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* [[February 3]]: Three Birmingham college students set fire to 9 rural Alabama churches. | * [[February 3]]: Three Birmingham college students set fire to 9 rural Alabama churches. | ||
* [[February 20]]: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] was designated a National Historic Landmark. | * [[February 20]]: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] was designated a National Historic Landmark. | ||
* [[March 15]]: [[BhamWiki:About|BhamWiki]] was launched. | * [[March 15]]: [[BhamWiki:About|BhamWiki]] was launched. | ||
* [[March 30]]: Cirque du Soleil made its Birmingham debut with "Delirium". | * [[March 30]]: Cirque du Soleil made its Birmingham debut with "Delirium". | ||
* [[May 24]]: [[Taylor Hicks]] won ''American Idol''.. | * [[May 24]]: [[Taylor Hicks]] won ''American Idol''.. | ||
* June 2-9: [[Home Builders Blitz 2006]] | * June 2-9: [[Home Builders Blitz 2006]] | ||
* [[June 6]]: [[2006 primary elections|Statewide primary elections and referendum]] were held | * [[June 6]]: [[2006 primary elections|Statewide primary elections and referendum]] were held | ||
* June 15-22: [[217th Presbyterian General Assembly]] was held in Birmingham. | * June 15-22: [[217th Presbyterian General Assembly]] was held in Birmingham. | ||
* June 16-18: [[2006 City Stages]] | * June 16-18: [[2006 City Stages]] | ||
* [[June 17]]: [[1906 Shelby County time capsule]] was opened. | * [[June 17]]: [[1906 Shelby County time capsule]] was opened. | ||
* [[June 29]]: Demolition of [[Eastwood Mall]] officially began. | * [[June 29]]: Demolition of [[Eastwood Mall]] officially began. | ||
* July 16-19: [[2006 National Association of Free Will Baptists convention]] | * July 16-19: [[2006 National Association of Free Will Baptists convention]] | ||
* [[July 18]]: [[2006 primary elections|Statewide primary election runoffs]] were held. | * [[July 18]]: [[2006 primary elections|Statewide primary election runoffs]] were held. | ||
* [[August 23]]: Premiere of ''[[Two-A-Days]]'' | * [[August 23]]: Premiere of ''[[Two-A-Days]]'' | ||
* [[September 22]]-[[September 24|24]]: ''LOL'' won "Best Feature" at the [[2006 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] | * [[September 22]]-[[September 24|24]]: ''LOL'' won "Best Feature" at the [[2006 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] | ||
* [[September 23]]: [[2006 Calera plane crash]] at the [[Wings and Wheels Air Show]] | * [[September 23]]: [[2006 Calera plane crash]] at the [[Wings and Wheels Air Show]] | ||
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* [[November 7]]: [[2006 general election]] | * [[November 7]]: [[2006 general election]] | ||
* [[November 12]]: [[Dedrick Griham]] was convicted on three federal counts. | * [[November 12]]: [[Dedrick Griham]] was convicted on three federal counts. | ||
* December: [[List of Christmas parades]] | |||
===Business=== | |||
* [[March 20]]: [[Torchmark]] announced their move to Texas. | |||
* [[May 22]]: [[Avondale Mills]] announced plans to sell or close all its mills. | |||
* [[May 24]]: [[Regions Bank]] and [[AmSouth Bank]] announced plans for a merger. | |||
* [[August 2]]: [[Saks, Inc.]] sold its [[Parisian]] division to Belk, Inc. | |||
* [[August 10]]: The ''[[Birmingham News]]'' moved into its new [[2006 Birmingham News building|building]]. | |||
===Sports=== | |||
* [[February 26]]: ESPN Classic televised a re-created Negro League game from [[Rickwood Field]]. | |||
* [[March 26]]: [[Mike Anderson]] accepted an offer to become Missouri's head basketball coach. | |||
* [[April 7]]: [[Mike Davis]] was named [[UAB]]'s new men's basketball coach. | |||
* May 24-28: [[2006 SEC Baseball Tournament]] | |||
* June 16-18: [[2006 North America Cup]], paralympic competition | |||
* [[June 22]]: [[Birmingham Barons]] 3 - Tennessee Smokes 2 at the [[2006 Rickwood Classic]] | |||
* July 13-16: [[AVP Hoover Open]] beach volleyball tournament | |||
* [[September 5]]: [[Jeremy Brown]] made his MLB debut with the Oakland A's. | |||
* [[November 25]]: The [[2006 UAB Blazers football|UAB Blazers football team]] finished the season 3-9 with a loss at Central Florida in [[Watson Brown]]'s final game as head coach. | * [[November 25]]: The [[2006 UAB Blazers football|UAB Blazers football team]] finished the season 3-9 with a loss at Central Florida in [[Watson Brown]]'s final game as head coach. | ||
* December: [[Neil Callaway]] was named head coach of the [[UAB Blazers football]] team. | * December: [[Neil Callaway]] was named head coach of the [[UAB Blazers football]] team. | ||
* [[December 23]]: South Florida defeated East Carolina 24-7 in the inaugural [[PapaJohns.com Bowl]]. | * [[December 23]]: South Florida defeated East Carolina 24-7 in the inaugural [[PapaJohns.com Bowl]]. | ||
==Births== | == People & animals == | ||
===Births=== | |||
* [[May 9]]: [[Jalil]], a male reticulated giraffe born at the San Francisco Zoo. | * [[May 9]]: [[Jalil]], a male reticulated giraffe born at the San Francisco Zoo. | ||
* [[July 4]]: [[Star]], [[Spangle]], and [[Banner]], African red river hogs were born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]] | * [[July 4]]: [[Star]], [[Spangle]], and [[Banner]], African red river hogs were born at the [[Birmingham Zoo]] | ||
* [[August 7]]: [[Rowan]], a male reticulated giraffe was born at the Birmingham Zoo. | * [[August 7]]: [[Rowan]], a male reticulated giraffe was born at the Birmingham Zoo. | ||
==Deaths== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[January 19]]: Reverend [[Willie Spencer]] of [[Hueytown]] | * [[January 19]]: Reverend [[Willie Spencer]] of [[Hueytown]] | ||
* [[January 23]]: [[Murray Sokol]], sales clerk | * [[January 23]]: [[Murray Sokol]], sales clerk | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 14 March 2008
2006 was the 135th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January 10: Bernard Kincaid delivered the 2006 State of the City address.
- February 3: Three Birmingham college students set fire to 9 rural Alabama churches.
- February 20: 16th Street Baptist Church was designated a National Historic Landmark.
- March 15: BhamWiki was launched.
- March 30: Cirque du Soleil made its Birmingham debut with "Delirium".
- May 24: Taylor Hicks won American Idol..
- June 2-9: Home Builders Blitz 2006
- June 6: Statewide primary elections and referendum were held
- June 15-22: 217th Presbyterian General Assembly was held in Birmingham.
- June 16-18: 2006 City Stages
- June 17: 1906 Shelby County time capsule was opened.
- June 29: Demolition of Eastwood Mall officially began.
- July 16-19: 2006 National Association of Free Will Baptists convention
- July 18: Statewide primary election runoffs were held.
- August 23: Premiere of Two-A-Days
- September 22-24: LOL won "Best Feature" at the 2006 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
- September 23: 2006 Calera plane crash at the Wings and Wheels Air Show
- September 28: President Bush discussed energy policy in Hoover and hosted a fundraiser for Bob Riley.
- October 1: Miss Alabama USA Haleigh Stidham gave her crown to Rebecca Moore.
- October 4: Operation "Taking It to the Streets", part I
- October 6: Ground was ceremonially broken for the Railroad Reservation Park.
- November 4: Operation "Taking It to the Streets", part II
- November 7: 2006 general election
- November 12: Dedrick Griham was convicted on three federal counts.
- December: List of Christmas parades
Business
- March 20: Torchmark announced their move to Texas.
- May 22: Avondale Mills announced plans to sell or close all its mills.
- May 24: Regions Bank and AmSouth Bank announced plans for a merger.
- August 2: Saks, Inc. sold its Parisian division to Belk, Inc.
- August 10: The Birmingham News moved into its new building.
Sports
- February 26: ESPN Classic televised a re-created Negro League game from Rickwood Field.
- March 26: Mike Anderson accepted an offer to become Missouri's head basketball coach.
- April 7: Mike Davis was named UAB's new men's basketball coach.
- May 24-28: 2006 SEC Baseball Tournament
- June 16-18: 2006 North America Cup, paralympic competition
- June 22: Birmingham Barons 3 - Tennessee Smokes 2 at the 2006 Rickwood Classic
- July 13-16: AVP Hoover Open beach volleyball tournament
- September 5: Jeremy Brown made his MLB debut with the Oakland A's.
- November 25: The UAB Blazers football team finished the season 3-9 with a loss at Central Florida in Watson Brown's final game as head coach.
- December: Neil Callaway was named head coach of the UAB Blazers football team.
- December 23: South Florida defeated East Carolina 24-7 in the inaugural PapaJohns.com Bowl.
People & animals
Births
- May 9: Jalil, a male reticulated giraffe born at the San Francisco Zoo.
- July 4: Star, Spangle, and Banner, African red river hogs were born at the Birmingham Zoo
- August 7: Rowan, a male reticulated giraffe was born at the Birmingham Zoo.
Deaths
- January 19: Reverend Willie Spencer of Hueytown
- January 23: Murray Sokol, sales clerk
- January 30: Coretta Scott King
- February: Matilda, world's oldest chicken
- February 11: James F. Sulzby IV, real estate agent
- March 12: Richard N. Murray, former director of the Birmingham Museum of Art
- March 22: Alan Potts, owner of Silvertron Café
- April 4: Shirley Crumley, casting director
- April 23: John Hallum, actor
- May 19: William D. Sulzby, executive with Hayes Corporation
- May 25: Audis Williams, Clay building inspector
- June: Bill Bryant, orthopedist
- June 9: Walter Hill, former Sardis Missionary Baptist Church deacon, murdered
- June 13: John and Evelyn Martin and Ryan Evans, murder victims
- June 16: Joseph Braswell, interior designer
- June 29: Joe Dentici, radio engineer and DJ
- July 14: George M. Murray, former Bishop of Alabama
- July 17: Bill Morgan Freeman, artist
- July 30: Billy Thompson, Shelby County Commission
- August 3: Terrence West, Woodlawn High School girls basketball coach, murdered
- August 14: Robert Davis III, adventurer
- August 24: William Bridgers, founder of UAB School of Public Health
- October 2: Frances Bergen, actress and model
- October 5: Hal Lynch, actor
- October 23: Mary Smith, Fairfield police officer, shot in line of duty
- October 29: Benjamin Greene, former HABD commissioner
- November: Bernice Shepherd, Ruffner Mountain Nature Center benefactor
- November 4: Edward Gardner, former president of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
- November 26: Maxie Bryant, environmental activist
- November 29: Herman Spivey, toy store owner
- December 9: Wendell Givens, writer and newspaper editor
Works
Buildings
- Berry Middle School
- Birmingham News building (2006)
- Blazer Hall (2006)
- Bloom
- Bristol Southside
- Brown Springs Ecoscape
- Center Point Fire Station 1 (2006)
- Clay Community Center
- Garden of Hope
- Holy Infant of Prague Catholic Church
- P. D. Jackson-Olin High School
- Mountain Brook School System headquarters
- Plaza Fiesta
- Shoppes at River Run
- St John Missionary Baptist Church Powderly
- Veterans Skate Park
Books
Other
- Borat, film with scenes set in Birmingham
- Two-A-Days, television series, 2nd season
- Piece of Cake, short film
- Light Overture, orchestral work commissioned by Alabama Power and premiered by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
See Also
- 2006 City Stages
- 2006 Birmingham Barons
- 2006 SEC Baseball Tournament
- 2006 Birmingham Steeldogs
- 2006 UAB Blazers
- 2006 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival
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