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* January 4: [[Homewood Middle School]] moved to a new building | * January 4: [[Homewood Middle School]] moved to a new building | ||
* January 6: [[Tapestry]] went on the air | * January 6: [[Tapestry]] went on the air | ||
* February 22: [[Magic City Flickr Group]] founded | * February 22: [[Magic City Flickr Group]] was founded | ||
* March: The [[Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta]] | * March: The [[Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta]] lost 70 jobs | ||
* May: [[ServisFirst Bank]] founded | * May: [[ServisFirst Bank]] was founded | ||
* May 30: [[Natalee Holloway]] went missing in Aruba | * May 30: [[Natalee Holloway]] went missing in Aruba | ||
* June 17-19: [[2005 City Stages]] | |||
* June 28: [[Richard Scrushy]] was acquitted of 36 counts of fraud and conspiracy | * June 28: [[Richard Scrushy]] was acquitted of 36 counts of fraud and conspiracy | ||
* July: The [[Universism|Universist Movement]] chartered as a religious non-profit corporation in Alabama | * July: The [[Universism|Universist Movement]] was chartered as a religious non-profit corporation in Alabama | ||
* August 15: [[Ross Bridge Resort|Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa]] opened | * August 15: [[Ross Bridge Resort|Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa]] opened | ||
* September 23: The ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' published its last edition | * September 23: The ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' published its last edition | ||
* October: [[SouthPoint Bank]] opened | * October: [[SouthPoint Bank]] opened | ||
* October 24: [[SouthTrust Bank]] merged with [[Wachovia]] | * October 24: [[SouthTrust Bank]] merged with [[Wachovia]] | ||
* October 26: [[Don Siegelman]] indicted on charges of racketeering, bribery, and extortion; [[Richard Scrushy]] indicted on charges of bribery and mail fraud | * October 26: [[Don Siegelman]] was indicted on charges of racketeering, bribery, and extortion; [[Richard Scrushy]] was indicted on charges of bribery and mail fraud | ||
* December: The [[Tragic City Rollers]] formed | * December: The [[Tragic City Rollers]] were formed | ||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 3 November 2006
2005 is the 134th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January 4: Homewood Middle School moved to a new building
- January 6: Tapestry went on the air
- February 22: Magic City Flickr Group was founded
- March: The Birmingham Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta lost 70 jobs
- May: ServisFirst Bank was founded
- May 30: Natalee Holloway went missing in Aruba
- June 17-19: 2005 City Stages
- June 28: Richard Scrushy was acquitted of 36 counts of fraud and conspiracy
- July: The Universist Movement was chartered as a religious non-profit corporation in Alabama
- August 15: Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa opened
- September 23: The Birmingham Post-Herald published its last edition
- October: SouthPoint Bank opened
- October 24: SouthTrust Bank merged with Wachovia
- October 26: Don Siegelman was indicted on charges of racketeering, bribery, and extortion; Richard Scrushy was indicted on charges of bribery and mail fraud
- December: The Tragic City Rollers were formed
Deaths
- February 5: Elton B. Stephens, businessman and philanthropist
- March 1: Houston Brice, Jr, businessman
- June 2: Maynard, Birmingham Zoo lion
- August 2: Loulie Jean Norman, singer
- August 9: C. Pat Reynolds, restauranteur and former mayor of Vestavia Hills
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2005