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==Events==
==Events==
* The [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] is created by the City of Birmingham.
* The [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] was created by the City of Birmingham.
* The [[Birmingham Zoo]] obtains land at [[Lane Park]].
* The [[Birmingham Zoo]] obtained land at [[Lane Park]].
* The ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' is formed from the merger of the ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' and ''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]''.
* Birmingham passed an ordinance outlawing communism.
* Birmingham passes an ordinance outlawing communism.
* The [[Civiettes Club]] adopted "Spastic Aid" (cerebral palsy) as their primary project.
* [[Bull Connor]] campaigns unsuccessfully for [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]]
* [[Bull Connor]] campaigned unsuccessfully for [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]]
* [[WBRC 6]] begins producing live local programs and expands its nightly newscast.
* The [[Jimmie Hale Mission]] moved to [[24th Street North|24th Street]] and [[3rd Avenue North]].
* The [[Jimmie Hale Mission]] moves to [[24th Street North|24th Street]] and [[3rd Avenue North]].
* A post office was established for [[Fultondale]].
* [[Calhoun Shoes]] founded.
* [[Vestavia Country Club]] opened.
* Post office established for [[Fultondale]].
* [[Marcus Hancock]] became [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Birmingham Police Chief]].
* [[Marcus Hancock]] becomes [[List of Birmingham police chiefs|Birmingham Police Chief]].
* [[Cooper Green]] was created a Knight of St Olaf by the King of Norway.
* [[Shades Cahaba High School]] is converted to an elementary school.
* [[Alton Earl Potts]] became pastor of [[McElwain Baptist Church]].
* [[Green Acres Cafe]] opens in [[North Birmingham]].
* [[Yolande Betbeze]] was crowned [[Miss Alabama]] at the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[Cooper Green]] is created a Knight of St Olaf by the King of Norway.
* The [[University of Alabama School of Nursing]] was founded with [[Florence Hixson]] as its dean.
* [[Alton Earl Potts]] becomes pastor of [[McElwain Baptist Church]].
* [[Coleman Cooper]] moved his [[Apollo Boys' Choir]] from Dallas, Texas to Palm Beach, Florida.
* [[WFMH-FM]] goes on the air at [[FM 101.1]] in [[Cullman]].
* [[February 9]]: The [[Little Garden Club]] was accepted into the Garden Clubs of America.
* [[WAFM-FM]] relocates to [[FM 99.5]].
* [[February 27]]: Archer [[Howard Hill]] killed a bull elephant with a bow and arrow for his film ''Tembo''.
* [[Norris Hadaway]] takes over management of the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[May 25]]: [[Shades Valley High School (1949)|Shades Valley High School]], already opened to students for nine months, was officially dedicated.
* [[Temple Beth-El]] undertakes an interior renovation.
* Summer: The [[Gaslight Theatre]] produced a season of plays at 313½ [[20th Street North]].
* November 8: [[Vestavia Hills]] is incorporated
* [[July 29]]: George Breland tossed hundreds of pamphlets printed for the [[Alabama Communist Party]] onto the street from the 10th floor of the [[Woodward Building]].
* [[September 2]]: The [[1st Avenue Viaduct]] was dedicated.
* October: The second annual [[Bessemer Corn Festival]] was held.
* [[November 8]]: [[Vestavia Hills]] was incorporated. [[Verner Adams]] took office as [[Mayor of Vestavia Hills|mayor]] on [[December 19]].
* [[December 10]]: Service on the [[No. 6 Pratt-Ensley streetcar line]] ended.
 
===Business===
* [[Norris Hadaway]] took over management of the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[Bestor Brown|Bestor]] and [[Mary Virginia Brown|Virginia Pounds Brown]] opened [[The Book-Keepers]] in [[Mountain Brook Village]]
* [[A. G. Gaston]] shuttered his [[Brown Belle Bottling Company]].
* The ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' was formed from the merger of the ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' and ''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]''.
* [[Calhoun Shoes]] was founded.
* [[Green Acres Cafe]] opened in [[North Birmingham]].
* [[WAFM-FM]] relocated to [[FM 99.5]].
* [[WBRC 6]] began producing live local programs and expanded its nightly newscast.
* [[WFMH-FM]] went on the air at [[FM 101.1]] in [[Cullman]].
* The [[Bond Clothing Company]] reopened after a fire.
* [[Food Town]] opened in [[Bessemer]].
* [[Smith's Variety]] was founded.
* The [[Connors Steel Company]] was purchased by the H. K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
* [[Abe Berkowitz]] partnered with [[Arnold Lefkovits]] in the firm of [[Berkowitz & Lefkovits]]
* November: [[Liberty National Life Insurance Company]] acquired the [[Family Reserve Insurance Company]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[Rickwood Field]] is expanded with new box seats and relocated dugouts.
* [[September 9]]: The NFL's Detroit Lions defeated the Chicago Cardinals 24-16 in an exhibition game at [[Legion Field]].  
* [[Satchel Paige]] signs with the St Louis Browns.
* [[Satchel Paige]] signed with the St Louis Browns.
* [[Sam Hairston]] wins the Negro American League triple crown with a .424 average, 17 home runs and 71 RBI.
* [[Sam Hairston]] won the Negro American League triple crown with a .424 average, 17 home runs and 71 RBI.
* Alabama State wins the [[Magic City Classic]] by a score of 16-12.
* Alabama State won the [[Magic City Classic]] by a score of 16-12.
* Alabama defeated Auburn 34-0 in the [[1950 Iron Bowl]].
* Alabama defeated Auburn 34-0 in the [[1950 Iron Bowl]].
* Former [[Birmingham Barons]] infielder [[Walt Dropo]] was the American League's Rookie of the Year.
==Works==
===Art===
* A small copy of the Statue of Liberty, entitled "[[To Strengthen the Arm of Liberty]]," was donated to [[Linn Park|Woodrow Wilson Park]] by the Boy Scouts' [[Birmingham Area Council]].
===Buildings===
[[Image:Birmingham City Hall (1950).jpg|right|thumb|225px|Birmingham City Hall]]
* [[Rickwood Field]] was expanded with new box seats and relocated dugouts.
* [[Temple Beth-El]] underwent an interior renovation.
* [[Shades Cahaba High School]] was converted to an elementary school.
* [[Birmingham City Hall]]
* [[Harmer Street bridge over Valley Creek]] in [[Brighton]]
* [[St Elias Maronite Church]]
* [[THC Drive In]], [[Adamsville]]
* [[Bethel A.M.E. Church]] reopened after repairs from a [[1946]] fire.
* [[Wesley Hall]] at [[Trinity United Methodist Church]]
* The [[Phoenix Building]] was doubled in size, over the site of the demolished [[Jefferson Theatre]].
* [[Legal Services Building]]
* [[Green Springs Villa]] renovations
* [[Alberta Baptist Church]]
* [[1st Avenue Viaduct]]
* [[1st Church of Christ Scientist]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Vestavia Country Club]]


===Music===
===Music===
* The Gospel Harmoneers are re-named the [[Gospel Harmonettes]].
* The Gospel Harmoneers were re-named the [[Gospel Harmonettes]].


===Film===
===Film===
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* ''Hunt the Man Down'' with [[Mary Anderson (actress)|Mary Anderson]]
* ''Hunt the Man Down'' with [[Mary Anderson (actress)|Mary Anderson]]


==Births==
==Individuals==
* [[Anthony Barnes]], [[Birmingham Water Works]] Board President
* [[James Foy]] joined the office of student affairs at [[Auburn University]].
* Cartoonist [[Hubert Harper]] joined the staff of ''[[The Birmingham News]]''.
* [[Leslie Wright]] began working in the office of Senator [[Lister Hill]].
 
===Births===
* [[January 18]]: [[Pat Sullivan]], Heisman-winning [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] quarterback and [[Samford Bulldogs football]] coach
* [[February 5]]: [[Terry Beasley]], All-American [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] wide receiver
* [[February 8]]: [[Gerald Allen]], [[Alabama State Senate|Alabama State Senator]]
* [[February 12]]: [[Margie George]], business owner
* [[February 10]]: [[Lonnie Holley]], artist
* [[February 23]]: [[Jim Gunter]], [[Jefferson County Commission]]er
* [[March 6]]: [[Johnny Musso]], football player
* [[March 14]]: [[Rick Dees]], radio DJ
* March: [[Keith Harrelson]], commercial writer, photographer, and club owner
* [[April 8]]: [[Jimmy Tillette]], [[Samford Bulldogs basketball]] coach
* [[May 4]]: [[Jack Baker]], baseball player
* [[May 6]]: [[Tom Huey]], poet and playwright
* [[May 18]]: [[Steve Duncan]], homebuilder
* [[May 27]]: [[Carl Spurlock]], news anchor and actor
* [[June 21]]: [[Danny Hicks]], [[Mayor of Oneonta]]
* [[June 28]]: [[Stanley Oliver]], [[Alabaster]] police chief
* [[July 11]]: [[Larry DeLucas]], astronaut and scientist
* [[July 17]]: [[Branko Medenica]], sculptor
* [[July 24]]: [[Frank Martin]], [[BJCTA]] director
* [[July 25]]: [[Ceil Snow]], former [[Miss Alabama]]
* [[July 30]]: [[Craig Legg]], artist
* [[July 31]]: [[Frank Topping]], government and college administrator
* [[August 8]]: [[Greg Bass]], radio host and studio owner
* [[August 13]]: [[Freeman Hrabowski]], president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County
* [[September 2]]: [[Lamar Johnson]], baseball player
* September: [[Dale Benos]], UAB physiologist
* [[October 1]]: [[Bo Berry]], jazz trumpeter and bandleader
* [[November 10]]: [[Bobby Horton]], musician and music historian
* [[November 12]]: [[Larry Donaldson]], engineer and [[Alabama Theatre]] volunteer
* [[Buddy Anderson]], [[Vestavia Hills High School]] football coach
* [[Anthony Barnes]], [[Birmingham Water Works]] Board president
* [[Watson Brown]], former [[UAB Blazers football]] coach
* [[Watson Brown]], former [[UAB Blazers football]] coach
* [[Gayle Cunningham]], [[JCCEO]] executive director
* [[Yana Davis]], public radio executive, newspaper editor and history instructor
* [[Abdurrahim El-Keib]], former [[University of Alabama]] professor and interim Prime Minister of Libya
* [[Paul Ferrone]], [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] manager
* [[Paul Ferrone]], [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] manager
* January 18: [[Pat Sullivan]], [[Samford Bulldogs football]] coach
* [[Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith]], president of [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* February 10: [[Lonnie Holley]], artist
* [[Billy Gafford]], [[Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Captain]]
* May 4: [[Jack Baker]], baseball player
* [[Courtney Haden]], audio producer, radio host and columnist
* July 11: [[Larry DeLucas]], astronaut and scientist
* [[John Heine]], cartoonist and artist
* August 8: [[Greg Bass]], radio host and studio owner
* [[Bruce Irwin]], CEO of [[American Family Care Medical Centers]]
* August 13: [[Freeman Hrabowski]], president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County
* [[Jimmy Joe]], sales clerk
* September 2: [[Lamar Johnson]], baseball player
* [[Amos Kennedy]], letterpress artist
* [[Tim Lennox]], host and producer of ''[[For the Record]]''
* [[Eduardo Neiva]], communicologist and [[UAB]] professor
* [[Jim Parkman]], attorney
* [[Frank Poe]], [[BJCC]] executive director
* [[Gene Robinson]], founder of [[Integrated Medical Systems]]
* [[K. Lee Scott]], composer and teacher
* [[David Wheeler]], Alabama Power executive and state legislator
* [[Richard Yeilding]], CEO of [[Yeilding's]]


==Graduations==
===Graduations===
* [[Herman Spivey]], aeronautical engineering. University of Alabama
* [[Robert Bell]], bachelor of arts from [[Birmingham-Southern College]]
* [[John Cross]], master's of divinity at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia
* [[Joe Dickson]], from [[Fairfield Industrial High School]]
* [[Lillie Fincher]] from [[Immaculata High School]]
* [[Herman Spivey]], aeronautical engineering at the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[Calvin Woods]], from [[Parker High School]]


==Buildings==
===Marriages===
* [[Birmingham City Hall]]
* [[April 15]]: [[John Wright]] married [[Jeanne Stallings]].
* [[St Elias Maronite Church]]
* [[B. J. Baker|Betty Jane Rase]] married composer Buddy Baker.
* [[THC Drive In]], [[Adamsville]]
 
* [[Bethel A.M.E. Church]] reopened after repairs from a [[1946]] fire.
===Deaths===
* [[March 1]]: [[Joseph Gelders]], civil rights activist
* [[May 22]]: [[A. Clinton Decker]], sanitation engineer and first [[Mayor of Fairfield]]
* [[June 3]]: [[Dolphus Shields]], carpenter and Sunday School superintendent
* [[June 27]]: [[Roy Kracke]], first dean of what is now [[UAB]]
* [[June 28]]: [[Jaybird Coleman]], harmonica player
* [[July 16]]: [[Christian Rambow]], former Alderman
* [[July 26]]: [[W. Paul Pim]], cartoonist
* [[August 4]]: [[Harry Coveleski]], star pitcher for the [[1910 Birmingham Barons]]
* [[September 7]]: [[Lonnie Noojin]], hardware wholesaler and former coach and athletics director
* [[October 26]]: [[Clement Wood]], poet and writer
* [[November 29]]: [[Tommy Stagg]], U.S. Army paratrooper
* [[Rick Woodward]], industrialist and owner of the [[Birmingham Barons]]


==Context==
==Context==

Latest revision as of 17:32, 21 March 2024

1950 was the 79th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

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Art

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Birmingham City Hall

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Context

1950 saw recognition for the People's Republic of China and Israel. The world's population stood at about 2.5 billion. Mt Lamington in New Guinea erupts, killing 5,000. India forms a republic. The Soviet Union successfully tests a nuclear bomb. L. Ron Hubbard's Dianetics is published. The Korean War began in June. Uruguay wins the FIFA World Cup. Florence Chadwick swims the English Channel. Pope Pius XII accepts the theory of evolution. Peanuts and Beetle Bailey both debut in newspapers. Truth or Consequences debuts on television. Mother Teresa begins her work in Calcutta. Shirley Temple retires from show business, and Ben Hogan wins the U. S. Open.

Notable 1950 births included Natalie Cole, Julius Erving, Jay Leno, Stevie Wonder, Princess Anne, and Tom Petty. Deaths that year included George Orwell, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Al Jolson, George Bernard Shaw, and King Gustaf V of Sweden.

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