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* May: [[2002 City Stages|City Stages]] was held for the second time in May and was plagued by rain and cold weather | * May: [[2002 City Stages|City Stages]] was held for the second time in May and was plagued by rain and cold weather | ||
* May: [[Helena]]'s first [[Buck Creek Festival]] was held in [[Old Town Helena]]. | * May: [[Helena]]'s first [[Buck Creek Festival]] was held in [[Old Town Helena]]. | ||
* [[June 15]]: [[Rojo]] opened on [[Highland Avenue]]. | |||
* [[WJLD-AM]] became the first station in the United States to broadcast on "high definition AM". | * [[WJLD-AM]] became the first station in the United States to broadcast on "high definition AM". | ||
Revision as of 16:17, 15 June 2009
2002 was the 131st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- May: City Stages was held for the second time in May and was plagued by rain and cold weather
- May: Helena's first Buck Creek Festival was held in Old Town Helena.
- June 15: Rojo opened on Highland Avenue.
- WJLD-AM became the first station in the United States to broadcast on "high definition AM".
Sports
- April 25: The Birmingham Barons defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 14-4 in the 7th Rickwood Classic
Works
Books
Buildings
People
Awards
- Joe Rumore was honored by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
Deaths
- January 2: Tim Dyson, truck driver, dies in an accident that destroyed a bridge at Malfunction Junction
- January 19: Virginia Tyler, director of Ensley Community House
- February 2: Freeman Andress, vice president of Birmingham Landmarks
- April 8: Marvin L. Warner, U. S. Ambassador to Sweden and owner of the Birmingham Stallions
- April 9: Dorothy Love Coates, gospel singer and Civil rights activist
- July 24: Hugh Thomas, long-time music dean at Birmingham-Southern College
- August 31: Lionel Hampton, jazz musician
- December 30: Martha Myers, medical missionary
- See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2002
See Also
| 2000s |
| << 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 >> |
| Births - Deaths - Establishments - Events - Works |