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[[Image:Vulcan in clouds banner.jpg|center|thumb|800px|Vulcan and the ridge of Red Mountain above the clouds. Photographed December 2006 by [http://www.flickr.com/photos/techbirmingham/ Curtis Palmer]]]
[[File:Oak Hill banner.jpg|center|thumb|800px|[[Oak Hill Cemetery]]. Photographed October 2013]]


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* [[October 8]]: A [[2019 Birmingham special election|special election]] was held to fill three [[Birmingham City Council]] vacancies and renew the city's "[[School Bond Tax]]".
* [[April 18]]: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] approved the takeover of [[Cooper Green Mercy Health Services]] by the [[UAB University Healthcare Authority]].
* [[April 18]]: The [[Jefferson County Commission]] approved the takeover of [[Cooper Green Mercy Health Services]] by the [[UAB University Healthcare Authority]].
* [[April 2]]: The [[Birmingham Iron]] closed their run at 5-3 as the Alliance of American Football abruptly ceased operations.
* [[April 2]]: The [[Birmingham Iron]] closed their run at 5-3 as the Alliance of American Football abruptly ceased operations.
* [[March 22]]: [[Niki's Restaurant]] closed.
* [[March 22]]: [[Niki's Restaurant]] closed.
* [[February 16]]: Activist [[Angela Davis]] spoke at a sold-out event at [[Boutwell Auditorium]] organized by the [[Birmingham Committee for Truth and Reconciliation]].
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Oak Hill Cemetery. Photographed October 2013

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