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2005 is the 134th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

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

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2005

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 * 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
+==Sports==
+* October 29: Alabama A&M beat Alabama State 31-28 in the [[Magic City Classic]]
+* November 19: [[Auburn University|Auburn]] beat [[University of Alabama|Alabama]] 28-18 in the [[2005 Iron Bowl]]
 * December: The [[Tragic City Rollers]] were formed