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* May: [[Hayes High School]] graduated its first senior class.
* May: [[Hayes High School]] graduated its first senior class.
* [[May 20]]: [[Our Lady of the Angels Monastery]] was officially established in [[Irondale]] by [[Mother Angelica]].
* [[May 20]]: [[Our Lady of the Angels Monastery]] was officially established in [[Irondale]] by [[Mother Angelica]].
* [[May 31]]: [[Liberty National Life Insurance]] began offering tours to its [[Miss Liberty]] statue, hosted by "Liberty Belles".  
* [[May 31]]: [[Liberty National Life Insurance]] began offering tours to its [[Liberty National statue|Miss Liberty]] statue, hosted by "Liberty Belles".  
* [[Operation New Birmingham]] was created as a committee of the [[Downtown Improvement Association]].
* [[Operation New Birmingham]] was created as a committee of the [[Downtown Improvement Association]].
* The last [[Red Mountain]] ore was mined.
* The last [[Red Mountain]] ore was mined.
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* ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' editor [[Jimmy Mills]] was arrested for publishing an election-day editorial suggesting how citizens should vote.
* ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' editor [[Jimmy Mills]] was arrested for publishing an election-day editorial suggesting how citizens should vote.
* November: [[Birmingham]] voters approved a change in [[Birmingham government|government]] from a [[Birmingham City Commission|City Commission]] to a [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor]] and [[Birmingham City Council|City Council]].
* November: [[Birmingham]] voters approved a change in [[Birmingham government|government]] from a [[Birmingham City Commission|City Commission]] to a [[Mayor of Birmingham|Mayor]] and [[Birmingham City Council|City Council]].
* The [[Civiettes Club]] moved their annual dance to [[Eastwood Mall]] as the "Mall Ball."
* Jim Henson's Muppet characters "Wilkins and Wontkins" began appearing in advertisements for [[Red Diamond]].
* Jim Henson's Muppet characters "Wilkins and Wontkins" began appearing in advertisements for [[Red Diamond]].
* [[Hugo Black]] wrote a decision in ''Engel v. Vitale'' declaring state-sanctioned prayer in public schools unconstitutional.
* Former Coasters member [[Bobby Nunn]] founded "Bobby Nunn's Coasters".
* The [[FBI Birmingham Division]] from the [[Stonewall Building|Martin Building]] to the [[2121 Building]].
* [[Cullman]]'s [[Saint Bernard College]] dropped its college preparatory program.
* [[Hortense Pizitz|Hortense]] and [[Isadore Pizitz]] donated the [[Boulder Canyon Nature Area]] to [[Vestavia Hills]].
* [[Hortense Pizitz|Hortense]] and [[Isadore Pizitz]] donated the [[Boulder Canyon Nature Area]] to [[Vestavia Hills]].
* The [[Hoover Volunteer Fire Department]] was organized.
* The [[Hoover Volunteer Fire Department]] was organized.
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* [[Putnam Middle School]] was given its name to honor former [[Birmingham Board of Education]] staffer [[W. E. Putnam]].
* [[Putnam Middle School]] was given its name to honor former [[Birmingham Board of Education]] staffer [[W. E. Putnam]].
* [[Festival of Arts]]: Salute to [[Arts Around Us]]
* [[Festival of Arts]]: Salute to [[Arts Around Us]]
* [[Southeastern Bible College]] was accredited by the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges.
* [[Southeastern Bible College]] was recognized by the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges.


===Civil Rights Movement===
===Civil Rights Movement===
{{main|Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham}}
{{main|Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham}}
* [[January 1]]: Rather than integrate [[List of Birmingham parks|city parks]], the [[Birmingham City Commission]] closed them to the public altogether.
* [[January 1]]: Rather than integrate [[List of Birmingham parks|city parks]], the [[Birmingham City Commission]] closed them to the public altogether.
* [[January 16]]: [[Bombingham#1962|Three churches]] were damaged by dynamite explosions.
* [[January 16]]: [[New Bethel Baptist Church]], [[St Luke's AME Zion Church]], and [[Triumph Church and Kingdom of God in Christ]] were each damaged by [[January 1962 church bombings|bombs]].
* [[February 12]]: [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] spoke at an ACMHR-sponsored "Lincoln's Birthday Rally" at [[16th Street Baptist Church]], telling the crowd "We are prepared to walk in, sit in, ride in or anything else that it takes to do away with segregation."
* [[February 12]]: [[Martin Luther King Jr]] spoke at an ACMHR-sponsored "Lincoln's Birthday Rally" at [[16th Street Baptist Church]], telling the crowd "We are prepared to walk in, sit in, ride in or anything else that it takes to do away with segregation."
* March - June: Student leaders from [[Miles College]], [[Daniel Payne College]], [[Booker T. Washington Business College]] and [[Birmingham-Southern College]] organized a [[Selective Buying Campaign]] to pressure merchants to desegregate their stores and hire black workers.
* March - June: Student leaders from [[Miles College]], [[Daniel Payne College]], [[Booker T. Washington Business College]] and [[Birmingham-Southern College]] organized a [[Selective Buying Campaign]] to pressure merchants to desegregate their stores and hire black workers.
* [[April 3]]: In retaliation for boycotts, the [[Birmingham City Commission]] ended its appropriation to a surplus food program.
* [[April 3]]: In retaliation for boycotts, the [[Birmingham City Commission]] ended its appropriation to a surplus food program.
* May: During the [[SCLC]]'s annual meeting, Shuttlesworth invited King to lead demonstrations in Birmingham.
* May: During the [[SCLC]]'s annual meeting, Shuttlesworth invited King to lead demonstrations in Birmingham.
* [[July 24]]: Judge [[Hobart Grooms]] issued an injunction against segregated service at the [[Dobbs House Flight Kitchen]] at [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Municipal Airport]].
* [[September 22]]: Two Black people who attended the [[1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama-Georgia game]] at [[Legion Field]] were assaulted by a crowd of as many as 100 white persons outside the game when they made their exit during the 4th quarter.
* [[September 24]]–[[September 28|28]]: The [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] held its [[1962 SCLC Conference|annual conference]] at [[L. R. Hall Auditorium]].
* [[November 6]]: A [[1962 Birmingham special election]], widely viewed as a referendum on the power wielded by [[Bull Connor]], resulted in a change to a [[Birmingham City Council|Mayor-Council]] form of government.
* [[November 6]]: A [[1962 Birmingham special election]], widely viewed as a referendum on the power wielded by [[Bull Connor]], resulted in a change to a [[Birmingham City Council|Mayor-Council]] form of government.
* [[December 14]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was bombed a third time, the explosion occurred across the street, but still shattered windows at the church and parsonage.
* [[December 14]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was bombed a third time, the explosion occurred across the street, but still shattered windows at the church and parsonage.
* [[Joe Hendricks|Joe]] and [[Lola Hendricks]] filed a lawsuit to desegregate the [[Birmingham Public Library]].
* [[Joe Hendricks|Joe]] and [[Lola Hendricks]] filed a lawsuit to desegregate the [[Birmingham Public Library]].
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]], [[Martin Luther King, Jr]] and other leaders met with Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth]], [[Martin Luther King Jr]] and other leaders met with Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Attorney General Robert Kennedy.
* Judge [[Harlan Grooms]] ordered the [[University of Alabama]] to admit [[Vivian Malone]] and [[James Hood]].
* Judge [[Hobart Grooms]] ordered the [[University of Alabama]] to admit [[Vivian Malone]] and [[James Hood]].
* Judge [[Seybourn Lynne]] began hearing arguments in ''[[Armstrong v. Birmingham Board of Education|Armstrong v. Birmingham Board of Education of Birmingham]].''


===Business===
===Business===
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* [[Blevins Barber Shop]] opened in the [[Two North Twentieth|Bank for Savings Building]].
* [[Blevins Barber Shop]] opened in the [[Two North Twentieth|Bank for Savings Building]].
* The [[Brock Drug Company]] closed.
* The [[Brock Drug Company]] closed.
* [[Jimmy Siragusa]] opened [[Diamond Jim's Steak Bar]] on [[11th Avenue North]].
* [[Norman Albright]] founded the [[ABC Kindergarten]].
* [[Norman Albright]] founded the [[ABC Kindergarten]].
* [[C. F. Penn Hamburgers]] raised the price of a burger from 14 to 20 cents.
* [[C. F. Penn Hamburgers]] raised the price of a burger from 14 to 20 cents.
* [[Edgewater|Edgewater mine]] closed.
* [[Edgewater|Edgewater mine]] closed.
* [[Monarch Windows and Doors|Jenkins Manufacturing]] relocated from [[Birmingham]] to [[Anniston]].
* The [[Margaret Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]] were sold to Gulf Oil Corporation.
* The [[Margaret Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]] were sold to Gulf Oil Corporation.
* [[Walter Energy|Jim Walter Homes]] acquired fiberboard manufacturer [[Celotex]].
* [[Walter Energy|Jim Walter Homes]] acquired fiberboard manufacturer [[Celotex]].
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* [[May 23]]: [[Tapawingo Plunge]] swimming pool in [[Pinson Valley]] reopened under new ownership.
* [[May 23]]: [[Tapawingo Plunge]] swimming pool in [[Pinson Valley]] reopened under new ownership.
* [[July 3]]: Birmingham's first [[McDonald's]] restaurant opened in the [[Central Park neighborhood]].  
* [[July 3]]: Birmingham's first [[McDonald's]] restaurant opened in the [[Central Park neighborhood]].  
* [[November 2]]: Discount retailer [[G. E. S.]] opened in [[West End]].
* [[November 2]]: Discount retailer [[Government Employees Store]] (G*E*S) opened in [[West End]].
* November 2: Discount retailer [[Maxam]] opened at the [[Skyland Shopping Center]] in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* November 2: Discount retailer [[Maxam]] opened at the [[Skyland Shopping Center]] in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[November 16]]: The ''[[Birmingham Independent|Cahaba Valley News]]'' was incorporated.
* [[November 28]]: The [[Strand Theater]] closed.
* [[November 28]]: The [[Strand Theater]] closed.
* December: [[Newberry's]] department store was re-branded as [[Newberry's|Britts of Birmingham]].
* December: [[Newberry's]] department store was re-branded as [[Newberry's|Britts of Birmingham]].
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* [[Chuck Morgan]] co-filed a suit against the State of Alabama to force reapportionment of the [[Alabama State Legislature]] in "[[Reynolds v. Sims]]".
* [[Chuck Morgan]] co-filed a suit against the State of Alabama to force reapportionment of the [[Alabama State Legislature]] in "[[Reynolds v. Sims]]".
* [[A. D. Blair]] was appointed to fill the unexpired term of [[Mayor of Leeds|Leeds Mayor]] [[Bill Dorrough]].
* [[A. D. Blair]] was appointed to fill the unexpired term of [[Mayor of Leeds|Leeds Mayor]] [[Bill Dorrough]].
* The [[Birmingham Police Department]] passed out leaflets of traffic regulations with the slogan "[[It's Nice to Have You in Birmingham]]" rather than tickets for minor traffic offenders.
* A group of citizens successfully petitioned the [[Bessemer Board of Education]] not to construct a school in [[DeBardeleben Park]].
* The [[FBI Birmingham Division]] from the [[Stonewall Building|Martin Building]] to the [[2121 Building]].
* [[November 6]]: [[1962 general election]]: [[George Wallace]] was elected to the first of four terms as [[Governor of Alabama]] and [[Birmingham]] voters approved a [[Birmingham City Council|Mayor-Council]] form of government.
* [[November 6]]: [[1962 general election]]: [[George Wallace]] was elected to the first of four terms as [[Governor of Alabama]] and [[Birmingham]] voters approved a [[Birmingham City Council|Mayor-Council]] form of government.
* [[Hugo Black]] wrote a decision in ''Engel v. Vitale'' declaring state-sanctioned prayer in public schools unconstitutional.


=== Religion ===
=== Religion ===
* [[March 18]]: [[A. D. King]] was installed as pastor of [[First Baptist Church of Ensley]].
* [[March 18]]: [[A. D. King]] was installed as pastor of [[First Baptist Church of Ensley]].
* [[October 24]]: [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]] broke ground on a new 1,500-seat sanctuary.
* [[John Cross]] became pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[John Cross]] became pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]].
* [[John Porter]] succeeded [[John Goodgame, Jr]] as pastor of [[Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]].
* [[John Porter]] succeeded [[John Goodgame, Jr]] as pastor of [[Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]].
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* [[John Christian]] succeeded [[Clarence Baldwin]] as pastor of [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]].
* [[John Christian]] succeeded [[Clarence Baldwin]] as pastor of [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]].
* [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]] hosted the first joint meeting of the Congregational Church's Southeast Convention and the African-American Convention of the South before their merger in [[1965]].
* [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]] hosted the first joint meeting of the Congregational Church's Southeast Convention and the African-American Convention of the South before their merger in [[1965]].
* [[Saint Mark United Methodist Church]] moved to its current building.
* [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]] began raising funds for an expansion that resulted in the demolition of the former [[Vestavia (estate)|Vestavia estate]].
* [[Vestavia Hills Baptist Church]] began raising funds for an expansion that resulted in the demolition of the former [[Vestavia (estate)|Vestavia estate]].


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* [[April 28]]: [[Al Lary]] gave up [[Willie Mays]]' 324th career home run, a grand slam, in Candlestick Park.
* [[April 28]]: [[Al Lary]] gave up [[Willie Mays]]' 324th career home run, a grand slam, in Candlestick Park.
* [[December 1]]: Alabama beat Auburn 38-0 in the [[1962 Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[December 1]]: Alabama beat Auburn 38-0 in the [[1962 Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[Snitz Snider]]'s [[Bessemer High School]] football team won a state championship.
* The [[1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] went 10-1, beating #8 Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1963 and finishing #5 in the AP poll.
* The [[1962 Alabama Crimson Tide football team]] went 10-1, beating #8 Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1963 and finishing #5 in the AP poll.
* The [[1962 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 6-3-1
* The [[1962 Auburn Tigers football team]] went 6-3-1
* The [[1962 Howard Bulldogs football team]] went 7-2 and made a [[December 1]] appearance in the Golden Isles Bowl, losing to McNeese State in [[Bobby Bowden]]'s final game as head coach.
* The [[1962 Howard Bulldogs football team]] went 7-2 and made a [[December 1]] appearance in the Golden Isles Bowl, losing to McNeese State in [[Bobby Bowden]]'s final game as head coach.


==Works==
==Individuals==
* ''[[Alabama: Mounds to Missiles]]'', textbook by [[Virginia Pounds Brown]] & [[Helen Akens|Helen Morgan Akens]]
* [[Al Awtrey]] left the [[Birmingham Fire Department]] to devote his full time to [[Awtrey Building Corporation]].
* The feature film version of ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' with [[Mary Badham]] as Scout and [[Philip Alford]] as Jem premiered.
* [[Ezra Sims]] "Third Quartet" premiered.
* [[Festival of Arts]] [[:Image:Festival of Arts logo.png|logo]] designed by [[George Hackney]].
* [[Clifton Holman, Sr]] painted an expansive Trompe-l'oeil backdrop for [[Cliff Holman|his son]]'s "Popeye" program on [[WVTM|WABT-TV]].
* "[[Odetta and The Blues]]", "[[Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin']]'', and "[[Odetta At Town Hall]]", albums by [[Odetta]]
 
===Buildings===
[[Image:Two North Twentieth.jpg|right|thumb|275px|[[Two North Twentieth|Bank for Savings Building]], opened in 1962]]
* [[September 8]]: [[Saint Mark United Methodist Church]] held services in their new building.
* [[December 18]]: The conservatory at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] was completed.
* The [[Two North Twentieth|Bank for Savings Building]] was completed.
* A new 87-foot-tall air traffic control tower was completed at [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Municipal Airport]].
* [[Shades Valley Family YMCA]] on [[Montgomery Highway (Homewood)|Montgomery Highway]] opened.
* [[Chace Lake Country Club]] opened.
* An annex building was added to [[Ramsay High School]].
* [[Lloyd Wood Middle School]] in [[Northport]] opened.
* A "round bank" branch of [[Birmingham Federal Savings & Loan]] was constructed in [[Vestavia Hills]].
* [[Blazer Hall (1962)|University Hospital School of Nursing Residence]] at [[UAB]]
* [[Jefferson County Courthouse]] annex.
* The [[Bull Connor residence|Bull Connor's house]] in [[Crestwood]] was constructed.
* The [[1909]] [[Clark Building]] downtown was modernized.
* [[Ensley Baptist Church]] added an education wing.
* The [[First Baptist Church of Boldo]] added a Sunday School wing.
* Excavation for the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]]'s [[Red Mountain cut]] began.
* Construction of the [[Parliament House]] hotel began.
* [[Sylvan Springs Town Hall]] was built.
* A rectory for [[St Elias Maronite Church]] was built.
* An addition to the [[Birmingham News building (1917)|Birmingham News building]] was completed.
* The first phase of [[Vestavia Hills]]' [[Wald Park]] opened.
* The [[Ritz Theatre]] was updated for wrap-around Cinerama projection.
* Paving of the runway at [[Bessemer]]'s [[Durham Airport]] began.
* A gymnasium was added to [[Hayes High School]].
* A parsonage for [[Harmony Street Baptist Church]] was built.
* A major renovation of the [[City Federal building|Comer Building]] resulted in its re-naming as the "City Federal Building".
* Ground was broken for a new [[Jones Valley High School]].
* A new concrete bridge took the place of [[Clarkson Bridge|Clarkson Covered Bridge]] in [[Cullman]].
 
==People==
* [[Birmingham-Southern College]] [[List of Birmingham-Southern College presidents|president]] [[Henry Stanford]] left to head the University of Miami.
* [[Birmingham-Southern College]] [[List of Birmingham-Southern College presidents|president]] [[Henry Stanford]] left to head the University of Miami.
* [[Tom King]] became city attorney for [[Alabaster]].
* [[Tom King]] became city attorney for [[Alabaster]].
* [[John E. Davis, Jr]] succeeded [[Milton Andrews]] as president of [[The Club]].
* [[John E. Davis, Jr]] succeeded [[Milton Andrews]] as president of [[The Club]].
* [[S. Richardson Hill]] became dean of the [[UAB|Medical College of Alabama]].
* [[Andrew Hodges]] was elected to the [[Samford University|Howard College]] Board of Trustees.
* [[Louis Marty]] succeeded [[Charles Vines]] as principal of [[Hueytown High School]].
* [[Louis Marty]] succeeded [[Charles Vines]] as principal of [[Hueytown High School]].
* [[Gordon Starr]] succeeded [[Harriett Grimes]] as principal of [[Powell School|Powell Elementary School]].
* [[Gordon Starr]] succeeded [[Harriett Grimes]] as principal of [[Powell School|Powell Elementary School]].
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* Biologist [[Dan Holliman]] joined the faculty of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* Biologist [[Dan Holliman]] joined the faculty of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Ted Galloway]] was hired as [[Berry High School]]'s first band director.
* [[Ted Galloway]] was hired as [[Berry High School]]'s first band director.
* [[Asa Rountree III]] became a partner and corporate litigator in the New York firm of Debevoise & Plimpton.


===Births===
===Births===
[[Image:Bo Jackson.jpg|right|thumb|Bo Jackson, born in 1962]]
[[Image:Bo Jackson.jpg|right|thumb|Bo Jackson, born in 1962]]
* [[January 19]]: [[Sherry Lewis]], [[Birmingham Water Works Board]] chair
* [[March 1]]: [[Jim McElwain]], college football coach
* [[March 1]]: [[Jim McElwain]], college football coach
* [[March 2]]: [[Al Del Greco]], NFL kicker and sports radio host
* [[March 2]]: [[Al Del Greco]], NFL kicker and sports radio host
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* [[March 21]]: [[Mark Waid]], comic book writer
* [[March 21]]: [[Mark Waid]], comic book writer
* [[March 31]]: [[Gregg Carr]], NFL lineman and orthopaedic surgeon
* [[March 31]]: [[Gregg Carr]], NFL lineman and orthopaedic surgeon
* [[April 1]]: [[Stuart Cathey]], jewelry designer and metalsmith
* [[April 9]]: [[Daniel Acker Jr]], elementary school teacher and child molester
* [[April 26]]: [[Jimmy Kitchens]], NASCAR driver
* [[April 26]]: [[Jimmy Kitchens]], NASCAR driver
* April 26: [[Bill Pryor]], federal judge and former [[Attorney General of Alabama]]
* [[May 22]]: [[Steve French]], [[Alabama State Senate]]
* [[May 22]]: [[Steve French]], [[Alabama State Senate]]
* May 22: [[Ike Gulas]], attorney
* [[May 25]]: [[Lionel James]], NFL running back
* [[May 25]]: [[Lionel James]], NFL running back
* [[June 8]]: [[Chris Dupont]], restaurateur
* [[June 8]]: [[Chris Dupont]], restaurateur
* [[June 11]]: [[John Mark Stallings]], son of coach [[Gene Stallings]]
* [[June 11]]: [[John Mark Stallings]], son of coach [[Gene Stallings]]
* [[June 16]]: [[Beverly Russell]], chef and restaurateur
* [[July 19]]: [[Chris Woods]], NFL receiver
* [[July 19]]: [[Chris Woods]], NFL receiver
* [[July 20]]: [[Ignatius Crockett]], Orthodox priest
* [[July 25]]: [[Mark Cullum]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' editorial cartoonist
* [[July 25]]: [[Mark Cullum]], ''[[Birmingham News]]'' editorial cartoonist
* [[July 31]]: [[Stephen Gordon]], political strategist
* [[August 3]]: [[SI Reasoning]], musician, dancer, artist, playwright and activist
* [[August 3]]: [[SI Reasoning]], musician, dancer, artist, playwright and activist
* [[August 11]]: [[Ennis Whatley]], NBA player
* [[August 11]]: [[Ennis Whatley]], NBA player
* [[September 13]]: [[Nolen Otts]], artist and graphic designer
* [[September 30]]: [[Dave Magadan]], Major League baseball player
* [[September 30]]: [[Dave Magadan]], Major League baseball player
* [[October 7]]: [[Dale Watson]], country singer/songwriter
* [[October 7]]: [[Dale Watson]], country singer/songwriter
* [[October 18]]: [[Willie Parker]], physician and reproductive rights advocate
* [[October 29]]: [[Joey Jones]], NFL receiver and college football coach
* [[October 29]]: [[Joey Jones]], NFL receiver and college football coach
* [[November 18]]: [[John Carter]], [[Homewood Police Department]] corrections officer
* [[November 18]]: [[John Carter]], [[Homewood Police Department]] corrections officer
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* [[Ondray Agee]], [[Alabama Power Company]] meter reader and [[Kingston]] neighborhood officer
* [[Ondray Agee]], [[Alabama Power Company]] meter reader and [[Kingston]] neighborhood officer
* [[Murry Bartow]], [[UAB Blazers basketball]] head coach
* [[Murry Bartow]], [[UAB Blazers basketball]] head coach
* [[Curtis Bell]], blues DJ
* [[Elisa Burns-Macon]], [[Birmingham City Schools]] and [[Altamont School]] teacher
* [[Elisa Burns-Macon]], [[Birmingham City Schools]] and [[Altamont School]] teacher
* [[Mark Crosswhite]], CEO of [[Alabama Power]]
* [[Colin Coyne]], real estate developer and business consultant
* [[Colin Coyne]], real estate developer and business consultant
* [[Leon Davis]], chief of the [[Fairfield Police Department]]
* [[Steve Dubrinsky]], restaurateur
* [[Steve Dubrinsky]], restaurateur
* [[Glenn Feldman]], historian
* [[Charles Gordon]], Chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service]]
* [[Julie Hitt]], [[Miss Alabama]]
* [[Julie Hitt]], [[Miss Alabama]]
* [[Steven Hoyt]], [[Birmingham City Council]]
* [[Steven Hoyt]], [[Birmingham City Council]]
* [[Karmi Ingber]], rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]]
* [[Karmi Ingber]], rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]]
* [[Henry Irby]], former [[Birmingham Police Department]] interim chief
* [[David Maluff]], restaurateur
* [[David Maluff]], restaurateur
* [[Tracie Noles-Ross]], multidisciplinary visual artist
* [[Tadd McVay]], [[HealthSouth]] chief financial officer
* [[Tadd McVay]], [[HealthSouth]] chief financial officer
* [[Jennifer Trammell]], CEO of the [[Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce]]
* [[Jennifer Trammell]], CEO of the [[Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce]]
* [[S. Richardson Hill]] became dean of the [[UAB|Medical College of Alabama]].
* [[Kevin P. Turner]], director of [[UAB Gospel Choir]]
* [[Tuseven]], a female East African oryx at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[Taylor Watson]], former [[Paul W. Bryant Museum]] curator
* [[Jim Wooten (attorney)|Jim Wooten]], attorney and [[Brookside Municipal Court]] judge


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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* [[Bill Battle III]] graduated from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Bill Battle III]] graduated from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Jim Carns]] earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Jim Carns]] earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Charles Crowder]] earned a degree from the [[ University of Alabama School of Law]].
* [[Charles Crowder]] earned a degree from the [[University of Alabama School of Law]].
* [[Frank Dukes]] graduated from [[Miles College]].
* [[Jack Farr]] graduated from [[Shelby County High School]].
* [[Jack Farr]] graduated from [[Shelby County High School]].
* [[Barry Ivker]] earned a bachelor of arts from the University of Pennsylvania.
* [[Barry Ivker]] earned a bachelor of arts from the University of Pennsylvania.
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* [[Sandy Posey]] graduated high school in West Memphis, Arkansas.
* [[Sandy Posey]] graduated high school in West Memphis, Arkansas.
* [[Ann Reynolds]] completed a doctorate in zoology at the University of Iowa.
* [[Ann Reynolds]] completed a doctorate in zoology at the University of Iowa.
* [[Virginia Volker]] earned a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology from the [[University of Alabama]]
* [[Virginia Volker]] earned a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Doug Waits]] completed a bachelor's in biology at [[University of Montevallo|Alabama College]].


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* [[August 25]]: Army Captain Colin Powell married speech pathologist [[Alma Powell|Alma Johnson]] at [[First Congregational Christian Church]].
* [[December 9]]: Banker [[Pete Norris]] married Ann Deaver.
* [[December 9]]: Banker [[Pete Norris]] married Ann Deaver.
* [[Gene Ubriaco]] to his wife, Nella.


===Awards===
===Awards===
* [[ Alabama Newspaper Hall of Honor]]: [[Franklin Glass]]
* [[Alabama Newspaper Hall of Honor]]: [[Franklin Glass]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Patricia Bonner]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Patricia Bonner]]
* [[Miss Alabama USA]]: [[Jerolyn Ridgeway]]
* [[Miss Samford|Miss Howard College]]: [[Carol Harwell]]
* [[Miss Samford|Miss Howard College]]: [[Carol Harwell]]
* [[Mr Crestwood]]: [[Joe Davis]]
* [[Mr Crestwood]]: [[Joe Davis]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[March 4]]: [[Brooke Burnham]], architect
* [[April 14]]: [[William Warren]], architect
* [[May 8]]: [[Jim Snell|"Sunny Jim" Snell]], circus clown
* [[August 2]]: [[Larry Thomas]], Little League player
* [[August 31]]: [[Raimundo de Ovies]], Episcopal priest
* [[Bertha Burrell]], owner of the [[Sam Thornley residence]]
* [[Bertha Burrell]], owner of the [[Sam Thornley residence]]
* [[W. E. Putnam]], research director for the [[Birmingham Board of Education]]
* [[W. E. Putnam]], research director for the [[Birmingham Board of Education]]
:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1962]]''
:''See also: [[List of homicides in 1962]]''
==Works==
* ''[[Alabama: Mounds to Missiles]]'', textbook by [[Virginia Pounds Brown]] & [[Helen Akens|Helen Morgan Akens]]
* The feature film version of ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' with [[Mary Badham]] as Scout and [[Philip Alford]] as Jem premiered.
* [[Ezra Sims]] "Third Quartet" premiered.
* [[Festival of Arts]] [[:Image:Festival of Arts logo.png|logo]] designed by [[George Hackney]].
* [[Clifton Holman, Sr]] painted an expansive Trompe-l'oeil backdrop for [[Cliff Holman|his son]]'s "Popeye" program on [[WVTM|WABT-TV]].
* "[[Odetta and The Blues]]", "[[Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin']]'', and "[[Odetta At Town Hall]]", albums by [[Odetta]]
* [[Lili Gentle]] played her final film role in ''Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation''.
===Buildings===
[[Image:Two North Twentieth.jpg|right|thumb|275px|[[Two North Twentieth|Bank for Savings Building]], opened in 1962]]
* [[September 8]]: [[Saint Mark United Methodist Church]] held services in their new building.
* [[December 18]]: The conservatory at the [[Birmingham Botanical Gardens]] was completed.
* The [[Two North Twentieth|Bank for Savings Building]] was completed.
* A new 87-foot-tall air traffic control tower was completed at [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham Municipal Airport]].
* [[Shades Valley Family YMCA]] on [[Montgomery Highway (Homewood)|Montgomery Highway]] opened.
* [[Chace Lake Country Club]] opened.
* An annex building was added to [[Ramsay High School]].
* [[Lloyd Wood Middle School]] in [[Northport]] opened.
* A "round bank" branch of [[Birmingham Federal Savings & Loan]] was constructed in [[Vestavia Hills]].
* [[Blazer Hall (1962)|University Hospital School of Nursing Residence]] at [[UAB]]
* [[Jefferson County Courthouse]] annex.
* The [[Bull Connor residence|Bull Connor's house]] in [[Crestwood]] was constructed.
* The [[1909]] [[Clark Building]] downtown was modernized.
* [[Ensley Baptist Church]] added an education wing.
* The [[First Baptist Church of Boldo]] added a Sunday School wing.
* Excavation for the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]]'s [[Red Mountain cut]] began.
* Construction of the [[Parliament House]] hotel began.
* [[St Mark's Episcopal Church]] moved to a new building in [[South Titusville]].
* [[Sylvan Springs Town Hall]] was built.
* A rectory for [[St Elias Maronite Church]] was built.
* An addition to the [[Birmingham News building (1917)|Birmingham News building]] was completed.
* The first phase of [[Vestavia Hills]]' [[Wald Park]] opened.
* The [[Ritz Theatre]] was updated for wrap-around Cinerama projection.
* Paving of the runway at [[Bessemer]]'s [[Durham Airport]] began.
* A gymnasium was added to [[Hayes High School]].
* A parsonage for [[Harmony Street Baptist Church]] was built.
* Three classrooms were added to [[Saint Rose Academy]].
* A major renovation of the [[City Federal building|Comer Building]] resulted in its re-naming as the "City Federal Building".
* Ground was broken for a new [[Jones Valley High School]].
* Unit 4 of the [[Gaston Steam Plant]] was put into service.
* A new concrete bridge took the place of [[Clarkson Bridge|Clarkson Covered Bridge]] in [[Cullman]].
===Demolitions===
* [[Woodlawn Elementary School]] was demolished for parking for [[East Birmingham Church of God in Christ]].


==Context==
==Context==
In 1962
In 1962 the U.S. imposed a trade embargo against Cuba and later withstood the Cuban Missile Crisis. The first [[Wal-Mart]] and [[K-Mart]] discount stores appeared. Jawaharlal Nehru was elected prime minister of India. The Century 21 World's Fair was held in Seattle, Washington, featuring the Space Needle. Adolf Eichmann was hanged for his war crimes. Scores of Atlanta, Georgia's civic and cultural leaders were killed in the crash of Air Flight France 007. Three men escaped from Alcatraz Island. Spider-Man made his first appearance in Marvel comics. Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Beatles recorded their first single, "Love Me Do". President Kennedy promised to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. African-American James Meredith enrolled at the University of Mississippi. The Second Vatican Council was held. New York's newspaper staffers went on strike.


Top grossing films of 1962
Top grossing films of 1962 included ''Lawrence of Arabia'', ''The Longest Day'', ''In Search of the Castaways'', ''That Touch of Mink'', and ''The Music Man''. Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft won Oscars for their roles in ''The Miracle Worker'' and Gregory Peck won Best Actor for portraying Atticus Finch in ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', which also featured Robert Duvall in his film debut.


Notable books published in 1962
Notable books published in 1962 included ''Something Wicked This Way Comes'' by Ray Bradbury, ''A Clockwork Orange'' by Anthony Burgess, ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' by Ian Fleming, ''The Thin Red Line'' by James Jones, ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' by Ken Kesey, ''Silent Spring'' by Rachel Carson, ''The Structure of Scientific Revolutions'' by Thomas Kuhn, ''A Wrinkle in Time'' by Madeleine L'Engle, and ''One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'' by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature.


Popular music in 1962
Popular music in 1962 included the pop hits "Return to Sender" and "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley and "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles. The year marked the first recordings by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer won Grammys for best song and best album for "Moon River".


Notable births in 1962 included  
Notable births in 1962 included comedians Jim Carrey, Jon Stewart and Craig Ferguson; evangelist Creflo Dollar; actors Wesley Snipes, Tom Cruise, Ralph Fiennes, Cary Elwes, Demi Moore, Matthew Broderick and Jodie Foster; rapper MC Hammer; singers Clint Black, Axl Rose, Jon Bon Jovi, Paula Adbul, Taylor Dayne and Sheryl Crow; authors Chuck Palahniuk and David Foster Wallace; reality show hosts Steve Irwin and Mike Rowe; athletes Darryl Strawberry, Jerry Rice, Doug Flutie, Clyde Drexler, Herschel Walker, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee; and directors David Fincher and Baz Luhrmann.


Notable deaths included  
Notable deaths included actress Marilyn Monroe, gangster Lucky Luciano, musician Stewart Sutcliffe, poet E. E. Cummings, physicist Neils Bohr, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, painter Yves Klein, authors William Faulkner, Herman Hesse and Georges Bataille, and director Tod Browning


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[[Category:1962|*]]
[[Category:1962|*]]

Latest revision as of 16:07, 1 April 2024

1962 was the 91st year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Civil Rights Movement

Main article: Timeline of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham

Business

Government

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Bo Jackson, born in 1962

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

See also: List of homicides in 1962

Works

Buildings

Bank for Savings Building, opened in 1962

Demolitions

Context

In 1962 the U.S. imposed a trade embargo against Cuba and later withstood the Cuban Missile Crisis. The first Wal-Mart and K-Mart discount stores appeared. Jawaharlal Nehru was elected prime minister of India. The Century 21 World's Fair was held in Seattle, Washington, featuring the Space Needle. Adolf Eichmann was hanged for his war crimes. Scores of Atlanta, Georgia's civic and cultural leaders were killed in the crash of Air Flight France 007. Three men escaped from Alcatraz Island. Spider-Man made his first appearance in Marvel comics. Jackie Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Beatles recorded their first single, "Love Me Do". President Kennedy promised to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. African-American James Meredith enrolled at the University of Mississippi. The Second Vatican Council was held. New York's newspaper staffers went on strike.

Top grossing films of 1962 included Lawrence of Arabia, The Longest Day, In Search of the Castaways, That Touch of Mink, and The Music Man. Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft won Oscars for their roles in The Miracle Worker and Gregory Peck won Best Actor for portraying Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, which also featured Robert Duvall in his film debut.

Notable books published in 1962 included Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming, The Thin Red Line by James Jones, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Popular music in 1962 included the pop hits "Return to Sender" and "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley and "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles. The year marked the first recordings by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer won Grammys for best song and best album for "Moon River".

Notable births in 1962 included comedians Jim Carrey, Jon Stewart and Craig Ferguson; evangelist Creflo Dollar; actors Wesley Snipes, Tom Cruise, Ralph Fiennes, Cary Elwes, Demi Moore, Matthew Broderick and Jodie Foster; rapper MC Hammer; singers Clint Black, Axl Rose, Jon Bon Jovi, Paula Adbul, Taylor Dayne and Sheryl Crow; authors Chuck Palahniuk and David Foster Wallace; reality show hosts Steve Irwin and Mike Rowe; athletes Darryl Strawberry, Jerry Rice, Doug Flutie, Clyde Drexler, Herschel Walker, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee; and directors David Fincher and Baz Luhrmann.

Notable deaths included actress Marilyn Monroe, gangster Lucky Luciano, musician Stewart Sutcliffe, poet E. E. Cummings, physicist Neils Bohr, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, painter Yves Klein, authors William Faulkner, Herman Hesse and Georges Bataille, and director Tod Browning

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