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==Events==
==Events==
* [[Frank Samford Jr]] commissioned a bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty for the [[Liberty National Building]].
* [[Frank Samford Jr]] commissioned a bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty for the [[Liberty National Building]].
* The [[Woodlawn High School]] debate team won the inaugural Barkley Forum tournament in Atlanta.
* [[Maytown]] was incorporated.
* [[Maytown]] was incorporated.
* [[March 3]]: Brothers [[Billy Dye|Billy]] and [[Robert Dye]] and their cousin [[Dan Brasher]] disappeared.
* [[March 3]]: Brothers [[Billy Dye|Billy]] and [[Robert Dye]] and their cousin [[Dan Brasher]] disappeared.
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* [[May 3]]: The [[Birmingham Amateur Radio Club]] was incorporated with [[Layton Dorman]], president.
* [[May 3]]: The [[Birmingham Amateur Radio Club]] was incorporated with [[Layton Dorman]], president.
* [[June 1]]: The [[Skyview Drive-In]] opened in [[Fultondale]].
* [[June 1]]: The [[Skyview Drive-In]] opened in [[Fultondale]].
* [[June 10]]: The [[Tidwell Hall|University of Alabama Extension Center]] building was named [[Tidwell Hall]].
* August: [[Saint Rose Academy]] was founded in the [[Terence Mackin residence]] on [[Red Mountain]].
* The [[Birmingham Community Chest]] changed its name to [[United Appeal]].
* The [[Birmingham Community Chest]] changed its name to [[United Appeal]].
* The [[University of Montevallo]] became coeducational.
* The [[Birmingham Symphony Orchestra]] debuted as a fully professional ensemble.
* The [[Birmingham Symphony Orchestra]] debuted as a fully professional ensemble.
* Rock bands [[The Knightmares]] and [[The Premiers]] were founded.
* Rock bands [[The Knightmares]] and [[The Premiers]] were founded.
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* [[Plantation Patterns]] was founded by [[Tom Jernigan]], [[William Jernigan]], [[John Goodwin]] and [[James Stone]].
* [[Plantation Patterns]] was founded by [[Tom Jernigan]], [[William Jernigan]], [[John Goodwin]] and [[James Stone]].
* [[Tommy Watkins]] opened [[Watkins Cleaners]] in [[Homewood]].
* [[Tommy Watkins]] opened [[Watkins Cleaners]] in [[Homewood]].
===Education===
* The [[Woodlawn High School]] debate team won the inaugural Barkley Forum tournament in Atlanta.
* [[June 10]]: The [[Tidwell Hall|University of Alabama Extension Center]] building was named [[Tidwell Hall]].
* August: [[Saint Rose Academy]] was founded in the [[Terence Mackin residence]] on [[Red Mountain]].
* The [[University of Montevallo]] became coeducational.
* [[Alice Pigman]] founded the [[Alice Pigman Center|Opportunity Center School]] for intellectually-disabled children.
* [[Cullman City Schools]]' [[West Elementary School]] opened.


===Religion===
===Religion===
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* [[October 2]]: [[Kamau Afrika]], community activist
* [[October 2]]: [[Kamau Afrika]], community activist
* [[October 10]]: [[Johnny O'Neal]], jazz pianist
* [[October 10]]: [[Johnny O'Neal]], jazz pianist
* [[November 12]]: [[Michael Flowers]], [[Birmingham-Southern Theatre]] chair
* [[December 14]]: [[Tony Nathan]], football player and coach
* [[December 14]]: [[Tony Nathan]], football player and coach
* [[Otis Agee]], minister
* [[Otis Agee]], minister
* [[David Cochran]], [[Blount County Commission]]
* [[David Cochran]], [[Blount County Commission]]
* [[Henry Clay Dennison]], miner
* [[Henry Clay Dennison]], miner
* [[Larry O. Gay]], photographer
* [[Thomas Hargrove]], retired ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' reporter
* [[Thomas Hargrove]], retired ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' reporter
* [[Priscilla McWilliams]], minister and [[Pleasant Grove City Council]] member
* [[Priscilla McWilliams]], minister and [[Pleasant Grove City Council]] member
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* [[July 30]]: [[Tommy Sewell]], baseball player
* [[July 30]]: [[Tommy Sewell]], baseball player
* [[August 4]]: [[Edwin Stephenson]], murderer of Father [[James Coyle]]
* [[August 4]]: [[Edwin Stephenson]], murderer of Father [[James Coyle]]
* [[October 6]]: [[Hannah Elliott]], artist and art teacher
* [[November 11]]: [[Isaac Beatty Jr]], real estate executive
* [[November 11]]: [[Isaac Beatty Jr]], real estate executive
* [[November 25]]: [[Coleman Hudson]], former [[Tutwiler Hotel]] manager
* [[November 25]]: [[Coleman Hudson]], former [[Tutwiler Hotel]] manager
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[2015 Highland Avenue]]
* [[2015 Highland Avenue]]
* [[American Legion Post No. 35]], [[Ensley]]
* [[Birmingham University School]] second building
* [[Dupuy Administrative Building|Anna Dupuy Elementary School]]
* [[Dupuy Administrative Building|Anna Dupuy Elementary School]]
* [[Pell City City Hall]]
* [[Stafford Plaza|Hotel Stafford]]
* [[Stafford Plaza|Hotel Stafford]]
* [[Shades Valley Lodge No. 829]]
* [[Shades Valley Lodge No. 829]]
* [[Smithfield Library]]
* [[Skyview Drive-In]]
* [[Skyview Drive-In]]
* [[Vestavia Hills City Hall]]
* [[Vestavia Hills City Hall]]
* [[West Elementary School]], [[Cullman]]
* Grading work began on a new 4-lane section of [[U.S. Highway 31]] between [[Kimberly]] and the [[Blount County]]/[[Jefferson County]] line which would eventually become part of [[I-65]].
* Grading work began on a new 4-lane section of [[U.S. Highway 31]] between [[Kimberly]] and the [[Blount County]]/[[Jefferson County]] line which would eventually become part of [[I-65]].


Latest revision as of 11:42, 23 April 2024

1956 was the 85th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Civil Rights movement

Business

Education

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Deaths

Works

Books

Buildings

Music

  • Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane released the album "Martin and Blane Sing Martin and Blane".
  • Tommy Charles released the single "Our Love Affair"/"If You Were Me" on Decca Records.

Context

The 1956 Winter Games were held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. The Summer Olympics were in Melbourne, Australia. Elvis Presley had his first hit single, "Heartbreak Hotel". Morocco declared independence from France. My Fair Lady opened on Broadway. Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco and Marilyn Monroe married Arthur Miller. "Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" was made the national motto. Yankee Don Larsen pitched a perfect game 5 of the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers. President Eisenhower was re-elected, and Japan joined the United Nations.

Notable 1956 births included Mel Gibson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tom Hanks, Martina Navratilova, Dwight Yoakam, Bo Derek, and Larry Bird. Deaths that year included H. L. Mencken, A. A. Milne, Connie Mack, Jackson Pollock, Bertolt Brecht, Bela Lugosi, Art Tatum, and Tommy Dorsey.

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