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[[File:Birmingham 150th logo.png|right|350px]]
[[File:Birmingham 150th logo.png|right|350px]]
'''2021''' is the [[Birmingham Sesquicentennial|150th year]] after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]]. To mark the sesquicentennial, the city invited residents to write "love letters" to be archived at [[Birmingham Public Library]] and increased the fireworks budget for [[Thunder on the Mountain]].
'''2021''' was the [[Birmingham Sesquicentennial|150th year]] after the founding of the [[Birmingham|City of Birmingham]]. To mark the sesquicentennial, the city invited residents to write "love letters" to be archived at [[Birmingham Public Library]] and increased the fireworks budget for [[Thunder on the Mountain]].


==Events==
==Events==
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* [[September 24]]–[[September 26|26]]: [[Furnace Fest 2021]]
* [[September 24]]–[[September 26|26]]: [[Furnace Fest 2021]]
* [[October 11]]–[[October 16|16]]: [[2021 Smithsonian Journeys Cradle of the Movement tour]]
* [[October 11]]–[[October 16|16]]: [[2021 Smithsonian Journeys Cradle of the Movement tour]]
* [[October 16]]: The [[Women's Fund of Greater Birmingham ]] rebranded as the [[Women's Foundation of Alabama]].
* [[October 18]]–[[October 23|23]]: [[2021 New York Times Civil Rights Trail in Alabama tour]]
* [[October 18]]–[[October 23|23]]: [[2021 New York Times Civil Rights Trail in Alabama tour]]
* [[October 22]]–[[October 24|24]]: [[2021 International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference]] (IACP) at the [[Sloss Furnaces]] and [[Pepper Place]].
* [[October 22]]–[[October 24|24]]: [[2021 International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference]] (IACP) at the [[Sloss Furnaces]] and [[Pepper Place]].
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* March: [[Hollywood Pools]] acquired [[Alabama Gas Light & Grill]].
* March: [[Hollywood Pools]] acquired [[Alabama Gas Light & Grill]].
* [[April 1]]: [[United Mine Workers of America]] began a labor strike against [[Warrior Met Coal]].
* [[April 1]]: [[United Mine Workers of America]] began a labor strike against [[Warrior Met Coal]].
* April: [[Diversified Energy]] acquired $135 million in oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana from Indigo Minerals.
* April: [[Wayne's Pest Control]] acquired Kirkland's Pest Control of Fayetteville, Tennessee.
* May: [[Diversified Energy]] acquired $180 million in oil and gas assets in Texas and Louisiana from Blackbeard Operating.
* [[May 5]]: [[ProAssurance]] acquired NORCAL Mutual of San Francisco, California.
* [[May 5]]: [[ProAssurance]] acquired NORCAL Mutual of San Francisco, California.
* [[May 6]]: [[Diversified Gas & Oil PLC]] changed its name to [[Diversified Energy]].
* [[May 6]]: [[Diversified Gas & Oil PLC]] changed its name to [[Diversified Energy]].
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* August: [[RxBenefits]] acquired Confido of Towson, Maryland.
* August: [[RxBenefits]] acquired Confido of Towson, Maryland.
* August: [[SouthPoint Bank]] merged with the [[Cullman]]-based [[Merchants Bank of Alabama]].
* August: [[SouthPoint Bank]] merged with the [[Cullman]]-based [[Merchants Bank of Alabama]].
* August: [[Diversified Energy]] acquired $154 million in oil and gas assets in Louisiana and Texas from Tanos Energy Holdings.
* September: [[Bradford Health Services]] acquired Knoxville, Tennessee-based Cornerstone of Recovery.
* September: [[Bradford Health Services]] acquired Knoxville, Tennessee-based Cornerstone of Recovery.
* October: [[Regions Bank]] acquired EnerBank USA of Salt Lake City, Utah and Sabal Capital Partners of Irvine, California.
* October: [[Ligon Industries]] acquired Alcast Co. of Peoria, Illinois.
* October: [[Landscape Workshop]] acquired Quality Lawns of NWF in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
* November: [[Wilson Law]] merged with [[Gaines Gault Hendrix]].
* November: [[Help Lightning]] acquired Fieldbit of Mountain View, California.
* November: [[Landscape Workshop]] acquired Images Landscape Service of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
* November: [[Storyteller Overland]] acquired the Portland, Oregon-based GoCamp RV rental platform.
* December: [[Evernest]] acquired the property management assets of Tulsa Property Management of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
* [[UAB Health System]] opened the nation's first [[UAB Comprehensive Snakebite Program|Comprehensive Snakebite Program]] for follow-up care.


====Establishments====
====Establishments====
* [[January 1]]: [[Charlie Nelson]] opened [[Alabama Vintage]] at 2210 [[University Boulevard (Tuscaloosa)]].
* [[January 1]]: [[Charlie Nelson]] opened [[Alabama Vintage]] at 2210 [[University Boulevard (Tuscaloosa)]].
* [[January 6]]: [[Cook Out]] opened at 2411 [[3rd Avenue South]].
* [[January 6]]: [[Cook Out]] opened at 2411 [[3rd Avenue South]].
* January: [[Theuda Tusajiwe]] opened [[Nmosa Fabrics]] in [[Woodlawn]].
* [[January 25]]: [[Buc-ee's]] travel center opened in [[Leeds]].
* [[January 25]]: [[Buc-ee's]] travel center opened in [[Leeds]].
* February: [[Alexander Shunnarah]] and [[Tyler Vail]] founded [[Shunnarah Vail Trial Attorneys]].
* February: [[Alexander Shunnarah]] and [[Tyler Vail]] founded [[Shunnarah Vail Trial Attorneys]].
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* [[Encore Rouge]] opened at [[The Waites]].
* [[Encore Rouge]] opened at [[The Waites]].
* October: [[Eric Pippert]] opened [[Creekside BBQ]] on [[Oak Mountain Park Road]].
* October: [[Eric Pippert]] opened [[Creekside BBQ]] on [[Oak Mountain Park Road]].
* October: [[Ryan Stone|Ryan]] and [[Dakota Stone]] opened [[The Copper Train]] on [[1st Street South Alabaster|1st Street South]] in [[Alabaster]].
* October: [[Kevin Nelson]] opened [[Price's Ice Cream ]] in the former [[Price's Drugs]] on [[Main Street (Pinson)|Main Street]] in [[Pinson]].
* November: [[Pizza Grace]] opened at [[Mercantile on Morris]].
* November: [[Pizza Grace]] opened at [[Mercantile on Morris]].
* [[November 9]]: [[Taziki's]] opened a restaurant location in [[Gardendale]] at 430 [[Fieldstown Road]].
* November: [[Robert Smith]] founded [[Smith & Co.]]
* November: [[Kenya Staples]] founded [[Dear Sunday Skincare]].
* December: [[Harbert Management Corp.]] acquired a controlling interest in South Bay Partners of Dallas, Texas.
* [[Slim's Pizzeria]] opened in [[Crestline Village]].
* [[Mikhail Kozorovitskiy]] founded [[Datalus]].
* [[Prosper]] debuted its [[Prosper HealthTech Accelerator]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
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* August: [[Wittichen Supply Co.]] was acquired by Gryphon Investors of San Francisco, California.
* August: [[Wittichen Supply Co.]] was acquired by Gryphon Investors of San Francisco, California.
* [[September 30]]: [[Revenue Discovery Systems]] closed its Birmingham operations.
* [[September 30]]: [[Revenue Discovery Systems]] closed its Birmingham operations.
* October: [[Mayer Electric Supply]] was acquired by Rexel USA of Dallas, Texas.
* October: [[Total Fire Protection]] of [[Alabaster]] was acquired by Fire Safety & Protection of Atlanta, Georgia.
* November: [[Tip Top Grill]] in [[Bluff Park]] closed.
* [[November 24]]: [[Perry Computer]] at [[Brookwood Village]] closed.
* [[December 1]]: [[Ram Tool]] was acquired by White Cap of Atlanta, Georgia.
* [[December 5]]: [[Magnolia Cafe]] at [[Altadena Square]] closed.
* [[December 23]]: [[Eric Wyatt]] closed the original [[Broadway Pizzeria]] on [[Rice Mine Road]] in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[Big B Food Mart]] in [[North Birmingham]] closed after manager [[Omar Motley]] was indicted for SNAP fraud and tax evasion.


===Education===
===Education===
* [[August 12]]: The [[Alabama Board of Education]] passed a resolution prohibiting any instruction that would "indoctrinate students in social or political ideologies that promote one race or sex above another."
* [[September 17]]: The [[University of Alabama Board of Trustees]] voted to rename the [[University of Alabama Student Center|Ferguson Center]] and [[Archie Ward Hall|A. B. Moore Hall]].
* [[September 28]]: The [[UAB Heersink School of Medicine|UAB School of Medicine]] was renamed in honor of [[Marnix Heersink]] following a $95 million gift.
* [[September 28]]: The [[UAB Heersink School of Medicine|UAB School of Medicine]] was renamed in honor of [[Marnix Heersink]] following a $95 million gift.


===Government===
===Government===
* [[January 26]]: [[2021 Birmingham Board of Education special election]]
* [[January 26]]: [[Walter Wilson]] won the [[Birmingham City Council District 7|District 7]] seat in the [[2021 Birmingham Board of Education special election]].
* [[February 2]]: The [[2021 Alabama legislative session]] began.
* [[February 2]]: The [[2021 Alabama legislative session]] began.
* February: Birmingham's [[Mayor’s Office of Sports and Entertainment]] was merged into the [[Birmingham Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity]].
* February: Birmingham's [[Mayor’s Office of Sports and Entertainment]] was merged into the [[Birmingham Department of Innovation and Economic Opportunity]].
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===Religion===
===Religion===
*  
* November: [[Buddy Champion]] was elected as president of the [[Alabama Baptist Convention]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
[[File:Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic logo.png|right|thumb|175px|2021 Morehouse Tuskegee Classic]]
* The [[2020–2021 Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team]] won the 2021 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
* The [[2020–2021 Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team]] won the 2021 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
* [[April 18]]: Alex Palou won the [[Grand Prix of Alabama#2021|2021 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama]] at [[Barber Motorsports Park]].
* [[April 18]]: Alex Palou won the [[Grand Prix of Alabama#2021|2021 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama]] at [[Barber Motorsports Park]].
* [[April 25]]: Brad Keselowski won the [[GEICO 500|2021 GEICO 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[April 25]]: Brad Keselowski won the [[GEICO 500|2021 GEICO 500]] at [[Talladega Superspeedway]].
* [[May 9]]: Alex Čejka defeated Steve Stricker in a playoff to win the [[Regions Tradition#2021 tournament|2021 Regions Tradition]] at the [[Greystone Golf and Country Club]].
* [[May 9]]: Alex Čejka defeated Steve Stricker in a playoff to win the [[Regions Tradition#2021 tournament|2021 Regions Tradition]] at the [[Greystone Golf and Country Club]].
* [[June 6]]–[[June 13|13]]: The [[2021 USA Pickleball National Indoor Championships]] were held at the [[Finley Center]] in [[Hoover]].
* [[October 9]]: The Morehouse Maroon Tigers defeated the [[Tuskegee Golden Tigers]] 31-15 in the [[Morehouse Tuskegee Classic]] at [[Legion Field]].
* November: The [[Birmingham Squadron]] began playing at [[Legacy Arena]].
* November: The [[Birmingham Squadron]] began playing at [[Legacy Arena]].


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* [[June 1]]: [[Josh Carpenter]] succeeded [[Ray Watts]] as president and CEO of [[Southern Research]].
* [[June 1]]: [[Josh Carpenter]] succeeded [[Ray Watts]] as president and CEO of [[Southern Research]].
* [[July 1]]: [[Beck Taylor]] succeeded [[Andrew Westmoreland]] as [[List of Samford University presidents|president]] of [[Samford University]].
* [[July 1]]: [[Beck Taylor]] succeeded [[Andrew Westmoreland]] as [[List of Samford University presidents|president]] of [[Samford University]].
* [[September 27]]: Acting [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]] director [[Oladipo Kukoyi]] was appointed to the permanent post.
* [[September 27]]: [[Jaye Loggins]] succeeded [[Ted Cook]] as Chief of the [[Mountain Brook Police Department]].
* [[September 30]]: [[Chase Anderson]] succeeded [[Bruce Akin]] as CEO of [[B.A.S.S.]]
* [[September 30]]: [[Chase Anderson]] succeeded [[Bruce Akin]] as CEO of [[B.A.S.S.]]
* [[October 1]]: [[Barbara Evers]] succeeded [[Torrey DeKeyser]] as executive director of the [[EyeSight Foundation of Alabama]].
* [[October 1]]: [[Charlotte Shaw]] succeeded [[Frank Martin]] as director of the [[Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority]].
* October 1: [[Barbara Evers]] succeeded [[Torrey DeKeyser]] as executive director of the [[EyeSight Foundation of Alabama]].
* [[October 15]]: Assistant Chief [[Darnell Davenport]] resigned from the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[October 15]]: Assistant Chief [[Darnell Davenport]] resigned from the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* October: [[Chad Mathis]] was named CEO of VOLA Connected Health of Joplin, Missouri.
* [[December 22]]: [[Reginald Ruffin]] was hired as athletic director and head football coach at [[Tuskegee University]], succeeding [[Willie Slater]].


===Births===
===Births===
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* [[Alabama Business Hall of Fame]]:  
* [[Alabama Business Hall of Fame]]:  
* [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]]: [[Grayson Hall]], [[John Hand]], [[Elmer Harris]], [[Basil Hirschowitz]], [[Tom Jernigan]], [[Billy Martin]], [[William Pettiford]], & [[Shelley Stewart]]
* [[Birmingham Business Hall of Fame]]: [[Grayson Hall]], [[John Hand]], [[Elmer Harris]], [[Basil Hirschowitz]], [[Tom Jernigan]], [[Billy Martin]], [[William Pettiford]], & [[Shelley Stewart]]
* The '''[[Dick Lee]] Memorial Scholarship Fund''' was established to support deserving [[Gardendale High School]] seniors.
* [[Edgar Weldon Sr]], [[WeldenField]]
* [[Edgar Weldon Sr]], [[WeldenField]]
* [[Vulcan Community Awards]]:  
* [[Vulcan Community Awards]]:  
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* [[April 30]]: [[Mike Walker]] retired as Chief of the [[Gardendale Police Department]].
* [[April 30]]: [[Mike Walker]] retired as Chief of the [[Gardendale Police Department]].
* [[Fouad Fouad]] retired from the [[UAB Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering]].
* [[Fouad Fouad]] retired from the [[UAB Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering]].
* [[Ruth Crosby]] retired as executive director of [[First Light]].
* [[December 31]]: [[Ted Cook]] retired as Chief of the [[Mountain Brook Police Department]]
* [[December 31]]: [[Ted Cook]] retired as Chief of the [[Mountain Brook Police Department]]


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* [[January 28]]: [[Sammy Wilson]], [[Clanton]] city council
* [[January 28]]: [[Sammy Wilson]], [[Clanton]] city council
* [[February 2]]: [[Danny Ray]], emcee and "cape man" for James Brown
* [[February 2]]: [[Danny Ray]], emcee and "cape man" for James Brown
* [[February 4]]: [[Josh Evans]], [[UAB Blazers football team|UAB Blazers]] & NFL football player
* [[February 7]]: [[John Floyd]], former ''[[Southern Living]]'' editor
* [[February 15]]: [[Jimmy Evans]], former [[Attorney General of Alabama]]
* [[February 15]]: [[Jimmy Evans]], former [[Attorney General of Alabama]]
* [[February 17]]: [[Eileen Walbert]], civil rights activist
* [[February 17]]: [[Eileen Walbert]], civil rights activist
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* [[March 20]]: [[Dan Sartain]], rock musician and barber
* [[March 20]]: [[Dan Sartain]], rock musician and barber
* [[March 23]]: [[Houston Tumlin]], soldier and former actor
* [[March 23]]: [[Houston Tumlin]], soldier and former actor
* March 23: [[Sam Frazier Jr]], blues musician
* [[March 24]]: [[Shotgun Giddens]], barber, circuit clerk and gospel singer
* [[March 24]]: [[Shotgun Giddens]], barber, circuit clerk and gospel singer
* [[April 2]]: [[Luke Ratliff]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team|Alabama basketball]] "superfan"
* [[April 2]]: [[Luke Ratliff]], [[Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team|Alabama basketball]] "superfan"
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* [[July 17]]: [[Shelly Millender Jr]], auto salesman, radio host and civil rights activist
* [[July 17]]: [[Shelly Millender Jr]], auto salesman, radio host and civil rights activist
* [[July 29]]: [[Larry Gipson]] former dean of [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]]
* [[July 29]]: [[Larry Gipson]] former dean of [[Cathedral Church of the Advent]]
* [[July 30]]: [[Sally Nemeth]], playwright and screenwriter
* [[August 1]]: [[Tom York]], television host
* [[August 1]]: [[Tom York]], television host
* [[August 3]]: [[Wade Morris]], Baptist minister
* [[August 3]]: [[Wade Morris]], Baptist minister
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* [[September 11]]: [[Sarah Price]], community activist
* [[September 11]]: [[Sarah Price]], community activist
* September 11: [[Pamela Ruffin Owen]], elementary school teacher
* September 11: [[Pamela Ruffin Owen]], elementary school teacher
* September 11: [[David Odaibo]], computer scientist
* [[September 18]]: [[Willie Hall]], [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office|Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy]]
* [[September 18]]: [[Willie Hall]], [[Jefferson County Sheriff's Office|Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy]]
* September: [[Lila Miranda Graves]], [[UAB]] English adjunct professor
* September: [[Randa Graves]], [[UAB]] English adjunct professor
* [[September 28]]: [[Hank Johnson]], golf instructor
* [[September 30]]: [[William Rushton III]], former [[Protective Life]] CEO
* [[October 5]]: [[Sam Graphos]], restaurateur
* [[October 15]]: [[Joe Moudry]], technologist and fanzine publisher
* [[October 17]]: [[Ashleigh Heidkamp]], nightclub performer
* [[October 22]]: [[Angi Grooms Proctor]], former [[Miss Alabama]] and [[Birmingham City Council]]or
* [[November 1]]: [[Charles Hollis]], sports writer
* [[November 23]]: [[Cecil Hurt]], sportswriter
* November 23: [[Kwanza]], African lion at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[November 27]]: Former [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham police]] chief [[Arthur Deutsch]]
* [[December 13]]: [[Matthew Smith]], cofounder of [[AlaQuest Collaborative for Education]]
* [[December 17]]: [[Daniel Acker Sr]], [[Shelby County Commission]]er
* [[December 18]]: [[Jeff Bajalieh]], restaurateur
* [[December 26]]: [[E. O. Wilson]], entomologist, sociobiologist and conservationist
* [[December 27]]: [[Frank Barker]], founding pastor of [[Briarwood Presbyterian Church]]
* [[December 29]]: [[Nancy Worley]], former Alabama Secretary of State and Alabama Democratic Party chair
* [[December 30]]: [[Michael Richard]], urban explorer
** [[List of homicides in 2021]]
** [[List of homicides in 2021]]


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* ''[[The Wife Upstairs]]'', novel by [[Rachel Hawkins]]
* ''[[The Wife Upstairs]]'', novel by [[Rachel Hawkins]]
* ''[[Shaking the Gates of Hell]]'', family memoir by [[John Archibald]]
* ''[[Shaking the Gates of Hell]]'', family memoir by [[John Archibald]]
* ''[[The Official U.S. Civil Rights Trail]]'' by [[Lee Sentell]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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* [[Buc-ee's]] travel stop in [[Leeds]]
* [[Buc-ee's]] travel stop in [[Leeds]]
* [[The Citizen]] "micro-unit" apartments on [[18th Street South]]
* [[The Citizen]] "micro-unit" apartments on [[18th Street South]]
* [[Connie's Cottages]] in [[Crane Hill]]
* [[Cortland Vesta Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Cortland Vesta Apartments]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Eastwood Amazon Distribution Center]] at the former [[Century Plaza]] site
* [[Eastwood Amazon Distribution Center]] at the former [[Century Plaza]] site
* [[Hoover Fire Department|Hoover Fire Station No. 11]] in [[Trace Crossings]]
* [[Estelle]] apartments on [[Wildwood Court]]
* [[Jones Valley Trail]] extension to [[Avondale]]
* [[Jones Valley Trail]] extension to [[Avondale]]
* [[Kelly Hotel]] in the [[Protective Life building]] on [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]]
* [[Kelly Hotel]] in the [[Protective Life building]] on [[1st Avenue North (downtown)|1st Avenue North]]
* [[Longleaf Liberty Park]] assisted living facility at [[Liberty Park]]
* [[Malone Roofing]] building at 2689 [[Queenstown Road]] in [[Irondale]]
* [[Malone Roofing]] building at 2689 [[Queenstown Road]] in [[Irondale]]
* [[Motion Industries]] area fluid power shop, hose & rubber shop, and engineering department
* [[Motion Industries]] area fluid power shop, hose & rubber shop, and engineering department
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* [[UAB Honors Hall]] was built in the former location of [[Snoozy's College Bookstore]] on the [[UAB Campus]]
* [[UAB Honors Hall]] was built in the former location of [[Snoozy's College Bookstore]] on the [[UAB Campus]]
* [[Valley Hotel]] in [[Homewood]]
* [[Valley Hotel]] in [[Homewood]]
* [[Vestavia Hills Civic Center]]
* [[Warrior Elementary School]]
* [[Warrior Elementary School]]
* Ground was broken for the [[Alabama Fallen Warriors Monument]] at [[Trussville Civitan Park]].


===Demolitions===
===Demolitions===
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* July: [[32nd Street Baptist Church]]
* July: [[32nd Street Baptist Church]]
* [[September 9]]: Three boiler houses and a vent stack at [[Gorgas Steam Plant]].
* [[September 9]]: Three boiler houses and a vent stack at [[Gorgas Steam Plant]].
* November: [[Ensley High School]]
* November: [[Huston Biscuit Co. building]]
* December: [[Quinlan Castle]]


==Context==
==Context==
In 2021 the United States withdrew its military and diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan. In January insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election. For inciting the mob, President Trump was impeached for a second time. In the Spring, widely-available [[Coronavirus immunization|vaccinations]] greatly reduced the spread of COVID-19 and allowed most restrictions to be lifted, only to be resumed in the fall with the spread of a "Delta" variant and a plateauing immunization campaign. Congress declared Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos rode their respective companies' commercial flights into space.  
In 2021 the United States withdrew its military and diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan. In January insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election. For inciting the mob, President Trump was impeached for a second time. In the Spring, widely-available [[Coronavirus immunization|vaccinations]] greatly reduced the spread of COVID-19 and allowed most restrictions to be lifted, only to be resumed in the fall with the spread of a "Delta" variant and a plateauing immunization campaign. Congress declared Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos rode their respective companies' commercial flights into space. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched.


Notable people who died in 2021 included activist Vernon Jordan; actors Ed Asner, Ned Beatty, Olympia Dukakis, Charles Grodin, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Plummer, George Segal, Cicely Tyson, and Jessica Walter; architect Helmut Jahn; astronaut Michael Collins; attorney F. Lee Bailey; authors Roberto Calasso, Eric Carle, Beverly Cleary and Larry McMurtry; baseball hall of famers Hank Aaron and Don Sutton; basketball coach John Chaney; basketball player/executive Elgin Baylor; boxer Marvin Hagler; comedian Norm MacDonald; directors Robert Altman and Melvin Van Peebles; football coach Marty Schottenheimer; fraudster Bernie Madoff; magician Mark Wilson; marketer Ron Popeil; musicians DMX, Dusty Hill, Biz Markie, Charlie Watts and Mary Wilson; poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse; radio/television interviewer Larry King; radio host Rush Limbaugh; televangelist Ernest Angley; former Secretary of State George Schultz, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld; former vice president Walter Mondale; Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards; and Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy.
Notable people who died in 2021 included activist Vernon Jordan; actors Ed Asner, Ned Beatty, Olympia Dukakis, Charles Grodin, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Plummer, George Segal, Dean Stockwell, Cicely Tyson, Jessica Walter, and Betty White; architect Helmut Jahn; astronaut Michael Collins; attorney F. Lee Bailey; authors Roberto Calasso, Eric Carle, Beverly Cleary, Joan Didion, bell hooks, Larry McMurtry, and Anne Rice; baseball hall of famers Hank Aaron and Don Sutton; basketball coach John Chaney; boxer Marvin Hagler; former cabinet secretaries Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Schultz; cleric and activist Desmond Tutu; comedian Norm MacDonald; directors Robert Altman and Melvin Van Peebles; football coaches John Madden and Marty Schottenheimer; fraudster Bernie Madoff; magician Mark Wilson; marketer Ron Popeil; musicians DMX, Dusty Hill, Biz Markie, Charlie Watts and Mary Wilson; poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse; radio hosts Larry King and Rush Limbaugh; televangelist Ernest Angley; former vice president Walter Mondale; former U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Harry Reid; former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards; and Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy.


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2021 was the 150th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham. To mark the sesquicentennial, the city invited residents to write "love letters" to be archived at Birmingham Public Library and increased the fireworks budget for Thunder on the Mountain.

Events

RWDSU Mid-South Council representatives campaigning unsuccessfully to unionize the Bessemer Amazon Fulfillment Center, January 2021

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

2021 Morehouse Tuskegee Classic

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Works

Books

Buildings

Demolitions

Context

In 2021 the United States withdrew its military and diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan. In January insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, disrupting Congress's certification of the 2020 presidential election. For inciting the mob, President Trump was impeached for a second time. In the Spring, widely-available vaccinations greatly reduced the spread of COVID-19 and allowed most restrictions to be lifted, only to be resumed in the fall with the spread of a "Delta" variant and a plateauing immunization campaign. Congress declared Juneteenth (June 19th) a federal holiday. Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos rode their respective companies' commercial flights into space. The James Webb Space Telescope was launched.

Notable people who died in 2021 included activist Vernon Jordan; actors Ed Asner, Ned Beatty, Olympia Dukakis, Charles Grodin, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Plummer, George Segal, Dean Stockwell, Cicely Tyson, Jessica Walter, and Betty White; architect Helmut Jahn; astronaut Michael Collins; attorney F. Lee Bailey; authors Roberto Calasso, Eric Carle, Beverly Cleary, Joan Didion, bell hooks, Larry McMurtry, and Anne Rice; baseball hall of famers Hank Aaron and Don Sutton; basketball coach John Chaney; boxer Marvin Hagler; former cabinet secretaries Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, and George Schultz; cleric and activist Desmond Tutu; comedian Norm MacDonald; directors Robert Altman and Melvin Van Peebles; football coaches John Madden and Marty Schottenheimer; fraudster Bernie Madoff; magician Mark Wilson; marketer Ron Popeil; musicians DMX, Dusty Hill, Biz Markie, Charlie Watts and Mary Wilson; poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse; radio hosts Larry King and Rush Limbaugh; televangelist Ernest Angley; former vice president Walter Mondale; former U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Harry Reid; former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards; and Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy.

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