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1948, a leap year, was the 77th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- The City of Trafford was incorporated.
- The Birmingham Municipal Airport was returned by the Army Air Corps to city control after World War II.
- May: Senator Glen Taylor of Idaho was arrested for attempting to speak to the Southern Negro Youth Congress in Birmingham, a violation of the city's segregation laws.
- The last Miss Birmingham pageant was held at the Alabama Theatre.
- Homewood Park was dedicated.
- Birmingham Railway & Electric Company ridership peaked at 93 million passengers.
- A small fire broke out in room 315 of the Tutwiler Hotel.
- Land on Red Mountain was purchased for development of The Club.
Business
- Western Supermarkets was founded.
- Cobb Lane Restaurant was opened by Virginia Cobb in the former Levert Apartments.
- The Pell City Steak House was opened.
Sports
- The Southeastern Conference moved its headquarters to Birmingham.
- The 1948 Birmingham Barons drew 445,926 to Rickwood Field, winning the Dixie Series over Fort Worth.
- Satchel Paige signed a Major League contract with the Cleveland Indians.
- The Birmingham Vulcans and Bessemer Whiz Kids of the Southern Professional Basketball League played their final seasons.
- August 31: Jim Wasdell recorded a Barons record six hits against Chattanooga.
- December 4: The 1948 Iron Bowl, won by Alabama 55-0, was the first to be held at Legion Field.
Works
Books
Buildings
- Camp McDowell
- Fair Park Drive-In
- Joe's Ranch House
- Newmar Theatre
- Rickwood Field, new ladies' restroom and shorter outfield fence
- Vestavia Hills Elementary School East
Music
- Phillips High School's Alma Mater by Alfred Mayer
Film, Radio and TV
- WBRC-FM began the transition to become the first television station in Birmingham in 1949.
- The Inside Story, film starring Gail Patrick.
- WJLN-FM was launched as a sister station to WJLD-AM.
People
- Clettus Atkinson joined the staff of the Birmingham Age-Herald.
- Gus Koutroulakis began working at Pete's Famous Hot Dogs.
- Hoyt Ayers succeeded J. R. Smith as Chief of the Birmingham Fire Department.
- Henry Stanford was named president of Georgia Southwestern College.
- Eugene Zeidman succeeded Max Hurvich as president of Temple Beth-El.
- Samuel Burr entered the partnership of Burr & Forman.
Births
- March 17: Larry Langford, politician
- May 17: Carlos May, baseball player
- July 2: Elvin Ivory, NBA player
- August 7: John Amari, judge
- September 11: Phillip Alford, child actor
- September 13: Nell Carter, entertainer
- October 29: Kate Jackson, actress and Henry Parsley, Episcopal Bishop of Alabama
- Jim Dearth, oncologist and hospital administrator
- David Hunke, planner
- David Pollick, college administrator
Awards
Graduations
- George M. Murray from the Virginia Theological Seminary.
- Tom King from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's in accounting.
Deaths
Context
In 1948
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