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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[January 17]]: [[Agnes]] gallery, after 77 exhibitions and working with over 75 artists, closed. | * [[January 17]]: [[Agnes]] gallery, after 77 exhibitions and working with over 75 artists, closed. | ||
* [[Adam Stocks]] purchased [[WFHK-AM]] for a reported $275,000. | * [[February 4]]: [[Church of the Highlands]] was founded. | ||
* [[February 6]]: [[Fraternal Order of Police Birmingham Lodge No. 1]] held their first meeting in their new meeting hall on [[Winewood Road]]. | |||
* [[April 27]]: Pop trio [[3rd Faze]] signed a recording contract with [[GFI Productions]], a subsidiary of [[HealthSouth]]. | |||
* [[May 12]]: The first [[Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil]] after the departure of [[Aaron Beam]] was held. | |||
* [[June 21]]: President George W. Bush [[List of Presidential visits|visited the Birmingham area]]. | |||
* [[July 3]]: The [[Birmingham Film Commission]] was established by the City of [[Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[September 22]]: Six people were [[List of Jefferson County homicides in 2001|killed]] in an apartment fire deliberately set in [[Fairfield]]. | |||
* [[October 21]]: [[Topper Price]] [[Topper Prince and the Upsetters|and the Upsetters]] played as part of the [[Phelan Park Music Series]]. | |||
* [[November 11]]: [[Emmanuel Lutheran Church]] was founded in north [[Shelby County]]. | |||
===Business=== | |||
* January: [[Adam Stocks]] purchased [[WFHK-AM]] for a reported $275,000. | |||
* [[August 4]]: [[Books-A-Million]] opened at [[The Summit]]. | |||
===Media=== | ===Media=== | ||
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===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
* [[Brian Shoop]]'s [[BSC Panthers]] won the NAIA national championship in baseball | * [[April 9]]: [[Tim Hummel]] tied a [[Birmingham Barons]] record with 3 triples in a game against Greenville. | ||
* [[September 29]]: [[Miles College]] defeated [[Stillman College]] in the first [[Steel City Classic]] 24-22. | |||
* The [[Birmingham Thunderbolts]] played in the XFL's lone season. | |||
* [[Brian Shoop]]'s [[BSC Panthers]] won the NAIA national championship in baseball. | |||
* The [[Alabama Slammers]] began their only season as a part of the Women's American Football League. | |||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
* [[3rd Faze]]'s self-titled debut album was released. | * [[August 25]]: A new playground at [[Triangle Park]] in [[Forest Park]] was dedicated. | ||
* September: [[3rd Faze]]'s self-titled debut album was released. | |||
===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
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== People == | == People == | ||
* [[January 15]]: [[Condoleezza Rice]] became National Security Advisor. | |||
* [[March 29]]: [[Chris McNair]] resigned from the [[Jefferson County Commission]]. | |||
* [[September 5]]: [[Howell Raines]] became Executive Editor of ''The New York Times''. | |||
* [[December 13]]: [[Kim Emerson]] was appointed [[Kimberly]]'s Chief of Police. | |||
* [[Arthur Price (minister)|Arthur Price]] succeeded [[Christopher Hamlin]] as Pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]]. | * [[Arthur Price (minister)|Arthur Price]] succeeded [[Christopher Hamlin]] as Pastor of [[16th Street Baptist Church]]. | ||
* [[Patsy Stanley]] succeeded [[Cindy Cason]] as principal of [[Homewood Middle School]]. | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
Revision as of 12:46, 8 July 2009
2001 was the 130th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January 17: Agnes gallery, after 77 exhibitions and working with over 75 artists, closed.
- February 4: Church of the Highlands was founded.
- February 6: Fraternal Order of Police Birmingham Lodge No. 1 held their first meeting in their new meeting hall on Winewood Road.
- April 27: Pop trio 3rd Faze signed a recording contract with GFI Productions, a subsidiary of HealthSouth.
- May 12: The first Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil after the departure of Aaron Beam was held.
- June 21: President George W. Bush visited the Birmingham area.
- July 3: The Birmingham Film Commission was established by the City of Birmingham.
- September 22: Six people were killed in an apartment fire deliberately set in Fairfield.
- October 21: Topper Price and the Upsetters played as part of the Phelan Park Music Series.
- November 11: Emmanuel Lutheran Church was founded in north Shelby County.
Business
- January: Adam Stocks purchased WFHK-AM for a reported $275,000.
- August 4: Books-A-Million opened at The Summit.
Media
- February 2: WRRS-FM switched formats to "modern rock/adult contemporary", becoming "101.1 the Spot".
Sports
- April 9: Tim Hummel tied a Birmingham Barons record with 3 triples in a game against Greenville.
- September 29: Miles College defeated Stillman College in the first Steel City Classic 24-22.
- The Birmingham Thunderbolts played in the XFL's lone season.
- Brian Shoop's BSC Panthers won the NAIA national championship in baseball.
- The Alabama Slammers began their only season as a part of the Women's American Football League.
Works
- August 25: A new playground at Triangle Park in Forest Park was dedicated.
- September: 3rd Faze's self-titled debut album was released.
Buildings
- Colonial Brookwood Village renovations (including Gus Mayer interiors)
- Bright Star Restaurant bar addition
- Fraternal Order of Police Birmingham Lodge No. 1
- Magnolia Hills golf course
- Spain Park High School
- August: Blount Hall
Roads
- April 19: Lakeshore Parkway extension from Shannon Wenonah Road to Alabama State Highway 150
People
- January 15: Condoleezza Rice became National Security Advisor.
- March 29: Chris McNair resigned from the Jefferson County Commission.
- September 5: Howell Raines became Executive Editor of The New York Times.
- December 13: Kim Emerson was appointed Kimberly's Chief of Police.
- Arthur Price succeeded Christopher Hamlin as Pastor of 16th Street Baptist Church.
- Patsy Stanley succeeded Cindy Cason as principal of Homewood Middle School.
Deaths
- Arthur Stewart, portraitist
- January 4: John Rhoden, sculptor
- April 8: Jimmy Hill, Pleasant Grove grocer
- May 19: Musician and teacher Barbara Dorough Thomas
- July 10: baseball player Al Lary
- September 8: disc jockey Walter Anglin
- September 11: Birmingham natives Lynn Edwards Angell and Bill Godshalk, during the terrorist attacks.
- September 17: Bubba Church, baseball player
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2001
See Also
| 2000s |
| << 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 >> |
| Births - Deaths - Establishments - Events - Works |