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===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* [[TTL Inc.]] of [[Tuscaloosa]] acquired DBS & Associates Engineering of Tennessee. | * [[January 1]]: [[TTL Inc.]] of [[Tuscaloosa]] acquired DBS & Associates Engineering of Tennessee. | ||
* [[Graham & Co.]] acquired the [[Brookmont Realty Group]]. | * January 1: [[Graham & Co.]] acquired the [[Brookmont Realty Group]]. | ||
====Establishments==== | ====Establishments==== | ||
* [[January 7]]: | * [[January 7]]: [[Art's Barber Shop]] reopened at 3301 [[Crestwood Boulevard]] | ||
* January 7: [[Yum Yai]] reopened at 5426 [[U.S. Highway 280]] | |||
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* January: [[Dave Horn]] and [[Taylor Hughes]] opened [[SoHo Standard]] at [[SoHo Square]] | * January: [[Dave Horn]] and [[Taylor Hughes]] opened [[SoHo Standard]] at [[SoHo Square]] | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 8 January 2020
2020 is the 149th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- January 5: Two people died in a plane crash at Cullman Regional Airport.
- April 1-3: Frontier Conference 2020 was held at the Lyric Theatre.
Business
- January 1: TTL Inc. of Tuscaloosa acquired DBS & Associates Engineering of Tennessee.
- January 1: Graham & Co. acquired the Brookmont Realty Group.
Establishments
- January 7: Art's Barber Shop reopened at 3301 Crestwood Boulevard
- January 7: Yum Yai reopened at 5426 U.S. Highway 280
- January: Dave Horn and Taylor Hughes opened SoHo Standard at SoHo Square
Disestablishments
- ISCO Industries of Louisville, Kentucky acquired M. T. Deason.
Education
Government
Religion
Sports
- January 1: The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Michigan Wolverines 35-16 in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
- January 1: The Auburn Tigers lost to the Minnesota Golden Gophers 24-31 in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida.
- January 2: The Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the Boston College Eagles 38-6 in the 2020 Birmingham Bowl at Legion Field.
- January 6: Alabama Crimson Tide juniors Henry Ruggs III, Jerry Jeudy and Tua Tagovailoa announced for the 2020 NFL Draft.
- June: The 2020 National Indoor Pickleball Championship was held at the Finley Center in Hoover.
Individuals
- Chef Brandon Cain left Roots & Revelry.
Births
Awards
Graduations
Marriages
Retirements
Deaths
Works
Books
Buildings
- 1001 20th Street South at Five Points South
- 20 Midtown Phase 3
- AIDS Alabama Way Station in Smithfield
- A. G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club at CrossPlex Village
- Redevelopment of American Life Building as "workforce" apartments
- Bessemer Amazon Fulfillment Center
- Macaroni Lofts
- New Ideal Lofts
- UAB Technology Innovation Center
- Valley Hotel on 28th Avenue South Homewood
- Wylam Library renovations
Demolitions
Context
In 2020 the United Methodist Church split over acceptance of gay marriage. President Trump approved a drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad International Airport. Massive bushfires spread across Australia. The 2020 Olympic Summer Games were held in Tokyo, Japan.
Notable deaths in 2020 included former NBA commissioner David Stern and memoirist Elizabeth Wurtzel.
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