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* The [[Sheraton Perimeter Park South]] reopened as the [[Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park]]. | * The [[Sheraton Perimeter Park South]] reopened as the [[Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park]]. | ||
* [[Tidwell, Mason and Thomas Companies]] merged with [[DeWitt & Dyer]] to form the accounting firm of [[Tidwell & DeWitt]]. | * [[Tidwell, Mason and Thomas Companies]] merged with [[DeWitt & Dyer]] to form the accounting firm of [[Tidwell & DeWitt]]. | ||
* [[Glenny Brock]] was named editor of ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'', succeeding [[Darin Powell]]. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
Revision as of 01:06, 2 March 2010
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.
- WJLD-AM became the first station in the United States to broadcast on "high definition AM".
Business
- June 15: Rojo opened on Highland Avenue.
- The Sheraton Perimeter Park South reopened as the Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park.
- Tidwell, Mason and Thomas Companies merged with DeWitt & Dyer to form the accounting firm of Tidwell & DeWitt.
- Glenny Brock was named editor of Birmingham Weekly, succeeding Darin Powell.
Sports
- April 25: The Birmingham Barons defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts 14-4 in the 7th Rickwood Classic
Works
Books
Buildings
Individuals
Awards
- Joe Rumore was honored by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
- Ray Woodard was named national boys' coach of the year by US Youth Soccer.
- John Godbold was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor.
Births
- Lenora, Birmingham Zoo otter
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
- May 30: Bob Harmon, stock car race promoter
- July 9: Carlton Reese, director of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights Choir
- 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 |