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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
19th century
- 1871
- 1874
- Birmingham becomes seat of Jefferson County.[2]
- First Colored Baptist Church founded.
- Cholera epidemic.[2]
- Birmingham Iron Age newspaper in publication.[3]
- 1880 - Population: 3,086.[4]
- 1881 - Alabama Christian Advocate newspaper begins publication.[5]
- 1882
- Sloss Furnace begins operating.
- O'Brien's Opera House opens.[6]
- 1887 - Howard College relocated to East Lake.
- 1888 - Evening News and Birmingham Age-Herald newspapers in publication.
- 1890
- 1891 - Birmingham Commercial Club incorporated.
- 1893
- Cathedral of Saint Paul completed.
- St. Mark's School opens.[7][8]
- 1895
- Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company headquarters relocated to Birmingham.[9]
- Birmingham Conservatory of Music established.[10]
- 1896 - Spencer Business College established.[10]
- 1900 - Population: 38,415.[11]
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20th century
1900s-1950s
- 1901 - March 25: Storm.[3]
- 1907
- Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company acquired by United States Steel Corporation.[12]
- Miles Memorial College active in nearby Fairfield.[13]
- 1909
- City expands to include Ensley, North Birmingham, Pratt City, Woodlawn.[2]
- Birmingham Terminal Station[3] and Empire Building[14] constructed.
- 1910 - Population: 132,685.[11]
- 1912 - John Hand Building constructed.
- 1913 - City Federal Building constructed.
- 1916
- October 18: 1916 Irondale earthquake.
- Robert E. Lee Klan No.1 formed.[15]
- 1917 - Civitan Club founded.[15]
- 1918 - Birmingham–Southern College established.
- 1919 - Alabama Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs formed in Birmingham.[16]
- 1920
- Progressive Farmer magazine headquartered in Birmingham.[5]
- Population: 178,806.[15]
- 1922 - WAPI radio begins broadcasting.[17]
- 1923 - Traffic lights installed.[15]
- 1924 - Avondale Sun newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1925 - WBRC radio begins broadcasting.[17]
- 1927 - Alabama Theatre opens.[3]
- 1928 - Exchange-Security Bank established.[18]
- 1929 - Thomas Jefferson Hotel built.
- 1930
- Southern Worker newspaper begins publication.[19]
- Population: 259,678.[15]
- 1933 - Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union active.[20]
- 1936
- Local Steel Workers Organizing Committee formed.[21]
- Vulcan statue erected atop Red Mountain.[4]
- 1940 - Population: 267,583.[11]
- 1942 - Birmingham Historical Society founded.[22]
- 1949 - WAPI-TV and WBRC-TV (television) begin broadcasting.[23]
- 1950
- Birmingham Post-Herald newspaper in publication.[5]
- Population: 326,037.[11]
- 1955 - Birmingham Zoo established.[24]
- 1956
- Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights headquartered in Birmingham.
- Alabama Symphony Orchestra active.
- 1958 - EBSCO Industries in business.[9]
- 1959 - West End Hills Missionary Baptist Church built.
1960s-1990s
- 1960
- Briarwood Presbyterian Church (later megachurch) established.[25]
- Eastwood Mall in business.[3]
- Population: 340,887.[11]
- 1961 - First Baptist Church, Kingston built.
- 1962 - Two North Twentieth built.[citation needed]
- 1963
- April 3: Birmingham campaign for civil rights begins.[26]
- April 16: Martin Luther King Jr. writes his "Letter from Birmingham Jail", first published in June 1963 issues of Liberation,[27] The Christian Century,[28] and The New Leader.
- May: Birmingham riot of 1963.
- September 15: 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.[12][29]
- Birmingham Botanical Gardens open.
- 1965
- Airport Drive-In cinema opens.[30]
- Southern Museum of Flight established.[22]
- 1966 - Southern Living magazine headquartered in Birmingham.
- 1969 - Birmingham Terminal Station demolished.[31]
- 1970
- Daniel Building constructed.
- Population: 300,910.[11]
- 1971 - First Alabama Bancshares headquartered in city.[citation needed]
- 1972 - South Central Bell Building and First National-Southern Natural Building built.
- 1975 - Birmingham Vulcans football team formed.
- 1979 - Richard Arrington, Jr. becomes mayor.
- 1980 - Population: 284,413.[11]
- 1982
- 1986
- South Trust Tower built.
- Alabama Humanities Foundation headquartered in Birmingham.
- 1988 - AmSouth-Harbert Plaza (hi-rise) built.
- 1990
- Birmingham Islamic Society formed.[35][36]
- Population: 265,968.[11]
- 1992 - Birmingham Civil Rights Institute established.[22]
- 1993
- 1995 - Sister city agreement established with Székesfehérvár, Hungary.[34]
- 1996
- City website online (approximate date).[38][chronology citation needed]
- Sister city agreement established with Anshan, China.[34]
- 1997 - Sister city agreement established with Gweru, Zimbabwe.[34]
- 1998
- April 6–9, 1998 tornado outbreak.
- Establishment of sister city agreement with Pomigliano d'Arco, Naples, Italy, and friendship city agreements with Chaoyang District, Beijing, China, and Maebashi, Japan.[34]
- 1999 - Friendship city agreement established with Krasnodon, Ukraine.[34]
- 2000 - Population: 242,840.
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21st century
- 2001 - Church of the Highlands (megachurch) founded.[25]
- 2003 - Sister city agreement established with Vinnytsia, Ukraine.[34]
- 2005
- Birmingham Post-Herald newspaper ceases publication.[5]
- Locust Fork News-Journal begins publication.[39]
- Sister city agreements established with Al-Karak, Jordan; Guédiawaye, Senegal; Plzeň, Czech Republic; and Rosh HaAyin, Israel.[34]
- 2009 - Sister city agreement established with Winneba, Ghana.[34]
- 2010
- Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra formed.[40]
- William A. Bell becomes mayor.
- Population: 212,237.[41]
- 2011 - Terri Sewell becomes U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district.[42]
- 2015
- Minimum wage approved in city.[43]
- Sister city agreement established with Liverpool, England.[34]
- 2017 - Randall Woodfin becomes mayor.
- 2020 - Population: 200,733.
- 2021 - Birmingham Stallions football team is formed [44]
- 2022 - 2022 World Games were hosted.[45]
- 2024 - September 2024 Birmingham shooting: Four people are killed and seventeen others are injured during a mass shooting.[46]
Images
Overview of Birmingham, 1907
Ensley, Birmingham, 1937
Overview of Birmingham, 1972
Southside, Birmingham, 2010
Bird's-eye view of Samford University campus
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