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* June 24–26: [[Magic City Con]] was held at the [[Wynfrey Hotel]].
* June 24–26: [[Magic City Con]] was held at the [[Wynfrey Hotel]].
* [[August 6]]: The [[John Looney House and Pioneer Museum|John Looney House]] in [[Ashville]] was damaged by fire.
* [[August 6]]: The [[John Looney House and Pioneer Museum|John Looney House]] in [[Ashville]] was damaged by fire.
* [[August 20]]: A small plane [[2022 Wiley plane crash|crashed]] off [[Wint Dunn Road]] near [[Wiley]], [[Tuscaloosa County]] with no injuries.
* [[August 27]]: The [[Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival]] was held in the [[Historic 4th Avenue District]].
* [[August 27]]: The [[Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival]] was held in the [[Historic 4th Avenue District]].
* [[October 1]]: The [[Bluff Park Art Show]] was held at the [[Hoover Met]].
* [[October 1]]: The [[Bluff Park Art Show]] was held at the [[Hoover Met]].
* The [[Concord Center time capsule|time capsule]] set in [[2002]] at the [[Concord Center]] was opened.
* The [[Concord Center time capsule|time capsule]] set in [[2002]] at the [[Concord Center]] was opened.
* The [[Alabama Department of Transportation]] and [[Homewood City Council]] approved funding for construction of the second phase of the [[Shades Creek Greenway]], extending west from [[Columbiana Road]] to [[Wildwood Court]].


===Business===
===Business===
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* July: [[Adah International]] acquired North American drone-enabled warehouse inventory systems from doks. Innovation of Kassel, Germany.
* July: [[Adah International]] acquired North American drone-enabled warehouse inventory systems from doks. Innovation of Kassel, Germany.
* August: [[Capital Strategies Group]] acquired Goldstein Financial Group of Chicago, Illinois.
* August: [[Capital Strategies Group]] acquired Goldstein Financial Group of Chicago, Illinois.
* August: [[PS Logistics]] acquired Noble Trucking / Noble Logistics of Scottsboro, Jackson County.


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
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* [[Mike Black]] and [[Robert Cato]] founded [[Mellow Oak]].
* [[Mike Black]] and [[Robert Cato]] founded [[Mellow Oak]].
* [[Mary Martin|Mary]] and [[Elizabeth Martin]] opened [[Corbeau]] wine bar in the [[Trussville Entertainment District]].
* [[Mary Martin|Mary]] and [[Elizabeth Martin]] opened [[Corbeau]] wine bar in the [[Trussville Entertainment District]].
* The [[Alabama Business Intelligence Center]] opened in the [[Parkside District]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
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===Education===
===Education===
* [[Samford University]] received a $100 million bequest from the estate of [[Marvin Mann]] (class of 1954), to fund scholarships.
* [[Samford University]] received a $100 million bequest from the estate of [[Marvin Mann]] (class of 1954), to fund scholarships.
* The [[Alabama Aerospace & Aviation High School]] opened in [[Bessemer]].


===Government===
===Government===
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* [[July 16]]: [[Mickey Rooney Jr]], former Mouseketeer
* [[July 16]]: [[Mickey Rooney Jr]], former Mouseketeer
* [[July 18]]: [[Akili]], African lion at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[July 18]]: [[Akili]], African lion at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[July 31]]: [[Gabby Hulgan]], skeet-shooting champion  
* [[July 31]]: [[Gabby Hulgan]], skeet-shooting champion
* [[August 19]]: [[Rhoda Link|Rhoda Denaburg Link]], owner of [[Levy’s Fine Jewelry]]
** [[List of homicides in 2022]]
** [[List of homicides in 2022]]


Revision as of 09:56, 23 August 2022

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2022 is the 151st year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

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A volcanic eruption at Hunga Tonga on January 15 caused tsunami flooding across the Pacific. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope began transmitting its first images.

Notable people who died in 2022 included actors Louie Anderson, James Caan, Tony Dow, Anne Heche, Ray Liotta, Nichelle Nichols, Sidney Poitier, Paul Sorvino and William Hurt; anthropologist Richard Leakey; basketball player Bill Russell; comedian Gilbert Gottfried; film director Peter Bogdanovich; football coach Dan Reeves; historian David McCullough; former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe; manga artist Kazuki Takahashi; musicians Lamont Dozier, Naomi Judd, Meat Loaf, Olivia Newton-John, and Vangelis; and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

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