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'''2021''' is the [[Birmingham Sesquicentennial|150th year]] after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]]. To mark the sesquicentennial, the city invited residents to write "love letters" to be archived at [[Birmingham Public Library]] and increased the fireworks budget for [[Thunder on the Mountain]].
'''2021''' was the [[Birmingham Sesquicentennial|150th year]] after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]]. To mark the sesquicentennial, the city invited residents to write "love letters" to be archived at [[Birmingham Public Library]] and increased the fireworks budget for [[Thunder on the Mountain]].


==Events==
==Events==
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* [[April 1]]: [[United Mine Workers of America]] began a labor strike against [[Warrior Met Coal]].
* [[April 1]]: [[United Mine Workers of America]] began a labor strike against [[Warrior Met Coal]].
* April: [[Diversified Energy]] acquired $135 million in oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana from Indigo Minerals.
* April: [[Diversified Energy]] acquired $135 million in oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana from Indigo Minerals.
* April: [[Wayne's Pest Control]] acquired Kirkland's Pest Control of Fayetteville, Tennessee.
* May: [[Diversified Energy]] acquired $180 million in oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana from Blackbeard Operating.
* May: [[Diversified Energy]] acquired $180 million in oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana from Blackbeard Operating.
* [[May 5]]: [[ProAssurance]] acquired NORCAL Mutual of San Francisco, California.
* [[May 5]]: [[ProAssurance]] acquired NORCAL Mutual of San Francisco, California.
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* November: [[Storyteller Overland]] acquired the Portland, Oregon-based GoCamp RV rental platform.
* November: [[Storyteller Overland]] acquired the Portland, Oregon-based GoCamp RV rental platform.
* December: [[Evernest]] acquired the property management assets of Tulsa Property Management of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
* December: [[Evernest]] acquired the property management assets of Tulsa Property Management of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
* [[UAB Health System]] opened the nation's first [[UAB Comprehensive Snakebite Program|Comprehensive Snakebite Program]] for follow-up care.


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
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* [[November 9]]: [[Taziki's]] opened a restaurant location in [[Gardendale]] at 430 [[Fieldstown Road]].
* [[November 9]]: [[Taziki's]] opened a restaurant location in [[Gardendale]] at 430 [[Fieldstown Road]].
* November: [[Robert Smith]] founded [[Smith & Co.]]
* November: [[Robert Smith]] founded [[Smith & Co.]]
* November: [[Kenya Staples]] founded [[Dear Sunday Skincare]].
* December: [[Harbert Management Corp.]] acquired a controlling interest in South Bay Partners of Dallas, Texas.
* December: [[Harbert Management Corp.]] acquired a controlling interest in South Bay Partners of Dallas, Texas.
* [[Slim's Pizzeria]] opened in [[Crestline Village]].
* [[Mikhail Kozorovitskiy]] founded [[Datalus]].
* [[Prosper]] debuted its [[Prosper HealthTech Accelerator]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
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* October: [[Total Fire Protection]] of [[Alabaster]] was acquired by Fire Safety & Protection of Atlanta, Georgia.
* October: [[Total Fire Protection]] of [[Alabaster]] was acquired by Fire Safety & Protection of Atlanta, Georgia.
* November: [[Tip Top Grill]] in [[Bluff Park]] closed.
* November: [[Tip Top Grill]] in [[Bluff Park]] closed.
* [[November 24]]: [[Perry Computer]] at [[Brookwood Village]] closed.
* [[December 1]]: [[Ram Tool]] was acquired by White Cap of Atlanta, Georgia.
* [[December 1]]: [[Ram Tool]] was acquired by White Cap of Atlanta, Georgia.
* [[December 5]]: [[Magnolia Cafe]] at [[Altadena Square]] closed.
* [[December 5]]: [[Magnolia Cafe]] at [[Altadena Square]] closed.
* [[December 23]]: [[Eric Wyatt]] closed the original [[Broadway Pizzeria]] on [[Rice Mine Road]] in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Big B Food Mart]] in [[North Birmingham]] closed after manager [[Omar Motley]] was indicted for SNAP fraud and tax evasion.


===Education===
===Education===
* [[August 12]]: The [[Alabama Board of Education]] passed a resolution prohibiting any instruction that would "indoctrinate students in social or political ideologies that promote one race or sex above another."
* [[September 17]]: The [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]] voted to rename the [[University of Alabama Student Center|Ferguson Center]] and [[Archie Ward Hall|A. B. Moore Hall]].
* [[September 17]]: The [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]] voted to rename the [[University of Alabama Student Center|Ferguson Center]] and [[Archie Ward Hall|A. B. Moore Hall]].
* [[September 28]]: The [[UAB Heersink School of Medicine|UAB School of Medicine]] was renamed in honor of [[Marnix Heersink]] following a $95 million gift.
* [[September 28]]: The [[UAB Heersink School of Medicine|UAB School of Medicine]] was renamed in honor of [[Marnix Heersink]] following a $95 million gift.
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===Sports===
===Sports===
[[File:Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic logo.png|right|thumb|175px|2021 Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic]]
[[File:Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic logo.png|right|thumb|175px|2021 Morehouse Tuskegee Classic]]
* The [[2020–2021 Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team]] won the 2021 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
* The [[2020–2021 Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team]] won the 2021 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
* [[April 18]]: Alex Palou won the [[Grand Prix of Alabama#2021|2021 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama]] at [[Barber Motorsports Park]].
* [[April 18]]: Alex Palou won the [[Grand Prix of Alabama#2021|2021 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama]] at [[Barber Motorsports Park]].
* [[April 25]]: Brad Keselowski won the [[GEICO 500|2021 GEICO 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[April 25]]: Brad Keselowski won the [[GEICO 500|2021 GEICO 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[May 9]]: Alex Čejka defeated Steve Stricker in a playoff to win the [[Regions Tradition#2021 tournament|2021 Regions Tradition]] at the [[Greystone Golf and Country Club]].
* [[May 9]]: Alex Čejka defeated Steve Stricker in a playoff to win the [[Regions Tradition#2021 tournament|2021 Regions Tradition]] at the [[Greystone Golf and Country Club]].
* [[October 9]]: The Morehouse Maroon Tigers defeated the [[Tuskegee Golden Tigers]] 31-15 in the [[2021 Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[June 6]]–[[June 13|13]]: The [[2021 USA Pickleball National Indoor Championships]] were held at the [[Finley Center]] in [[Hoover]].
* [[October 9]]: The Morehouse Maroon Tigers defeated the [[Tuskegee Golden Tigers]] 31-15 in the [[Morehouse Tuskegee Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* November: The [[Birmingham Squadron]] began playing at [[Legacy Arena]].
* November: The [[Birmingham Squadron]] began playing at [[Legacy Arena]].


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* [[January 28]]: [[Sammy Wilson]], [[Clanton]] city council
* [[January 28]]: [[Sammy Wilson]], [[Clanton]] city council
* [[February 2]]: [[Danny Ray]], emcee and "cape man" for James Brown
* [[February 2]]: [[Danny Ray]], emcee and "cape man" for James Brown
* [[February 4]]: [[Josh Evans]], [[UAB Blazers football team|UAB Blazers]] & NFL football player
* [[February 7]]: [[John Floyd]], former ''[[Southern Living]]'' editor
* [[February 15]]: [[Jimmy Evans]], former [[Attorney General of Alabama]]
* [[February 15]]: [[Jimmy Evans]], former [[Attorney General of Alabama]]
* [[February 17]]: [[Eileen Walbert]], civil rights activist
* [[February 17]]: [[Eileen Walbert]], civil rights activist
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* [[March 20]]: [[Dan Sartain]], rock musician and barber
* [[March 20]]: [[Dan Sartain]], rock musician and barber
* [[March 23]]: [[Houston Tumlin]], soldier and former actor
* [[March 23]]: [[Houston Tumlin]], soldier and former actor
* March 23: [[Sam Frazier Jr]], blues musician
* [[March 24]]: [[Shotgun Giddens]], barber, circuit clerk and gospel singer
* [[March 24]]: [[Shotgun Giddens]], barber, circuit clerk and gospel singer
* [[April 2]]: [[Luke Ratliff]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team|Alabama basketball]] "superfan"
* [[April 2]]: [[Luke Ratliff]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team|Alabama basketball]] "superfan"
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* [[July 17]]: [[Shelly Millender Jr]], auto salesman, radio host and civil rights activist
* [[July 17]]: [[Shelly Millender Jr]], auto salesman, radio host and civil rights activist
* [[July 29]]: [[Larry Gipson]] former dean of [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]]
* [[July 29]]: [[Larry Gipson]] former dean of [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]]
* [[July 30]]: [[Sally Nemeth]], playwright and screenwriter
* [[August 1]]: [[Tom York]], television host
* [[August 1]]: [[Tom York]], television host
* [[August 3]]: [[Wade Morris]], Baptist minister
* [[August 3]]: [[Wade Morris]], Baptist minister
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* [[September 11]]: [[Sarah Price]], community activist
* [[September 11]]: [[Sarah Price]], community activist
* September 11: [[Pamela Ruffin Owen]], elementary school teacher
* September 11: [[Pamela Ruffin Owen]], elementary school teacher
* September 11: [[David Odaibo]], computer scientist
* [[September 18]]: [[Willie Hall]], [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office|Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy]]
* [[September 18]]: [[Willie Hall]], [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office|Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy]]
* September: [[Randa Graves]], [[UAB]] English adjunct professor
* September: [[Randa Graves]], [[UAB]] English adjunct professor
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* [[September 30]]: [[William Rushton III]], former [[Protective Life]] CEO
* [[September 30]]: [[William Rushton III]], former [[Protective Life]] CEO
* [[October 5]]: [[Sam Graphos]], restaurateur
* [[October 5]]: [[Sam Graphos]], restaurateur
* [[October 15]]: [[Joe Moudry]], technologist and fanzine publisher
* [[October 17]]: [[Ashleigh Heidkamp]], nightclub performer
* [[October 17]]: [[Ashleigh Heidkamp]], nightclub performer
* [[October 22]]: [[Angi Grooms Proctor]], former [[Miss Alabama]] and [[Birmingham City Council]]or  
* [[October 22]]: [[Angi Grooms Proctor]], former [[Miss Alabama]] and [[Birmingham City Council]]or  
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* November 23: [[Kwanza]], African lion at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* November 23: [[Kwanza]], African lion at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[November 27]]: Former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police]] chief [[Arthur Deutsch]]
* [[November 27]]: Former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police]] chief [[Arthur Deutsch]]
* [[December 13]]: [[Matthew Smith]], cofounder of [[AlaQuest Collaborative for Education]]
* [[December 17]]: [[Daniel Acker Sr]], [[Shelby County Commission]]er
* [[December 18]]: [[Jeff Bajalieh]], restaurateur
* [[December 18]]: [[Jeff Bajalieh]], restaurateur
* [[December 26]]: [[E. O. Wilson]], entomologist, sociobiologist and conservationist
* [[December 26]]: [[E. O. Wilson]], entomologist, sociobiologist and conservationist
* [[December 27]]: [[Frank Barker]], founding pastor of [[Briarwood Presbyterian Church]]
* [[December 29]]: [[Nancy Worley]], former Alabama Secretary of State and Alabama Democratic Party chair
* [[December 29]]: [[Nancy Worley]], former Alabama Secretary of State and Alabama Democratic Party chair
* [[December 30]]: [[Michael Richard]], urban explorer
** [[List of homicides in 2021]]
** [[List of homicides in 2021]]


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* [[Cortland Vesta Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Cortland Vesta Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Eastwood Amazon Distribution Center]] at the former [[Century Plaza]] site
* [[Eastwood Amazon Distribution Center]] at the former [[Century Plaza]] site
* [[Hoover Fire Department|Hoover Fire Station No. 11]] in [[Trace Crossings]]
* [[Estelle]] apartments on [[Wildwood Court]]
* [[Jones Valley Trail]] extension to [[Avondale]]
* [[Jones Valley Trail]] extension to [[Avondale]]
* [[Kelly Hotel]] in the [[Protective Life building]] on [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]]
* [[Kelly Hotel]] in the [[Protective Life building]] on [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]]
* [[Longleaf Liberty Park]] assisted living facility at [[Liberty Park]]
* [[Malone Roofing]] building at 2689 [[Queenstown Road]] in [[Irondale]]
* [[Malone Roofing]] building at 2689 [[Queenstown Road]] in [[Irondale]]
* [[Motion Industries]] area fluid power shop, hose & rubber shop, and engineering department
* [[Motion Industries]] area fluid power shop, hose & rubber shop, and engineering department
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* [[Vestavia Hills Civic Center]]
* [[Vestavia Hills Civic Center]]
* [[Warrior Elementary School]]
* [[Warrior Elementary School]]
* Ground was broken for the [[Alabama Fallen Warriors Monument]] at [[Trussville Civitan Park]].


===Demolitions===
===Demolitions===
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==Context==
==Context==
In 2021 the United States withdrew its military and diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan. In January insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election. For inciting the mob, President Trump was impeached for a second time. In the Spring, widely-available [[Coronavirus immunization|vaccinations]] greatly reduced the spread of COVID-19 and allowed most restrictions to be lifted, only to be resumed in the fall with the spread of a "Delta" variant and a plateauing immunization campaign. Congress declared Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos rode their respective companies' commercial flights into space.  
In 2021 the United States withdrew its military and diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan. In January insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election. For inciting the mob, President Trump was impeached for a second time. In the Spring, widely-available [[Coronavirus immunization|vaccinations]] greatly reduced the spread of COVID-19 and allowed most restrictions to be lifted, only to be resumed in the fall with the spread of a "Delta" variant and a plateauing immunization campaign. Congress declared Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos rode their respective companies' commercial flights into space. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched.


Notable people who died in 2021 included activist Vernon Jordan; actors Ed Asner, Ned Beatty, Olympia Dukakis, Charles Grodin, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Plummer, George Segal, Dean Stockwell, Cicely Tyson, and Jessica Walter; architect Helmut Jahn; astronaut Michael Collins; attorney F. Lee Bailey; authors Roberto Calasso, Eric Carle, Beverly Cleary, Joan Didion, bell hooks, Larry McMurtry, and Anne Rice; baseball hall of famers Hank Aaron and Don Sutton; basketball coach John Chaney; boxer Marvin Hagler; former cabinet secretaries Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Schultz; cleric and activist Desmond Tutu; comedian Norm MacDonald; directors Robert Altman and Melvin Van Peebles; football coaches John Madden and Marty Schottenheimer; fraudster Bernie Madoff; magician Mark Wilson; marketer Ron Popeil; musicians DMX, Dusty Hill, Biz Markie, Charlie Watts and Mary Wilson; poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse; radio hosts Larry King and Rush Limbaugh; televangelist Ernest Angley; former vice president Walter Mondale; former U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Harry Reid; former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards; and Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy.
Notable people who died in 2021 included activist Vernon Jordan; actors Ed Asner, Ned Beatty, Olympia Dukakis, Charles Grodin, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Plummer, George Segal, Dean Stockwell, Cicely Tyson, Jessica Walter, and Betty White; architect Helmut Jahn; astronaut Michael Collins; attorney F. Lee Bailey; authors Roberto Calasso, Eric Carle, Beverly Cleary, Joan Didion, bell hooks, Larry McMurtry, and Anne Rice; baseball hall of famers Hank Aaron and Don Sutton; basketball coach John Chaney; boxer Marvin Hagler; former cabinet secretaries Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Schultz; cleric and activist Desmond Tutu; comedian Norm MacDonald; directors Robert Altman and Melvin Van Peebles; football coaches John Madden and Marty Schottenheimer; fraudster Bernie Madoff; magician Mark Wilson; marketer Ron Popeil; musicians DMX, Dusty Hill, Biz Markie, Charlie Watts and Mary Wilson; poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse; radio hosts Larry King and Rush Limbaugh; televangelist Ernest Angley; former vice president Walter Mondale; former U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Harry Reid; former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards; and Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy.


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2021 was the 150th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham. To mark the sesquicentennial, the city invited residents to write "love letters" to be archived at Birmingham Public Library and increased the fireworks budget for Thunder on the Mountain.

Events

RWDSU Mid-South Council representatives campaigning unsuccessfully to unionize the Bessemer Amazon Fulfillment Center, January 2021

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

2021 Morehouse Tuskegee Classic

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Works

Books

Buildings

Demolitions

Context

In 2021 the United States withdrew its military and diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan. In January insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election. For inciting the mob, President Trump was impeached for a second time. In the Spring, widely-available vaccinations greatly reduced the spread of COVID-19 and allowed most restrictions to be lifted, only to be resumed in the fall with the spread of a "Delta" variant and a plateauing immunization campaign. Congress declared Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos rode their respective companies' commercial flights into space. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched.

Notable people who died in 2021 included activist Vernon Jordan; actors Ed Asner, Ned Beatty, Olympia Dukakis, Charles Grodin, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Plummer, George Segal, Dean Stockwell, Cicely Tyson, Jessica Walter, and Betty White; architect Helmut Jahn; astronaut Michael Collins; attorney F. Lee Bailey; authors Roberto Calasso, Eric Carle, Beverly Cleary, Joan Didion, bell hooks, Larry McMurtry, and Anne Rice; baseball hall of famers Hank Aaron and Don Sutton; basketball coach John Chaney; boxer Marvin Hagler; former cabinet secretaries Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Schultz; cleric and activist Desmond Tutu; comedian Norm MacDonald; directors Robert Altman and Melvin Van Peebles; football coaches John Madden and Marty Schottenheimer; fraudster Bernie Madoff; magician Mark Wilson; marketer Ron Popeil; musicians DMX, Dusty Hill, Biz Markie, Charlie Watts and Mary Wilson; poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse; radio hosts Larry King and Rush Limbaugh; televangelist Ernest Angley; former vice president Walter Mondale; former U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Harry Reid; former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards; and Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy.

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