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* [[August 27]]: [[William Bell]] was [[2013 Birmingham municipal election|elected]] to his fourth term (and first full four-year term) as [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[August 14]]: UPS Flight 1354 from Louisville, Kentucky [[2013 Airport Highlands plane crash|crashed]] in the [[Airport Highlands]] neighborhood just north of [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]], killing two crew members. | * [[August 14]]: UPS Flight 1354 from Louisville, Kentucky [[2013 Airport Highlands plane crash|crashed]] in the [[Airport Highlands]] neighborhood just north of [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]], killing two crew members. | ||
* [[August 8]]: [[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] judge [[Joseph Boohaker]] issued a ruling closing [[New Woman All Women Health Care]] on [[10th Avenue South]]. | * [[August 8]]: [[Jefferson County Circuit Court]] judge [[Joseph Boohaker]] issued a ruling closing [[New Woman All Women Health Care]] on [[10th Avenue South]]. | ||
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- August 27: William Bell was elected to his fourth term (and first full four-year term) as Mayor of Birmingham.
- August 14: UPS Flight 1354 from Louisville, Kentucky crashed in the Airport Highlands neighborhood just north of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, killing two crew members.
- August 8: Jefferson County Circuit Court judge Joseph Boohaker issued a ruling closing New Woman All Women Health Care on 10th Avenue South.
- August 2: Former JCCEO director Gayle Cunningham and her daughter, Kelli Caulfield, pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $500,000 from the agency.
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- May 17: Civil Rights Movement figure Lola Hendricks died.
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