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[[File:1927 Klan pamphleteer.jpg|right|thumb|A Ku Klux Klansman hands out literature in downtown Birmingham in 1927]]
'''1927''' was the 56th year after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]].
'''1927''' was the 56th year after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]].


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* The [[Birmingham Area Council]] of the Boy Scouts of America absorbed the [[South Jefferson County Council]].
* The [[Birmingham Area Council]] of the Boy Scouts of America absorbed the [[South Jefferson County Council]].
* The [[David Lindsay Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution]] was established in [[Montevallo]].
* The [[David Lindsay Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution]] was established in [[Montevallo]].
* [[June 16]]: Jeff Calloway was [[1927 Jeff Calloway beating|abducted and beaten]] by members of the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
* July: Gennett Records set up a portable recording studio at [[Starr Piano Store]] on [[3rd Avenue North]], capturing [[boogie-woogie]] and country blues songs performed by regional artists.
* July: Gennett Records set up a portable recording studio at [[Starr Piano Store]] on [[3rd Avenue North]], capturing [[boogie-woogie]] and country blues songs performed by regional artists.
* Birmingham's [[Kamram Grotto]] hosted a national conference of grottoes.
* Birmingham's [[Kamram Grotto]] hosted a national conference of grottoes.
* [[September 6]]: The [[Yellowhammer]] was adopted as the State Bird of Alabama.
* [[October 5]]-[[October 7|7]]: Aviator [[Charles Lindbergh]] visited Birmingham during his 22,000-mile national tour sponsored by the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics. He landed the ''Spirit of St. Louis'' at [[Roberts Field]], spoke at the [[Tutwiler Hotel]] on the importance of investing in aviation infrastructure and was toasted at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]].
* [[October 5]]-[[October 7|7]]: Aviator [[Charles Lindbergh]] visited Birmingham during his 22,000-mile national tour sponsored by the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics. He landed the ''Spirit of St. Louis'' at [[Roberts Field]], spoke at the [[Tutwiler Hotel]] on the importance of investing in aviation infrastructure and was toasted at [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]].
* October 5: [[Hawkins Spring]] went dry, forcing the [[Alabama Water Company]] to make connection to the [[Warrior River]] to furnish water to [[Bessemer]].
* October 5: [[Hawkins Spring]] went dry, forcing the [[Alabama Water Company]] to make connection to the [[Warrior River]] to furnish water to [[Bessemer]].
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* May: The [[Oxmoor Furnaces]] ceased operation.
* May: The [[Oxmoor Furnaces]] ceased operation.
* [[June 27]]: Amid many other route changes, the [[Birmingham Electric Company (1921)|Birmingham Electric Company]] returned the former [[Birmingham Tidewater Railway]] to service as the [[No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line]].
* [[June 27]]: Amid many other route changes, the [[Birmingham Electric Company (1921)|Birmingham Electric Company]] returned the former [[Birmingham Tidewater Railway]] to service as the [[No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line]].
* [[Loren Aldridge]] founded [[Aldridge Garden Shop|Aldridge Nursery]].
* [[Kirkman O'Neal]] bought out his [[Southern Steel Works]] partners and founded [[O'Neal Steel]].
* [[Kirkman O'Neal]] bought out his [[Southern Steel Works]] partners and founded [[O'Neal Steel]].
* [[Majestic Coffee Company]] was founded by [[Aristides Kokenes]].
* [[Majestic Coffee Company]] was founded by [[Aristides Kokenes]].
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* The hoist at [[Woodward Iron Company]]'s [[Redding Shaft]] on [[Red Mountain]] was removed, but the opening continued to serve as ventilation for the [[Songo No. 1 Mine]].
* The hoist at [[Woodward Iron Company]]'s [[Redding Shaft]] on [[Red Mountain]] was removed, but the opening continued to serve as ventilation for the [[Songo No. 1 Mine]].
* [[Alice Furnaces]] shut down.
* [[Alice Furnaces]] shut down.
* August: The [[Family Reserve Insurance Company|Luquire Insurance Company]] was founded.
* August: [[William Luquire]] founded the [[Family Reserve Insurance Co.|W. H. Luquire Burial Association]].
* Passenger rail service to [[Shelby Furnace]] from [[Columbiana]] was ended.
* Passenger rail service to [[Shelby Furnace]] from [[Columbiana]] was ended.
* [[Alabama Power Company]] merged with the Gulf Electric Power Company.
* [[Alabama Power Company]] merged with the Gulf Electric Power Company.
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* January 17: [[Curtis Falkner]] succeeded [[James Falkner]] as [[Shelby County Sheriff]].
* January 17: [[Curtis Falkner]] succeeded [[James Falkner]] as [[Shelby County Sheriff]].
* January 17: [[S. D. Kilgore]] succeeded [[Guy O'Rear]] as [[Walker County Sheriff]].
* January 17: [[S. D. Kilgore]] succeeded [[Guy O'Rear]] as [[Walker County Sheriff]].
* [[February 2]]: The Town of [[Boyles]] was annexed by [[Tarrant|Tarrant City]].
* [[March 4]]: [[Hugo Black]] was sworn into the U.S. Senate, taking the place of retiring Senator [[Oscar Underwood]].
* [[March 4]]: [[Hugo Black]] was sworn into the U.S. Senate, taking the place of retiring Senator [[Oscar Underwood]].
* [[April 11]]: The U.S. Supreme Court upheld punitive damages for employers of negligent workers in wrongful deaths in "[[Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Co. v. Yeldell]]."
* [[April 11]]: The U.S. Supreme Court upheld punitive damages for employers of negligent workers in wrongful deaths in "[[Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Co. v. Yeldell]]."
* [[December 13]]: A referendum was held to raise a 1-mill tax to fund the [[Jefferson Tuberculosis Sanatorium]].


===Education===
===Education===
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
[[File:Alabama Theatre interior.jpg|right|thumb|The Alabama Theatre opened in 1927]]
* [[Anderson Electric]] built a new plant at [[44th Street North|44th Street]] and [[7th Avenue North]].
* [[Anderson Electric]] built a new plant at [[44th Street North|44th Street]] and [[7th Avenue North]].
* The [[Avon Building]] in [[Lakeview]] was constructed for the [[Avon Theatre]] and the [[Exclusive Furniture Shop]].
* The [[Avon Theater]] in [[Lakeview]] was constructed.
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 3]] was constructed on [[Highland Avenue]].
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 3]] was constructed on [[Highland Avenue]].
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 22]] was constructed on [[Clairmont Avenue]].
* [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 22]] was constructed on [[Clairmont Avenue]].
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* The [[Famous Theater]] opened on [[4th Avenue North]].
* The [[Famous Theater]] opened on [[4th Avenue North]].
* The elaborately ornamented [[Florentine Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North]] was completed.
* The elaborately ornamented [[Florentine Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North]] was completed.
* [[Grace Episcopal Church]] in [[Woodlawn]] was completed.
* A new shelter was built for the [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society]].
* A new shelter was built for the [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society]].
* [[Greater Shiloh Baptist Church]] began worshiping in the basement of their church building, still under construction.
* [[Greater Shiloh Baptist Church]] began worshiping in the basement of their church building, still under construction.
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* The project to roof over the infield bleachers at [[Rickwood Field]] was completed.
* The project to roof over the infield bleachers at [[Rickwood Field]] was completed.
* The [[Pita Stop building|Venetian Village Building]] on [[11th Street South]] was completed.
* The [[Pita Stop building|Venetian Village Building]] on [[11th Street South]] was completed.
* The 17-story Art Deco [[Watts Building (1927)|Watts Building]] was completed on [[20th Street North]].
* The [[George Wofford residence]] was built on [[Salisbury Road]].
* The [[George Wofford residence]] was built on [[Salisbury Road]].
* [[Cahaba Road]] was paved.
* [[Cahaba Road]] was paved.
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===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 16]]: Nutritionist and dean of the [[UAB School of Public Heath]] [[Juan Navia]] was born in Havana, Cuba.
* [[January 16]]: Nutritionist and dean of the [[UAB School of Public Heath]] [[Juan Navia]] was born in Havana, Cuba.
* [[January 26]]: Grocer and [[Big B]] CEO [[Anthony Bruno]] was born.
* [[February 6]]: Hardware dealer [[Vance McBride]] was born in Sewickly, Pennsylvania.
* [[February 6]]: Hardware dealer [[Vance McBride]] was born in Sewickly, Pennsylvania.
* [[March 7]]: Art historian, writer and editor [[Pat Farmer]] was born in Winchester, Massachusetts.
* [[April 12]]: [[University of Alabama School of Medicine]] dean [[James Pittman]] was born in Orlando, Florida.
* [[April 12]]: [[University of Alabama School of Medicine]] dean [[James Pittman]] was born in Orlando, Florida.
* [[April 27]]: Civil Rights activist [[Coretta Scott King]] was born Coretta Scott in Heiberger, Perry County.
* [[April 27]]: Civil Rights activist [[Coretta Scott King]] was born Coretta Scott in Heiberger, Perry County.
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* [[May 25]]: Gynecologist and [[BJCC]] board member [[Gil Wideman]] was born in [[Walker County]].
* [[May 25]]: Gynecologist and [[BJCC]] board member [[Gil Wideman]] was born in [[Walker County]].
* [[May 27]]: Mathematics professor [[Abdulalim Shabazz]] was born Lonnie Cross in [[Bessemer]].
* [[May 27]]: Mathematics professor [[Abdulalim Shabazz]] was born Lonnie Cross in [[Bessemer]].
* [[June 6]]: [[Mayor of Hoover]] [[John Hodnett]] was born in Majestic, Kentucky.
* [[July 14]]: Birmingham building inspector [[Myron Sasser]] was born in Tallapoosa County.
* [[July 29]]: Actress and educator [[Betty Caldwell]] was born Alice Elizabeth Caldwell in Birmingham.
* [[July 29]]: Actress and educator [[Betty Caldwell]] was born Alice Elizabeth Caldwell in Birmingham.
* [[August 17]]: City planner and [[Auburn University]] professor [[Robert Juster]] was born in London, England.
* [[August 17]]: City planner and [[Auburn University]] professor [[Robert Juster]] was born in London, England.
* [[August 22]]: [[World War II]] veteran [[Russell Brakefield]] was born in Winston County.
* [[September 30]]: Novelist [[Cecil Dawkins]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[September 30]]: Novelist [[Cecil Dawkins]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[October 6]]: [[Alabama Power Company]] president [[Joe Farley]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[October 6]]: [[Alabama Power Company]] president [[Joe Farley]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[October 14]]: Grocer [[Dominic Lusco]] was born.
* [[October 14]]: Grocer [[Dominic Lusco]] was born.
* [[October 25]]: Judge [[William Acker]] was born.
* [[November 13]]: Actor [[Hal Lynch]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[November 13]]: Actor [[Hal Lynch]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[November 18]]: R&B singer [[Hank Ballard]] was born John Henry Kendricks in Detroit, Michigan.
* [[November 18]]: R&B singer [[Hank Ballard]] was born John Henry Kendricks in Detroit, Michigan.
* [[November 19]]: Educator [[Wayne Teague]] was born in [[Cullman]].
* [[November 19]]: Educator [[Wayne Teague]] was born in [[Cullman]].
* [[November 21]]: Contractor [[D. Riley Stuart]] was born in Greenville, Butler County.
* [[November 26]]: [[UAB]] administrator [[Gloria Howton]] was born Gloria Sterman in Reform, Pickens County.
* [[November 26]]: [[UAB]] administrator [[Gloria Howton]] was born Gloria Sterman in Reform, Pickens County.
* [[December 4]]: Poet and novelist [[Anne George]] was born in Montgomery.
* [[December 6]]: Formal wear dealer [[J. O. Tant Jr]] was born.
* [[December 6]]: Formal wear dealer [[J. O. Tant Jr]] was born.
* [[December 27]]: Writer, communications director, actor and social activist [[John Wright]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[December 27]]: Writer, communications director, actor and social activist [[John Wright]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
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===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* Architect [[Daniel Reamer]] died.
* Architect [[Daniel Reamer]] died.
* [[March 5]]: Restaurateur [[Louis Gelders]] died.
* [[March 7]]: [[Birmingham Ice & Cold Storage Co.]] president [[Franklin Rushton]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[March 7]]: [[Birmingham Ice & Cold Storage Co.]] president [[Franklin Rushton]] died in [[Birmingham]].
* [[April 8]]: Convicted murderer [[Horace DeVaughan]] was executed at Kilby State Prison in Atmore.
* [[March 16]]: Theater owner [[Jake Wells]] died in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
* [[April 8]]: Convicted murderer [[Horace DeVaughan]] was executed at Kilby State Prison in Atmore. He was the first to have his sentenced carried out by use of the electric chair.
* [[August 15]]: [[Avondale Mills]] founder and former [[Governor of Alabama]] [[B. B. Comer]] died in Birmingham.
* [[August 15]]: [[Avondale Mills]] founder and former [[Governor of Alabama]] [[B. B. Comer]] died in Birmingham.
* November: A construction worker fell from the ceiling of the [[Alabama Theatre]], and is said to still [[Alabama Theatre ghosts|haunt]] the building.
* November: A construction worker fell from the ceiling of the [[Alabama Theatre]], and is said to still [[Alabama Theatre ghosts|haunt]] the building.
* [[November 27]]: Labor organizer and negotiator [[William Fairley]] died in [[Ensley]].


==Context==
==Context==

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A Ku Klux Klansman hands out literature in downtown Birmingham in 1927

1927 was the 56th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Government

Education

Religion

Sports

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Buildings

The Alabama Theatre opened in 1927

Demolitions

Individuals

Births

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Context

1927 was the spring of the great Mississippi flood, covering 27,000 square miles between April 22 and May 5, killing an unknown number of people and forcing the relocation of more than 600,000 from the delta. Australia moved its capital from Melbourne to Canberra. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded. Andrew Kehoe murdered 38 schoolchildren in Bath Township, Michigan. Ibn Saud established his family's dynasty over the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd on the Arabia peninsula. Charles Lindbergh carried out his epic nonstop solo transatlantic flight from New York to Paris. The United States established the Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration. The Nanchang Uprising gave birth to the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Mount Rushmore park was dedicated, with plans for a monumental carving of four presidential portraits. Joseph Stalin assumed control of the Soviet Communist Party from Leon Trotsky. The Ford Motor Company introduced the Model A. The BBC was granted a royal charter. Despite huge death tolls from earthquakes in China and Japan, the world's population topped 2 billion for the first time.

The top-grossing films of 1927 were "The Jazz Singer," "Wings," "It," (with Clara Bow, the "It girl") and "Love". The German film "Metropolis" came in at number 14. Louis Bromfield's novel, Early Autumn was awarded the Pulitzer and Henri Bergson won the Nobel for literature.

Notables born in 1927 include actors Peter Falk, Eartha Kitt, Gina Lollobrigida, Roger Moore and Sidney Poitier, musicians Antionio Carlos Jobim and Harry Belafonte, Bob "Capt. Kangaroo" Keeshan, comics Harvey Korman and Erma Bombeck, playwright Neil Simon, novelists Robert Ludlum and Gabriel García Márquez, labor activist César Chávez, baseball manager Tommy Lasorda, and Pope Benedict XVI.

Among those who died in 1927 were author Gaston Leroux, architect Hermann Muthesius, accused murderer Lizzie Borden, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and dancer Isadora Duncan.

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