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==Events==
==Events==
[[Image:Magic City sign postcard.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The [[Magic City sign]], demolished in 1952]]
[[Image:Magic City sign postcard.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The [[Magic City sign]], demolished in 1952]]
* [[May 29]]: An early morning fire at the [[Armour Company]]'s stockyards sent hundreds of injured cattle and hogs rampaging through the streets of [[North Birmingham]] and [[downtown Birmingham|downtown]].
* [[October 6]]: [[Mountain Brook]]'s [[Jemison Park]] alongside [[Shades Creek]] and [[Mountain Brook Parkway]] was dedicated.
* The cities of [[Alabaster]], [[Steele]] and [[Sumiton]] were incorporated.
* The cities of [[Alabaster]], [[Steele]] and [[Sumiton]] were incorporated.
* The [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] received 29 important Italian Renaissance paintings from the Kress Foundation.
* The [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] received 29 important Italian Renaissance paintings from the Kress Foundation.
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* Several [[Birmingham Transit Company#Streetcar lines|streetcar lines]] were discontinued.
* Several [[Birmingham Transit Company#Streetcar lines|streetcar lines]] were discontinued.
* [[St Louis & San Francisco Railway]]'s [[Engine No. 4018]] made its final run and was put on display at the [[Alabama State Fairgrounds]].
* [[St Louis & San Francisco Railway]]'s [[Engine No. 4018]] made its final run and was put on display at the [[Alabama State Fairgrounds]].
* [[Edgar Arendall]], pastor of [[Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]], began a weekly television program on [[WBRC-TV]].
* [[W. C. Patton]] founded the [[Alabama State Coordinating Association for Registration and Voting]].
* [[W. C. Patton]] founded the [[Alabama State Coordinating Association for Registration and Voting]].
* The [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]] was established in the [[University of Alabama Medical Center]] in [[Southside]].
* The [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]] was established in the [[University of Alabama Medical Center]] in [[Southside]].
* The [[First Baptist Church of Hoover|Patton Chapel Mission]] was established in [[Hoover]].
* [[Alex Montgomery|Alex]] and [[Ruby Montgomery]] put the [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Garden|Arlington]] estate up for sale.
* [[Alex Montgomery|Alex]] and [[Ruby Montgomery]] put the [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Garden|Arlington]] estate up for sale.
* [[May 29]]: An early morning fire at the [[Armour Company]]'s stockyards sent hundreds of injured cattle and hogs rampaging through the streets of [[North Birmingham]] and [[downtown Birmingham|downtown]].
* [[October 6]]: [[Mountain Brook]]'s [[Jemison Park]] alongside [[Shades Creek]] and [[Mountain Brook Parkway]] was dedicated.
* The [[Jefferson County Department of Health]] recorded 2,751 new cases of syphilis, sharply down from 19,272 in [[1942]].
* The [[Jefferson County Department of Health]] recorded 2,751 new cases of syphilis, sharply down from 19,272 in [[1942]].


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* A second [[Lou-Jac Drive-In]] opened on [[Bessemer Road]].
* A second [[Lou-Jac Drive-In]] opened on [[Bessemer Road]].
* [[George Mattison, Jr]] purchased [[Pilot Broadcasting]] and its defunct [[WTNB-AM]] from [[Thomas Beech]].
* [[George Mattison, Jr]] purchased [[Pilot Broadcasting]] and its defunct [[WTNB-AM]] from [[Thomas Beech]].
===Religion===
* [[May 11]]: The original [[St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church]] building in [[Montevallo]] was dedicated.
* [[Edgar Arendall]], pastor of [[Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]], began a weekly television program on [[WBRC-TV]].
* The [[First Baptist Church of Hoover|Patton Chapel Mission]] was established in [[Hoover]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] defeated [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] 21-0 in the [[1952 Iron Bowl]].
* [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Alabama]] defeated [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] 21-0 in the [[1952 Iron Bowl]].
* See also: [[1952 Legion Field schedule]]
* See also: [[1952 Legion Field schedule]]
==Works==
* The "Hank Penny Show" hosted by bandleader [[Hank Penny]]
* The [[Kings of Harmony]] recorded with Phyllis Branch for Tuxedo Records.
* The [[Birmingham Bop]] became popular in local dance clubs.
* "My Bucket's Been Fixed" / "The Little Things That You Do." and "Maybe Baby You'll Be True" / "Rifle, Belt and Bayonet." singles by [[Hardrock Gunter]] released on Bullet Records.
===Books===
* Smith, Algernon L. with [[James F. Sulzby, Jr]], editor (1952) ''[[The Story of Continental Gin Company 1900-1952]]''. Birmingham: [[Continental Gin Company]].
===Buildings===
* [[First Congregational Christian Church]]
* [[Glenn Middle School]]
* [[Hill Elementary School]]
* [[Homewood Public Library]] (former location at [[Oxmoor Road]] and [[Roxbury Road]])
* [[Indian Springs School]]
* [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]]
* [[Tuggle Elementary School]]
* [[Clayton Park]] in the [[Acipco-Finley neighborhood]]
* additions to [[Bush Middle School]]
* [[Hillman Building]] ([[UAB]])
* [[Roy Bridges & Company]], Willys auto showroom at 728 [[21st Street South]]


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* [[Howell Heflin]] to [[Elizabeth Heflin|Elizabeth Ann Carmichael]]
* [[February 16]]: [[Norm Zauchin]] to [[Janet Zauchin|Janet Mooney]]
* [[February 16]]: [[Norm Zauchin]] to [[Janet Zauchin|Janet Mooney]]
* [[August 2]]: [[Pete Clifford]] to [[Sophia Clifford|Sophia Ann Mize]]
* [[August 2]]: [[Pete Clifford]] to [[Sophia Clifford|Sophia Ann Mize]]
* [[Howell Heflin]] to [[Elizabeth Heflin|Elizabeth Ann Carmichael]]


===Awards===
===Awards===
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* [[Mary Pratt DeBardeleben Percy]]
* [[Mary Pratt DeBardeleben Percy]]
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1952]]''
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1952]]''
==Works==
* The "Hank Penny Show" hosted by bandleader [[Hank Penny]]
* The [[Kings of Harmony]] recorded with Phyllis Branch for Tuxedo Records.
* The [[Birmingham Bop]] became popular in local dance clubs.
* "My Bucket's Been Fixed" / "The Little Things That You Do." and "Maybe Baby You'll Be True" / "Rifle, Belt and Bayonet." singles by [[Hardrock Gunter]] released on Bullet Records.
===Books===
* Smith, Algernon L. with [[James F. Sulzby, Jr]], editor (1952) ''[[The Story of Continental Gin Company 1900-1952]]''. Birmingham: [[Continental Gin Company]].
===Buildings===
* [[First Congregational Christian Church]]
* [[Glenn Middle School]]
* [[Hill Elementary School]]
* [[Homewood Public Library]] (former location at [[Oxmoor Road]] and [[Roxbury Road]])
* [[Indian Springs School]]
* [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]]
* [[Tuggle Elementary School]]
* [[Clayton Park]] in the [[Acipco-Finley neighborhood]]
* additions to [[Bush Middle School]]
* [[Hillman Building]] ([[UAB]])
* [[Roy Bridges & Company]], Willys auto showroom at 728 [[21st Street South]]


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 00:29, 2 June 2015

1952 was the 81st year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

The Magic City sign, demolished in 1952

Business

Religion

Sports

Virgil Trucks pitched two no-hitters in 1952

Individuals

Births

Marriages

Awards

  • Sculptor John Rhoden won the Prix de Rome
  • Catcher Sam Hairston was named to the Western League All-Star Team
  • Marine sergeant Harold Wilson was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman.

Graduations

Deaths

See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1952

Works

  • The "Hank Penny Show" hosted by bandleader Hank Penny
  • The Kings of Harmony recorded with Phyllis Branch for Tuxedo Records.
  • The Birmingham Bop became popular in local dance clubs.
  • "My Bucket's Been Fixed" / "The Little Things That You Do." and "Maybe Baby You'll Be True" / "Rifle, Belt and Bayonet." singles by Hardrock Gunter released on Bullet Records.

Books

Buildings

Context

1952, a leap year, saw the premiere of NBC's "The Today Show" and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The winter olympics were held in Oslo, Norway and the summer games in Helsinki, Finland. All U.S. steel mills were nationalized by President Truman in advance of a steelworkers strike. The first B-52 Stratofortress took to the skies. The Mau Mau uprising rocked Kenya. The U.S. detonated its first hydrogen bomb at the Marshall Islands. Eisenhower was elected President of the United States. The Detroit Lions beat the Cleveland Browns for the NFL championship and the WWE was created by Vince McMahon.

Notable births in 1952 included Senator Bill Frist, author Douglas Adams, announcer Bob Costas, coach Bill Belichick, singers David Byrne and George Strait, actors Mr T, Christopher Reeve, John Goodman, Paul Reubens, Isabella Rossellini and Liam Neeson and Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin. Deaths in 1952 included King George VI of the United Kingdom, Eva Perón, and Franklin Roosevelt's Scottish terrier, Fala.

Top grossing films of 1952 included This is Cinerama, The Greatest Show on Earth, and Singin' in the Rain. Herman Wouk won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for The Caine Mutiny. Other notable book releases included The Diary of Anne Frank and Isaac Asimov's Foundation and Empire. The top pop songs were "Delicado" by Percy Faith and his Orchestra, "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" by Vera Lynn, and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" by Jimmy Boyd.

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