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==Events==
==Events==
* The [[Birmingham Festival of Arts]] was held as a "[[Festival of the Seven Arts]]".
* [[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]]'s [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]] was renamed [[Western Olin High School]].
* [[Birmingham City Schools|Birmingham]]'s [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western High School]] was renamed [[Western Olin High School]].
* [[Fountain Heights Methodist Church]] purchased the former [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]] on [[13th Street North]].
* [[Fountain Heights Methodist Church]] purchased the former [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]] on [[13th Street North]].
* [[September 17]]: Actress Gloria Swanson made special appearances at the downtown [[Loveman's]] store.
* September 17: The [[Crestwood Civic Club]] was organized.
* [[A. H. Parker High School]] was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges.
* [[A. H. Parker High School]] was first accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges.
* [[April 18]]: The [[1953 Siluria tornado]] killed eight people and caused damage to the [[Buck Creek Mill]].
* [[April 19]]: The [[Birmingham Transit Company]]'s last streetcar trip was completed on the [[No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line]].
* The The [[Red Gap Branch]] of the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] between [[Hedona]] and [[Irondale]] was abandoned.
* [[November 13]]: A fire seriously damaged [[Edgewood Elementary School]].
* [[November 13]]: A fire seriously damaged [[Edgewood Elementary School]].


===Business===
===Business===
* [[Robert Luckie Jr]] founded [[Luckie & Co.]]
* [[Michael Matsos]] opened a second location of [[La Paree]] restaurant in the [[Holiday Inn]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]].
* [[Michael Matsos]] opened a second location of [[La Paree]] restaurant in the [[Holiday Inn]] on [[Bessemer Super Highway]].
* [[Bert Bank]] founded the [[Alabama Football Network]].
* Storer Broadcasting of Toledo, Ohio purchased [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]] for $2.3 million and switched it from Channel 4 to Channel 6.
* Storer Broadcasting of Toledo, Ohio purchased [[WBRC 6|WBRC-TV]] for $2.3 million and switched it from Channel 4 to Channel 6.
* The [[Birmingham News|Birmingham News Company]] purchased [[WVTM|WAFM-TV]], [[WAPI-AM]] and [[WAPI-FM]] and moved their studios to [[Red Mountain]].
* The [[Birmingham News|Birmingham News Company]] purchased [[WVTM|WAFM-TV]], [[WAPI-AM]] and [[WAPI-FM]] and moved their studios to [[Red Mountain]].
* Pasquale and Vincent Gramaglia founded [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]] in Cincinnati, Ohio.
* Pasquale and Vincent Gramaglia founded [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]] in Cincinnati, Ohio.
* [[Wright Dairy|Riverbend Farm]] in [[Ragland]] ceased bottling and distribution of its dairy products.


===Government===
===Government===
* [[February 23]]: The city of [[Alabaster]] was incorporated.
* April: [[Cooper Green]] resigned from the [[Birmingham City Commission]] to become a vice president of the [[Alabama Power Company]].
* April: [[Cooper Green]] resigned from the [[Birmingham City Commission]] to become a vice president of the [[Alabama Power Company]].
* The [Birmingham Department of Parks and Recreation]] purchased the [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens|Arlington]] home in [[West End]] for $53,000, raised through private donations.
* The [Birmingham Department of Parks and Recreation]] purchased the [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens|Arlington]] home in [[West End]] for $53,000, raised through private donations.
* [[May 5]]: [[1953 Birmingham municipal election]]
* [[May 5]]: [[1953 primary elections]] and [[1953 Birmingham municipal election]]
* [[Jimmy Morgan]] succeeded [[Cooper Green]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham|President of the Birmingham City Commission]].
* [[Jimmy Morgan]] succeeded [[Cooper Green]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham|President of the Birmingham City Commission]].
* [[October 6]]: The city of [[Midfield]] was incorporated.
* [[October 6]]: The city of [[Midfield]] was incorporated.
* [[October 13]]: The city of [[Adamsville]] was re-incorporated.
* [[Hal McCall]] succeeded [[James Robertson]] as [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]].


===Religion===
===Religion===
 
* [[May 3]]: [[Concord Highland Baptist Church]] was dedicated.


===Sports===
===Sports===
* The [[1953 Birmingham Barons]] began a three-season association with the New York Yankees.
* The [[1953 Birmingham Barons]] began a three-season association with the New York Yankees.
* [[May 18]]: [[Harold Grote]] tied a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] with two home runs in one inning.
* [[May 18]]: [[Harold Grote]] tied a [[Birmingham Barons records|Birmingham Barons record]] with two home runs in one inning.
* [[August 28]]: The [[Southside Ball Association]]'s team won the Little League World Series.
* [[August 28]]: The [[Southside Ball Association]] Little League team from [[Avondale Park]] defeated New York 1-0 to claim the 1953 Little League World Series.
* [[Sam Hairston]] was named Most Valuable Player of the Western League.
* [[Sam Hairston]] was named Most Valuable Player of the Western League.
* [[Shug Jordan]]'s [[1953 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 7-3-1 and lost the Gator Bowl to Texas Tech.
* Pitcher [[Virgil Trucks]] was traded to the St Louis Cardinals.


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
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* [[James Permutt]] succeeded [[Fred Nichols]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* [[James Permutt]] succeeded [[Fred Nichols]] as president of [[Temple Beth-El]].
* U.S. Attorney [[Tom King]] was made Chief Administrative Assistant to U. S. Representative [[George Huddleston Jr]].
* U.S. Attorney [[Tom King]] was made Chief Administrative Assistant to U. S. Representative [[George Huddleston Jr]].
* [[R. G. Armstrong]] made his Broadway debut in "End as a Man."
* [[Cliff Holman]] was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army.


===Births===
===Births===
* [[March 1]]: [[Luther Strange]], former [[Attorney General of Alabama]] and U.S. Senator
* [[March 1]]: [[Luther Strange]], former [[Attorney General of Alabama]] and U.S. Senator
* [[May 9]]: [[Ron Jackson]], professional baseball player
* [[May 9]]: [[Ron Jackson|Ron "Papa Jack" Jackson]], professional baseball player
* [[May 22]]: Radio disc jockey [[Coyote J. Calhoun]] ([[Jim Battan]])
* [[June 12]]: [[Charlie Moore]], professional baseball player
* [[June 12]]: [[Charlie Moore]], professional baseball player
* [[July 15]]: [[Hugo Black III]], attorney
* [[July 22]]: [[Tony Petelos]], [[Jefferson County Manager]]
* [[July 28]]: [[Don Black]], [[Ku Klux Klan]] leader and "[[Stormfront]]" founder
* [[August 14]]: [[Harold Jackson]], newspaper columnist
* [[August 23]]: [[Billy Shields]], professional football player
* [[September 16]]: [[Jerry Pate]], professional golfer
* [[September 19]]: [[Ann Florie]], [[Leadership Birmingham]] director
* December: [[Eli Gold]], sports announcer
* December: [[Eli Gold]], sports announcer
* [[December 20]]: [[Steve Orel]], founder of [[World of Opportunity]]
* [[Emory Anthony]], attorney
* [[Emory Anthony]], attorney
* [[Robert W. Carter]], Chief of the [[Adamsville Police Department]]
* [[Cathy Sloss Jones]], real estate developer
* [[Cathy Sloss Jones]], real estate developer
* [[Myron Massey]], [[Fairfield Police Department]]
* [[Myron Massey]], [[Fairfield Police Department]]
* [[Michael Melvin]], Chief of the [[Kimberly Police Department]]


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
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* [[Theodore Peoples]] married [[Annie Louise Peoples|Annie Louise Berry]].
* [[Theodore Peoples]] married [[Annie Louise Peoples|Annie Louise Berry]].
* [[Freddie Rogers]] married [[Pearlie Rogers|Pearlie McCarthy]].
* [[Freddie Rogers]] married [[Pearlie Rogers|Pearlie McCarthy]].
* [[August 22]]: [[Bill Steltemeier]] married [[Ramona Steltemeier|Ramona Schnupp]].


===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[Birmingham Woman of the Year]]: [[Eleanor Bridges]]
* [[Birmingham Woman of the Year]]: [[Eleanor Bridges]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Virginia McDavid]]
* [[Mr Crestwood]]: [[Carl Johnsey]]
* [[University of Alabama]] [[Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award]]: [[George Murray]]
* [[University of Alabama]] [[Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award]]: [[George Murray]]


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* Composer [[Ezra Sims]] earned a diploma in Chinese from the U.S. Army Language School.
* Composer [[Ezra Sims]] earned a diploma in Chinese from the U.S. Army Language School.
* Pastor [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] completed a bachelor's degree in English from the [[Alabama State University|Alabama State Teachers College]] in Montgomery.
* Pastor [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] completed a bachelor's degree in English from the [[Alabama State University|Alabama State Teachers College]] in Montgomery.
* [[Gene Bartow]] earned a degree from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.
* [[Ward McIntyre]] graduated from [[Birmingham-Southern College]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[June 27]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], real-estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor
* [[May 30]]: [[Oscar Wells]], banker
* [[June 27]]: [[Mary Anderson (inventor)|Mary Anderson]], real-estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor
* [[August 15]]: [[Erskine Ramsay]], mining engineer, inventor and philanthropist
* [[Ned McCormack]], [[Homewood Police Department]]


:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1953]]''
:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1953]]''
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[March 11]]: [[Howard College]] broke ground for its new [[Shades Valley]] campus.
* [[June 11]]: [[Howard College]] broke ground for its new [[Shades Valley]] campus.
* The [[Alabama Theatre]]'s projection system and screen were upgraded for CinemaScope.
* The [[Alabama Theatre]]'s projection system and screen were upgraded for CinemaScope.
* The connector between [[U.S. Highway 31]] and the "[[Florida Short Route]]" in [[Rosedale]] was begun.
* The connector between [[U.S. Highway 31]] and the "[[Florida Short Route]]" in [[Rosedale]] was begun.
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* A playing field was constructed on the east side of [[Phillips High School]].
* A playing field was constructed on the east side of [[Phillips High School]].
* A parsonage for [[ChristWay Church|North Birmingham Church of God]] on [[32nd Street North]].
* A parsonage for [[ChristWay Church|North Birmingham Church of God]] on [[32nd Street North]].
* [[Minor High School]] stadium


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 16:07, 13 July 2018

1953 was the 82nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Government

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Marriages

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1953

Works

Books

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Context

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