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2006 is the 135th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

February 3: Three Birmingham college students set fire to 9 rural Alabama churches.
February 20: 16th Street Baptist Church designated a National Historic Landmark.
February 26: ESPN Classic televises a re-created Negro League game from Rickwood Field.
March 15: BhamWiki launched.
March 20: Torchmark announces their move to Texas.
March 26: Mike Anderson accepts an offer to become Missouri's head basketball coach.
March 30: Cirque du Soleil makes it's Birmingham debut with "Delirium".
April 7: Mike Davis named UAB's new men's basketball coach.
May 22: Avondale Mills makes plans to shut all mills.
May 24: Taylor Hicks wins American Idol
May 24: Regions Bank and AmSouth Bank announce plans for a merger.
June 6: Statewide primary and referendum

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 * February 20: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] designated a National Historic Landmark.
 * February 26: ESPN Classic televises a re-created Negro League game from [[Rickwood Field]].
+* March 15: [[BhamWiki:About|BhamWiki]] launched.
 * March 20: [[Torchmark]] announces their move to Texas.
 * March 26: [[Mike Anderson]] accepts an offer to become Missouri's head basketball coach.
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 * May 24: [[Taylor Hicks]] wins ''American Idol''
 * May 24: [[Regions Bank]] and [[AmSouth Bank]] announce plans for a merger.
+* June 6: Statewide primary and referendum
 ==Deaths==
 * January 19: Reverend [[Willie Spencer]] of Hueytown
 * January 30: [[Coretta Scott King]]
+* 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
 ==See Also==