2020
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2020 is the 149th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- April 1-3: Frontier Conference 2020 was held at the Lyric Theatre.
Business
Establishments
- January 7:
- Art's Barber Shop reopened at 3301 Crestwood Boulevard
- Yum Yai reopened at 5426 U.S. Highway 280
- January: Dave Horn and Taylor Hughes opened SoHo Standard at SoHo Square
Disestablishments
- ISCO Industries of Louisville, Kentucky acquired M. T. Deason.
Education
Government
Religion
Sports
- January 1: The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Michigan Wolverines 35-16 in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida.
- January 1: The Auburn Tigers lost to the Minnesota Golden Gophers 24-31 in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida.
- January 2: The Boston College Eagles and Cincinnati Bearcats met in the 2020 Birmingham Bowl at Legion Field.
- June: The 2020 National Indoor Pickleball Championship was held at the Finley Center in Hoover.
Individuals
Births
Awards
Graduations
Marriages
Retirements
Deaths
Works
Books
Buildings
- 1001 20th Street South at Five Points South
- 20 Midtown Phase 3
- AIDS Alabama Way Station in Smithfield
- A. G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club at CrossPlex Village
- Redevelopment of American Life Building as "workforce" apartments
- Bessemer Amazon Fulfillment Center
- Macaroni Lofts
- New Ideal Lofts
- UAB Technology Innovation Center
- Valley Hotel on 28th Avenue South Homewood
- Wylam Library renovations
Demolitions
Context
- In 2020 the United Methodist Church split over acceptance of gay marriage. President Trump approved a drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad International Airport. The 2020 Olympic Summer Games were held in Tokyo, Japan.
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