziland became independent. Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, launched. Mattel's Hot Wheels toy cars were introduced. The Summer Olympics were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Republican challenger Richard Nixon defeated the Democratic candidate, Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and American Independent Party candidate George Wallace in the presidential election. Apollo 8 orbited around the Moon.

The top-grossing films in 1968 included 2001: A Space Odyssey, Funny Girl, The Love Bug, The Odd Couple, Bullitt, Romeo and Juliet, Oliver!, Rosemary's Baby, Planet of the Apes, and Night of the Living Dead. Oliver! took the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director (Carol Reed). Best Actor went to Cliff Robertson for Charly. Best Actress went to both Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter and Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl in the Best Actress award's only tie in history.

Television premieres in 1968 included Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, One Life to Live, Hawaii 5-O, and 60 Minutes.

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