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'''2021''' is the [[Birmingham Sesquicentennial|150th year]] after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]].
[[File:Birmingham 150th logo.png|right|350px]]
'''2021''' was the [[Birmingham Sesquicentennial|150th year]] after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]]. To mark the sesquicentennial, the city invited residents to write "love letters" to be archived at [[Birmingham Public Library]] and increased the fireworks budget for [[Thunder on the Mountain]].


==Events==
==Events==
* [[April 12]]–[[April 14|14]]: The [[Frontier Conference 2021]], originally scheduled for April 2020, was held at the [[Lyric Theatre]].  
[[File:2020 Amazon Bessemer union reps.jpg|right|thumb|350px|[[RWDSU Mid-South Council]] representatives campaigning unsuccessfully to unionize the [[Bessemer Amazon Fulfillment Center]], January 2021]]
* [[January 6]]: [[Phillip Bromley]] of [[Sterrett]] and [[Joshua Black]] of [[Leeds]] participated in an attempted disruption of Congress in the U.S. Capitol.
* [[January 25]]: A [[2021 Fultondale tornado|deadly tornado]] struck [[Fultondale]] and [[Center Point]].
* [[February 20]]: [[2021 Cullman County plane crash]]
* [[March 17]]: The [[March 17, 2021 tornado outbreak]] produced 24 tornadoes across central Alabama.
* [[March 25]]: The [[March 25, 2021 tornado outbreak]] produced several tornadoes across central Alabama.
* [[March 26]]: [[2021 Bessemer airport plane crash]].
* [[April 1]]: The [[2021 Warrior Met Coal strike]] began.
* [[April 13]]–[[April 14|14]]: The [[Frontier Conference 2021]], originally scheduled for April 2020 at the [[Lyric Theatre]], was held online instead.
* [[April 15]]–[[April 18|18]]: The [[Alabama Auto Show]] was held at the [[BJCC]].
* [[April 23]]–[[April 25|25]]: The [[Magic City Arts Connection]] was held at [[Sloss Furnaces]].
* [[May 15]]: [[Do Dah Day]] was held at [[Cahaba Brewing]]
* [[June 12]]: [[Magic City Brewfest]] was held at [[Sloss Furnaces]].
* [[June 18]]–[[June 20|20]]: The [[Euphonious]] music festival was held at the [[Birmingham Zoo]].
* [[July 3]]: Jeezy, Boosie, Lil Durk, Pooh Shiesty, Yung Bleu, and Mooski performed at [[Legion Field]].
* [[August 13]]–[[August 14|14]]: [[Rock The South]] was held at [[York Family Farms]] in [[Cullman]].
* [[August 21]]: Donald Trump held a "Save America" rally with approximately 45,000 attendees at [[York Family Farms]] in [[Cullman]].
* [[September 11]]: [[Trussville City Fest]] was held at the [[Trussville Entertainment District]].
* September 11–[[September 12|12]]: [[BirmingFAM Fest]] was held at [[Trim Tab Brewing Co.]]
* [[September 13]]: The [[Homewood City Council]] approved the [[Downtown Homewood Entertainment District]].
* [[September 14]]: An unknown number of fish were killed in [[Valley Creek]] just west of [[downtown Birmingham]].
* [[September 24]]–[[September 26|26]]: [[Furnace Fest 2021]]
* [[October 11]]–[[October 16|16]]: [[2021 Smithsonian Journeys Cradle of the Movement tour]]
* [[October 16]]: The [[Women's Fund of Greater Birmingham ]] rebranded as the [[Women's Foundation of Alabama]].
* [[October 18]]–[[October 23|23]]: [[2021 New York Times Civil Rights Trail in Alabama tour]]
* [[October 22]]–[[October 24|24]]: [[2021 International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference]] (IACP) at the [[Sloss Furnaces]] and [[Pepper Place]].


===Business===
===Business===
* 1st quarter: [[SouthFirst Bank]] of [[Sylacauga]] merged with [[FirstBanc]] of [[Talladega]].  
* 1st quarter: [[SouthFirst Bank]] of [[Sylacauga]] merged with [[FirstBanc]] of [[Talladega]].  
* February: Tuscaloosa's [[University Boulevard (Tuscaloosa)|University Boulevard]] [[Hooligans]] relocated to [[15th Street Tuscaloosa|15th Street]].
* [[February 8]]–[[March 29]]: Workers at the [[Bessemer Amazon Fulfillment Center]] voted not to form a collective bargaining unit through the [[RWDSU Mid-South Council|Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union]].
* March: [[Hollywood Pools]] acquired [[Alabama Gas Light & Grill]].
* [[April 1]]: [[United Mine Workers of America]] began a labor strike against [[Warrior Met Coal]].
* April: [[Diversified Energy]] acquired $135 million in oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana from Indigo Minerals.
* April: [[Wayne's Pest Control]] acquired Kirkland's Pest Control of Fayetteville, Tennessee.
* May: [[Diversified Energy]] acquired $180 million in oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana from Blackbeard Operating.
* [[May 5]]: [[ProAssurance]] acquired NORCAL Mutual of San Francisco, California.
* [[May 6]]: [[Diversified Gas & Oil PLC]] changed its name to [[Diversified Energy]].
* [[Heiche]] opened an advanced metal coating facility at the [[Jasper Industrial Park]].
* [[Heiche]] opened an advanced metal coating facility at the [[Jasper Industrial Park]].
* [[Encompass Health]] acquired Frontier Home Health and Hospice of Bozeman, Montana.
* [[June 1]]: [[O'Henry's Coffees]] purchased [[Chelsea Coffee House]] from [[Jeff Gross|Jeff]] and [[Rhonda Gross]].
* June: [[Vulcan Materials]] acquired U.S. Concrete Inc. of Euless, Texas.
* June: [[Medical Properties Trust]] acquired 18 behavioral health hospitals from Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe of San Francisco, California.
* [[July 31]]: [[IN8bio]] went public on the Nasdaq Global Market exchange.
* August: [[Upstram Rehabilitation]] acquired Results Physiotherapy of Nashville, Tennessee.
* August: [[Missy Polhemus]] succeeded [[Tommie Mayfield]] as CEO of [[Wyndy]].
* August: [[RxBenefits]] acquired Confido of Towson, Maryland.
* August: [[SouthPoint Bank]] merged with the [[Cullman]]-based [[Merchants Bank of Alabama]].
* August: [[Diversified Energy]] acquired $154 million in oil and gas assets in Louisiana and Texas from Tanos Energy Holdings.
* September: [[Bradford Health Services]] acquired Knoxville, Tennessee-based Cornerstone of Recovery.
* October: [[Regions Bank]] acquired EnerBank USA of Salt Lake City, Utah and Sabal Capital Partners of Irvine, California.
* October: [[Ligon Industries]] acquired Alcast Co. of Peoria, Illinois.
* October: [[Landscape Workshop]] acquired Quality Lawns of NWF in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
* November: [[Wilson Law]] merged with [[Gaines Gault Hendrix]].
* November: [[Help Lightning]] acquired Fieldbit of Mountain View, California.
* November: [[Landscape Workshop]] acquired Images Landscape Service of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
* November: [[Storyteller Overland]] acquired the Portland, Oregon-based GoCamp RV rental platform.
* December: [[Evernest]] acquired the property management assets of Tulsa Property Management of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
* [[UAB Health System]] opened the nation's first [[UAB Comprehensive Snakebite Program|Comprehensive Snakebite Program]] for follow-up care.


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
* [[January 1]]: [[Charlie Nelson]] opened [[Alabama Vintage]] at 2210 [[University Boulevard (Tuscaloosa)]].
* [[January 6]]: [[Cook Out]] opened at 2411 [[3rd Avenue South]].
* [[January 6]]: [[Cook Out]] opened at 2411 [[3rd Avenue South]].
* [[January 25]]: [[Buc-ee's]] opened in [[Leeds]].
* January: [[Theuda Tusajiwe]] opened [[Nmosa Fabrics]] in [[Woodlawn]].
* [[January 25]]: [[Buc-ee's]] travel center opened in [[Leeds]].
* February: [[Alexander Shunnarah]] and [[Tyler Vail]] founded [[Shunnarah Vail Trial Attorneys]].
* March: [[Laura Newman]] and [[Mudd Townley]] opened the [[Neon Moon]] cocktail bar.
* [[April 1]]: [[Neighbors Brew & Pies]] and [[Saw's BBQ]] opened at [[The Backyard]] adjoining the [[Shops of Grand River]].
* April: [[Reggie Torbor|Reggie]] and [[Michelle Torbor]]  opened [[Taproot Cafe]] at the [[Shoppes at Hwy 150 Crossings]].
* June: [[Cassanova Mckinzy]] opened [[Cassanova Bar & Lounge]] on [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]].
* June: [[Kevin Butler|Kevin]] and [[Karla Butler]] and [[Taylor Spink]] opened [[Travelin' Tom’s Coffee]].
* June: [[Ready Mix USA]] opened a new aggregates plant in [[Brierfield]].
* [[July 1]]: [[The Son of a Butcher]] opened at [[Pepper Place]].
* [[August]]: [[Joy Smith (caterer)|Joy Smith]] opened [[Sorelle Cafe]] in [[Edgewood]].
* [[Encore Rouge]] opened at [[The Waites]].
* October: [[Eric Pippert]] opened [[Creekside BBQ]] on [[Oak Mountain Park Road]].
* October: [[Ryan Stone|Ryan]] and [[Dakota Stone]] opened [[The Copper Train]] on [[1st Street South Alabaster|1st Street South]] in [[Alabaster]].
* October: [[Kevin Nelson]] opened [[Price's Ice Cream ]] in the former [[Price's Drugs]] on [[Main Street (Pinson)|Main Street]] in [[Pinson]].
* November: [[Pizza Grace]] opened at [[Mercantile on Morris]].
* [[November 9]]: [[Taziki's]] opened a restaurant location in [[Gardendale]] at 430 [[Fieldstown Road]].
* November: [[Robert Smith]] founded [[Smith & Co.]]
* November: [[Kenya Staples]] founded [[Dear Sunday Skincare]].
* December: [[Harbert Management Corp.]] acquired a controlling interest in South Bay Partners of Dallas, Texas.
* [[Slim's Pizzeria]] opened in [[Crestline Village]].
* [[Mikhail Kozorovitskiy]] founded [[Datalus]].
* [[Prosper]] debuted its [[Prosper HealthTech Accelerator]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
*
* January: [[My Supply Chain Group]] was acquired by NTT DATA Business Solutions of Bielefeld, Germany.
* January: [[Magnolia Meadows Golf Course]] in [[Columbiana]] closed.
* February: [[Moe's Southwest Grill]] at [[Vestavia Hills City Center]] closed.
* [[February 20]]: [[Tuscaloosa]]'s [[Ruan Thai]] restaurant closed.
* [[February 28]]: [[Catfish Cabin]] in [[Albertville]] closed.
* February: ''[[The Plainsman]]'' transitioned to an online publication.
* [[March 1]]: [[Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal]] was acquired by [[Phelps Dunbar]] of New Orleans, Louisiana.
* [[March 19]]: [[Ichiban Japanese Grill & Sushi]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] closed.
* March: [[Blackwell's Pub]] in [[Cahaba Heights]] closed.
* April: [[Integrated Solutions]] was acquired by Dynamic Quest of Greensboro, North Carolina.
* April: [[AQ2 Embrace|AQ2 Technologies]] was acquired by Embrace Software of Potomac, Maryland.
* April: [[Mata Electric]] filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.
* [[April 21]]: [[Birmingham Fastener]] acquired [[Steel City Bolt & Screw]].
* [[April 24]]: [[Pho Que Huong|Phở Quê Hương]] Vietnamese restaurant closed.
* [[May 6]]: The board of [[Judson College]] voted to close the school and file for chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
* [[June 7]]: Hudson Automotive Group of Charleston, South Carolina acquired [[Hoover Toyota]].
* June: [[ChipRewards]] was acquired by Icario of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
* [[June 19]]: [[Yanfeng]] closed its automotive interiors plant in [[Cottondale]].
* June: [[SkinDx]] was acquired by PathGroup of Nashville, Tennessee.
* June: [[Spot Color]] / [[Cornerstone Media]] was acquired by Smart Source of Atlanta, Georgia.
* July: [[Egan's Bar]] in [[Tuscaloosa]] closed.
* [[July 31]]: [[Prairie Farms Milk]] closed its plant on [[Barber Court]].
* August: [[Eberspaecher]] closed its exhaust systems plant in [[Northport]].
* August: [[Wittichen Supply Co.]] was acquired by Gryphon Investors of San Francisco, California.
* [[September 30]]: [[Revenue Discovery Systems]] closed its Birmingham operations.
* October: [[Mayer Electric Supply]] was acquired by Rexel USA of Dallas, Texas.
* October: [[Total Fire Protection]] of [[Alabaster]] was acquired by Fire Safety & Protection of Atlanta, Georgia.
* November: [[Tip Top Grill]] in [[Bluff Park]] closed.
* [[November 24]]: [[Perry Computer]] at [[Brookwood Village]] closed.
* [[December 1]]: [[Ram Tool]] was acquired by White Cap of Atlanta, Georgia.
* [[December 5]]: [[Magnolia Cafe]] at [[Altadena Square]] closed.
* [[December 23]]: [[Eric Wyatt]] closed the original [[Broadway Pizzeria]] on [[Rice Mine Road]] in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Big B Food Mart]] in [[North Birmingham]] closed after manager [[Omar Motley]] was indicted for SNAP fraud and tax evasion.


===Education===
===Education===
*  
* [[August 12]]: The [[Alabama Board of Education]] passed a resolution prohibiting any instruction that would "indoctrinate students in social or political ideologies that promote one race or sex above another."
* [[September 17]]: The [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]] voted to rename the [[University of Alabama Student Center|Ferguson Center]] and [[Archie Ward Hall|A. B. Moore Hall]].
* [[September 28]]: The [[UAB Heersink School of Medicine|UAB School of Medicine]] was renamed in honor of [[Marnix Heersink]] following a $95 million gift.


===Government===
===Government===
*  
* [[January 26]]: [[Walter Wilson]] won the [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]] seat in the [[2021 Birmingham Board of Education special election]].
* [[February 2]]: The [[2021 Alabama legislative session]] began.
* February: Birmingham's [[Mayor’s Office of Sports and Entertainment]] was merged into the [[Birmingham Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity]].
* [[Kimberly]] annexed sections of the [[Franklin Parc]] subdivision.
* [[May 10]]: The [[City of Birmingham]] received an initial $74.41 million payment from the United States as part of the "American Rescue Plan".
* [[May 24]]–[[August 27]]: "[[Operation Python]]" cleared 309 outstanding warrants in western Jefferson County.
* [[August 24]]: The [[2021 Birmingham municipal election]] was held.


===Religion===
===Religion===
*  
* November: [[Buddy Champion]] was elected as president of the [[Alabama Baptist Convention]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
*
[[File:Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic logo.png|right|thumb|175px|2021 Morehouse Tuskegee Classic]]
* The [[2020–2021 Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team]] won the 2021 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
* [[April 18]]: Alex Palou won the [[Grand Prix of Alabama#2021|2021 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama]] at [[Barber Motorsports Park]].
* [[April 25]]: Brad Keselowski won the [[GEICO 500|2021 GEICO 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[May 9]]: Alex Čejka defeated Steve Stricker in a playoff to win the [[Regions Tradition#2021 tournament|2021 Regions Tradition]] at the [[Greystone Golf and Country Club]].
* [[June 6]]–[[June 13|13]]: The [[2021 USA Pickleball National Indoor Championships]] were held at the [[Finley Center]] in [[Hoover]].
* [[October 9]]: The Morehouse Maroon Tigers defeated the [[Tuskegee Golden Tigers]] 31-15 in the [[Morehouse Tuskegee Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* November: The [[Birmingham Squadron]] began playing at [[Legacy Arena]].


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[Chuck Holmes]] became executive director of the [[Alabama Humanities Alliance]].
* [[Chuck Holmes]] became executive director of the [[Alabama Humanities Alliance]].
* [[January 11]]: [[Cornell Wesley]] began his term as head of the [[Birmingham Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity]].
* [[January 11]]: [[Cornell Wesley]] began his term as head of the [[Birmingham Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity]].
* February: [[Chad Carson]] was named permanent dean of the [[Brock School of Business]] at [[Samford University]].
* March: [[Andy Cunningham]] became CEO of [[Precision Grinding Inc.]]
* [[March 22]]: [[DeJuana Thompson]] was named interim President and CEO of the [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]].
* [[April 12]]: [[Danielle Dunbar]] became executive director of the [[Alabama Association of Nonprofits]].
* April 12: Chief [[Jason Rickels]] was fired from the [[Tarrant Fire & Rescue Department]].
* [[June 1]]: [[Josh Carpenter]] succeeded [[Ray Watts]] as president and CEO of [[Southern Research]].
* [[July 1]]: [[Beck Taylor]] succeeded [[Andrew Westmoreland]] as [[List of Samford University presidents|president]] of [[Samford University]].
* [[September 27]]: Acting [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]] director [[Oladipo Kukoyi]] was appointed to the permanent post.
* [[September 27]]: [[Jaye Loggins]] succeeded [[Ted Cook]] as Chief of the [[Mountain Brook Police Department]].
* [[September 30]]: [[Chase Anderson]] succeeded [[Bruce Akin]] as CEO of [[B.A.S.S.]]
* [[October 1]]: [[Charlotte Shaw]] succeeded [[Frank Martin]] as director of the [[Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority]].
* October 1: [[Barbara Evers]] succeeded [[Torrey DeKeyser]] as executive director of the [[EyeSight Foundation of Alabama]].
* [[October 15]]: Assistant Chief [[Darnell Davenport]] resigned from the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* October: [[Chad Mathis]] was named CEO of VOLA Connected Health of Joplin, Missouri.
* [[December 22]]: [[Reginald Ruffin]] was hired as athletic director and head football coach at [[Tuskegee University]], succeeding [[Willie Slater]].


===Births===
===Births===


===Awards===
===Awards===
*  
* [[Alabama Business Hall of Fame]]:
* [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]]: [[Grayson Hall]], [[John Hand]], [[Elmer Harris]], [[Basil Hirschowitz]], [[Tom Jernigan]], [[Billy Martin]], [[William Pettiford]], & [[Shelley Stewart]]
* The '''[[Dick Lee]] Memorial Scholarship Fund''' was established to support deserving [[Gardendale High School]] seniors.
* [[Edgar Weldon Sr]], [[WeldenField]]
* [[Vulcan Community Awards]]:
* [[Alabama Academy of Honor]]:
* [[June 12]]: [[Lauren Bradford ]] was crowned [[Miss Alabama]] at the [[Alabama Theatre]].
* [[July 30]]: [[Marcelle LeBlanc]] was crowned "Miss America’s Outstanding Teen" at Universal Resorts in Orlando, Florida.


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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===Retirements===
===Retirements===
* [[John Owen]] retired as chief operating officer of [[Regions Bank]].
* [[John Owen]] retired as chief operating officer of [[Regions Bank]].
* Photographer [[Joe Songer]] retired from [[al.com]].
* [[April 30]]: [[Mike Walker]] retired as Chief of the [[Gardendale Police Department]].
* [[Fouad Fouad]] retired from the [[UAB Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering]].
* [[Ruth Crosby]] retired as executive director of [[First Light]].
* [[December 31]]: [[Ted Cook]] retired as Chief of the [[Mountain Brook Police Department]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
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* [[January 3]]: [[Bill Stewart]], professor of political science
* [[January 3]]: [[Bill Stewart]], professor of political science
* January 3: [[Joann Bashinsky]], [[Golden Flake]] heiress
* January 3: [[Joann Bashinsky]], [[Golden Flake]] heiress
* [[January 10]]: [[Derrick Johnson]], [[Huffman High School]] coach
* January 10: [[Corbin Day]], chair of [[Jemison Investment Company]]
* [[January 16]]: [[Scotty McCallum]], [[UAB]] president and [[Vestavia Hills]] mayor
* January 16: [[Leon Edwards]], [[Edwards Chevrolet]] president
* [[January 20]]: [[Sonny Penhale]], [[Helena]] mayor
* [[January 21]]: [[Marc Phillips]], musician and music minister
* [[January 28]]: [[Sammy Wilson]], [[Clanton]] city council
* [[February 2]]: [[Danny Ray]], emcee and "cape man" for James Brown
* [[February 4]]: [[Josh Evans]], [[UAB Blazers football team|UAB Blazers]] & NFL football player
* [[February 7]]: [[John Floyd]], former ''[[Southern Living]]'' editor
* [[February 15]]: [[Jimmy Evans]], former [[Attorney General of Alabama]]
* [[February 17]]: [[Eileen Walbert]], civil rights activist
* [[February 25]]: [[Catherine Cabaniss]], artist
* [[March 1]]: [[Kevin P. Turner]], [[UAB Gospel Choir]] director
* [[March 4]]: [[Polly Graham]], market research executive
* [[March 12]]: [[Pat Bailey]], speech, drama and debate teacher
* [[March 17]]: [[James Ferguson]], former [[Million Dollar Band]] director
* [[March 20]]: [[Dan Sartain]], rock musician and barber
* [[March 23]]: [[Houston Tumlin]], soldier and former actor
* March 23: [[Sam Frazier Jr]], blues musician
* [[March 24]]: [[Shotgun Giddens]], barber, circuit clerk and gospel singer
* [[April 2]]: [[Luke Ratliff]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team|Alabama basketball]] "superfan"
* [[April 4]]: [[Areyelle Yarbrough]], accountant
* [[April 5]]: [[Desmon Ray]], [[List of fatal police encounters|shot to death]] by police.
* April 5: [[Bill Lumpkin]], sports writer
* [[April 21]]: [[Donald Jones]], chief of [[Midfield Fire & Rescue Service]]
* [[April 22]]: [[Frank W. Bromberg]], president of [[National Woodworks]]
* [[April 24]]: [[Margaret Jemison]]
* [[June 4]]: [[John Patterson]], former [[Governor of Alabama]]
* [[June 7]]: [[Steve Austin]], Christian author
* [[June 11]]: [[Stanley Mackin]], former [[Regions Bank]] CEO
* [[June 12]]: [[Chris Sign]], television news anchor
* [[June 18]]: [[Bunny Stokes]], banker
* [[June 24]]: [[Sonny Callahan]], former state legislator
* [[July 2]]: [[Russell Brakefield]], [[World War II]] veteran
* [[July 17]]: [[Shelly Millender Jr]], auto salesman, radio host and civil rights activist
* [[July 29]]: [[Larry Gipson]] former dean of [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]]
* [[July 30]]: [[Sally Nemeth]], playwright and screenwriter
* [[August 1]]: [[Tom York]], television host
* [[August 3]]: [[Wade Morris]], Baptist minister
* [[August 8]]: [[Bobby Bowden]], football coach
* [[August 22]]: [[Ann Dawson-August]], former [[BJCTA]] director
* [[September 2]]: [[Keith McCants]], former professional football player
* [[September 7]]: [[Ronnie Marchant]], retailer
* [[September 9]]: [[Harold Franklin]], history professor and funeral director
* September 9: [[Catherine Greene Browne]], local historian
* [[September 11]]: [[Sarah Price]], community activist
* September 11: [[Pamela Ruffin Owen]], elementary school teacher
* September 11: [[David Odaibo]], computer scientist
* [[September 18]]: [[Willie Hall]], [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office|Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy]]
* September: [[Randa Graves]], [[UAB]] English adjunct professor
* [[September 28]]: [[Hank Johnson]], golf instructor
* [[September 30]]: [[William Rushton III]], former [[Protective Life]] CEO
* [[October 5]]: [[Sam Graphos]], restaurateur
* [[October 15]]: [[Joe Moudry]], technologist and fanzine publisher
* [[October 17]]: [[Ashleigh Heidkamp]], nightclub performer
* [[October 22]]: [[Angi Grooms Proctor]], former [[Miss Alabama]] and [[Birmingham City Council]]or
* [[November 1]]: [[Charles Hollis]], sports writer
* [[November 23]]: [[Cecil Hurt]], sportswriter
* November 23: [[Kwanza]], African lion at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[November 27]]: Former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police]] chief [[Arthur Deutsch]]
* [[December 13]]: [[Matthew Smith]], cofounder of [[AlaQuest Collaborative for Education]]
* [[December 17]]: [[Daniel Acker Sr]], [[Shelby County Commission]]er
* [[December 18]]: [[Jeff Bajalieh]], restaurateur
* [[December 26]]: [[E. O. Wilson]], entomologist, sociobiologist and conservationist
* [[December 27]]: [[Frank Barker]], founding pastor of [[Briarwood Presbyterian Church]]
* [[December 29]]: [[Nancy Worley]], former Alabama Secretary of State and Alabama Democratic Party chair
* [[December 30]]: [[Michael Richard]], urban explorer
** [[List of homicides in 2021]]
** [[List of homicides in 2021]]


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===Books===
===Books===
* ''[[The Wife Upstairs]]'', novel by [[Rachel Hawkins]]
* ''[[Shaking the Gates of Hell]]'', family memoir by [[John Archibald]]
* ''[[Shaking the Gates of Hell]]'', family memoir by [[John Archibald]]
* ''[[The Official U.S. Civil Rights Trail]]'' by [[Lee Sentell]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[2nd Avenue overpass (Tuscaloosa)]]
* [[Asian Passage]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[Asian Passage]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* The [[Birmingham Police Real Time Crime Center]] on the 4th floor of [[Birmingham Police Headquarters]]
* [[Birmingham VA Mental Health Clinic]] on [[Crestwood Boulevard]]
* [[Birmingham VA Mental Health Clinic]] on [[Crestwood Boulevard]]
* [[Buc-ee's]] travel stop in [[Leeds]]
* [[Buc-ee's]] travel stop in [[Leeds]]
* [[The Citizen]] "micro-unit" apartments on [[18th Street South]]
* [[The Citizen]] "micro-unit" apartments on [[18th Street South]]
* [[Hilton Tapestry Collection]] in [[Homewood]]
* [[Connie's Cottages]] in [[Crane Hill]]
* [[Hoover Fire Department|Hoover Fire Station No. 11]] in [[Trace Crossings]]
* [[Cortland Vesta Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Eastwood Amazon Distribution Center]] at the former [[Century Plaza]] site
* [[Estelle]] apartments on [[Wildwood Court]]
* [[Jones Valley Trail]] extension to [[Avondale]]
* [[Jones Valley Trail]] extension to [[Avondale]]
* [[Kelly Hotel]] in the [[Protective Life building]] on [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]]
* [[Longleaf Liberty Park]] assisted living facility at [[Liberty Park]]
* [[Malone Roofing]] building at 2689 [[Queenstown Road]] in [[Irondale]]
* [[Motion Industries]] area fluid power shop, hose & rubber shop, and engineering department
* [[Motion Industries]] area fluid power shop, hose & rubber shop, and engineering department
* [[Protective Stadium]] at the [[BJCC]]
* [[Protective Stadium]] at the [[BJCC]]
* [[The Railyard]] "micro-unit" apartments on [[1st Avenue South]]
* [[The Railyard]] "micro-unit" apartments on [[1st Avenue South]]
* [[Red Mountain Theatre]]'s "Art Campus"
* renovation of [[Samford Hall]] at [[Samford University]]
* [[Tarrant City Hall]]
* [[Tarrant City Hall]]
* [[UAB Honors Hall]] was built in the former location of [[Snoozy's College Bookstore]] on the [[UAB Campus]]
* [[Valley Hotel]] in [[Homewood]]
* [[Vestavia Hills Civic Center]]
* [[Warrior Elementary School]]
* Ground was broken for the [[Alabama Fallen Warriors Monument]] at [[Trussville Civitan Park]].


===Demolitions===
===Demolitions===
 
* [[McFarland Mall]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]
* [[UAB Education Building]] at [[UAB]]
* [[Pittman Center]] at [[UAB]]
* [[Kracke Building]] at [[UAB]]
* [[May 2]]: The petting zoo at [[Noccalula Falls Park]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[June 6]]: Demolition of the former [[Banks High School]] began.
* July: [[32nd Street Baptist Church]]
* [[September 9]]: Three boiler houses and a vent stack at [[Gorgas Steam Plant]].
* November: [[Ensley High School]]
* November: [[Huston Biscuit Co. building]]
* December: [[Quinlan Castle]]


==Context==
==Context==
In 2021 insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election.
In 2021 the United States withdrew its military and diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan. In January insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election. For inciting the mob, President Trump was impeached for a second time. In the Spring, widely-available [[Coronavirus immunization|vaccinations]] greatly reduced the spread of COVID-19 and allowed most restrictions to be lifted, only to be resumed in the fall with the spread of a "Delta" variant and a plateauing immunization campaign. Congress declared Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos rode their respective companies' commercial flights into space. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched.


Notable people who died in 2021 included activist Vernon Jordan; actors Ed Asner, Ned Beatty, Olympia Dukakis, Charles Grodin, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Plummer, George Segal, Dean Stockwell, Cicely Tyson, Jessica Walter, and Betty White; architect Helmut Jahn; astronaut Michael Collins; attorney F. Lee Bailey; authors Roberto Calasso, Eric Carle, Beverly Cleary, Joan Didion, bell hooks, Larry McMurtry, and Anne Rice; baseball hall of famers Hank Aaron and Don Sutton; basketball coach John Chaney; boxer Marvin Hagler; former cabinet secretaries Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Schultz; cleric and activist Desmond Tutu; comedian Norm MacDonald; directors Robert Altman and Melvin Van Peebles; football coaches John Madden and Marty Schottenheimer; fraudster Bernie Madoff; magician Mark Wilson; marketer Ron Popeil; musicians DMX, Dusty Hill, Biz Markie, Charlie Watts and Mary Wilson; poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse; radio hosts Larry King and Rush Limbaugh; televangelist Ernest Angley; former vice president Walter Mondale; former U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Harry Reid; former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards; and Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy.


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2021 was the 150th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham. To mark the sesquicentennial, the city invited residents to write "love letters" to be archived at Birmingham Public Library and increased the fireworks budget for Thunder on the Mountain.

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RWDSU Mid-South Council representatives campaigning unsuccessfully to unionize the Bessemer Amazon Fulfillment Center, January 2021

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In 2021 the United States withdrew its military and diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan. In January insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election. For inciting the mob, President Trump was impeached for a second time. In the Spring, widely-available vaccinations greatly reduced the spread of COVID-19 and allowed most restrictions to be lifted, only to be resumed in the fall with the spread of a "Delta" variant and a plateauing immunization campaign. Congress declared Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos rode their respective companies' commercial flights into space. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched.

Notable people who died in 2021 included activist Vernon Jordan; actors Ed Asner, Ned Beatty, Olympia Dukakis, Charles Grodin, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Plummer, George Segal, Dean Stockwell, Cicely Tyson, Jessica Walter, and Betty White; architect Helmut Jahn; astronaut Michael Collins; attorney F. Lee Bailey; authors Roberto Calasso, Eric Carle, Beverly Cleary, Joan Didion, bell hooks, Larry McMurtry, and Anne Rice; baseball hall of famers Hank Aaron and Don Sutton; basketball coach John Chaney; boxer Marvin Hagler; former cabinet secretaries Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Schultz; cleric and activist Desmond Tutu; comedian Norm MacDonald; directors Robert Altman and Melvin Van Peebles; football coaches John Madden and Marty Schottenheimer; fraudster Bernie Madoff; magician Mark Wilson; marketer Ron Popeil; musicians DMX, Dusty Hill, Biz Markie, Charlie Watts and Mary Wilson; poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse; radio hosts Larry King and Rush Limbaugh; televangelist Ernest Angley; former vice president Walter Mondale; former U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Harry Reid; former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards; and Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy.

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