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[[File:Semicentennial stamp.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The [[Semicentennial of Birmingham]] was celebrated in 1921.]] | |||
'''1921''' was the [[Semicentennial of Birmingham|50th year]] after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]]. | '''1921''' was the [[Semicentennial of Birmingham|50th year]] after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]]. | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[1921 Fashion-Industrial Exposition]] was held at [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]] | * [[Semicentennial of Birmingham]] was held, primarily between [[October 24]] and [[October 29|29]] at [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]]. | ||
** [[May 21]]: The [[1921 National Balloon Race]] launched. | |||
** [[1921 Fashion-Industrial Exposition]] was held at [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]]. | |||
** [[October 24]], [[October 26|26]] and [[October 27|27]]: The "[[Pageant of Birmingham]]" was staged at [[Avondale Park]]. | |||
** [[October 26]]: President Warren Harding [[1921 Presidential visit|visited Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[April 29]]: [[Birmingham Music Festival]] was held at the [[Jefferson Theater]]. | |||
* [[1921 West End tornado]] | |||
* The [[Birmingham Railway & Electric Company]] began operating Birmingham's first motor coaches. | |||
* [[Wilsonville Lodge No. 510]] was founded. | * [[Wilsonville Lodge No. 510]] was founded. | ||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
* January: The ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' was launched by [[Ed Leech]] and Scripps-Howard. | |||
* The [[Champion Theatre]] opened on [[18th Street North]]. | |||
* The [[Five Points Theatre]] opened on [[11th Avenue South]] | |||
* The [[Frolic Theatre]] opened on [[4th Avenue North]]. | |||
* The [[Gay Theater]] opened on [[4th Avenue North]]. | |||
* [[Norton's Florist]] opened. | |||
* The [[Jefferson County Truck Growers Association]] was founded. | |||
* [[U.S. Pipe]] switched its casting to the [[DeLavaud process]]. | |||
* [[Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company]] shut down its coal mine at [[Brookside]] following the [[1920 UMWA strike]]. | |||
===Government=== | |||
* [[November 7]]: [[David McLendon]] succeeded [[Nathaniel Barrett]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. He was joined on the incoming [[Birmingham City Commission]] by [[William Cloe]], [[William Dickson]], [[Mary Echols]] and [[William Harrison]]. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
* The ''[[Book of Birmingham]]'' by [[John Hornady]] | |||
===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[Five Points Theatre]] | |||
* [[Hueytown High School]] | * [[Hueytown High School]] | ||
* [[Jasper First United Methodist Church]] | * [[Jasper First United Methodist Church]] | ||
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== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* [[John Dawson]] succeeded [[Charles Williams]] as [[List of Samford University president|President of Howard College]]. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
* [[January 1]]: [[Royce Lint]], Major League baseball player | |||
* [[January 6]]: [[Gladys Gillem]], professional wrestler | * [[January 6]]: [[Gladys Gillem]], professional wrestler | ||
* [[January 11]]: [[Jim Beckham]], [[Alabama Power Company]] executive | * [[January 11]]: [[Jim Beckham]], [[Alabama Power Company]] executive | ||
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* [[Thomas Tolbert]], [[Bessemer City Council]] member | * [[Thomas Tolbert]], [[Bessemer City Council]] member | ||
* [[Evan Zeiger Sr]], [[Samford University]] athletic director | * [[Evan Zeiger Sr]], [[Samford University]] athletic director | ||
===Graduations=== | |||
===Marriages== | |||
* [[February 23]]: [[Hugo Black]] married [[Josephine Black|Josephine Foster]]. | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
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* Bookseller [[John B. Roden]] died. | * Bookseller [[John B. Roden]] died. | ||
** See also: [[List of homicides in 1921]] and [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1921]] | ** See also: [[List of homicides in 1921]] and [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1921]] | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 22 September 2017
The Semicentennial of Birmingham was celebrated in 1921.
1921 was the 50th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- Semicentennial of Birmingham was held, primarily between October 24 and 29 at Capitol Park.
- May 21: The 1921 National Balloon Race launched.
- 1921 Fashion-Industrial Exposition was held at Capitol Park.
- October 24, 26 and 27: The "Pageant of Birmingham" was staged at Avondale Park.
- October 26: President Warren Harding visited Birmingham.
- April 29: Birmingham Music Festival was held at the Jefferson Theater.
- 1921 West End tornado
- The Birmingham Railway & Electric Company began operating Birmingham's first motor coaches.
- Wilsonville Lodge No. 510 was founded.
Business
- January: The Birmingham Post was launched by Ed Leech and Scripps-Howard.
- The Champion Theatre opened on 18th Street North.
- The Five Points Theatre opened on 11th Avenue South
- The Frolic Theatre opened on 4th Avenue North.
- The Gay Theater opened on 4th Avenue North.
- Norton's Florist opened.
- The Jefferson County Truck Growers Association was founded.
- U.S. Pipe switched its casting to the DeLavaud process.
- Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company shut down its coal mine at Brookside following the 1920 UMWA strike.
Government
- November 7: David McLendon succeeded Nathaniel Barrett as Mayor of Birmingham. He was joined on the incoming Birmingham City Commission by William Cloe, William Dickson, Mary Echols and William Harrison.
Sports
Works
- The Book of Birmingham by John Hornady
Buildings
- Five Points Theatre
- Hueytown High School
- Jasper First United Methodist Church
- Jones Valley High School
- Long-Lewis Ford showroom
- Model Poultry Farm at Avondale Park
- Norwood Methodist Church
- Thompson High School
- United States Post Office and Federal Courthouse on 5th Avenue North
- Walker Memorial United Methodist Church in Elyton
- Wilsonville Lodge No. 510
Individuals
- John Dawson succeeded Charles Williams as President of Howard College.
Births
- January 1: Royce Lint, Major League baseball player
- January 6: Gladys Gillem, professional wrestler
- January 11: Jim Beckham, Alabama Power Company executive
- January 27: Marvin Engel, insurance and real estate executive
- January 29: Frank Samford Jr, president of Liberty National Life Insurance Company
- February 10: Big Joe Duskin, blues and boogie-woogie pianist
- February 25: Buck Falkner, Eagle Department Store owner and Mayor of Columbiana
- March 10: James Atkins, Major League baseball player
- April 10: Maxine Sykes, cofounder of Bob Sykes Bar-B-Q
- May 11: Joe Shannon, military and commercial pilot
- June 1: Caldwell Marks, cofounder of Motion Industries
- June 5: Mae Rosenberger, CEO of Rosenberger's Birmingham Trunk
- June 11: George Gulyanics, professional football player
- June 19: Howell Heflin, U.S. Senator
- July 3: Roland Frye, theologian and literary scholar
- July 4: Frank Wagner, director of the Birmingham Parks & Recreation Board
- July 13: Frank Moore Cross, Presbyterian pastor and religious scholar
- July 19: John Harbert III, construction magnate
- August 9: James Hatcher, theater director and performer
- August 12: Elliott Dent, fighter pilot and advertising executive
- August 16: Frances Moore, lifelong Bromberg's employee
- August 18: Alexander Lacy, attorney and Alagasco executive
- August 21: Julius Ellsberry, US Navy seaman
- September 7: Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton, journalist, educator and historian
- September 27: John Patterson, Governor of Alabama
- October 3: Shorty Price, attorney
- October 6: Joseph Lowery, Methodist minister and Civil Rights leader
- October 7: Vaughn Mancha, Florida State University athletic director
- October 26: Paul Bailey, geneticist and Mayor of Baileyton
- October 26: Frederick Brown Jr, federal official and Mayor of Peachtree City, Georgia
- November 2: Sam Mitchell, Samford University English professor
- November 20: Charles Kleibacker, fashion designer and curator
- November 26: Jon Crow, Presbyterian pastor and missionary
- December 5: Harold Wilson, U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- December 16: Frank Evans, Negro Leagues baseball player
- Robert Adams, Birmingham News photographer
- Norman Albright, attorney and founder of Albright Business College
- Del Chambordon, bookkeeper and "Twinkles the elf" portrayer
- Mary Helen Foster, military pilot and librarian
- Alexander Jefferson, Tuskegee airman
- Rosemary Morse, bookkeeper and trustee of Hargis Retreat
- Emmet O'Neal II, chairman of O'Neal Steel
- Virginia Simpson, socialite
- Arthur Stewart, portrait painter
- H. B. Thompson, Gardendale Youth Baseball founder
- Thomas Tolbert, Bessemer City Council member
- Evan Zeiger Sr, Samford University athletic director
Graduations
=Marriages
- February 23: Hugo Black married Josephine Foster.
Deaths
- February 17: Elyton Land Company engineer Willis Milner died.
- February 23: Legislator, judge and Birmingham Barons owner John McQueen died.
- May 10: Rail car coupler inventor Andrew Beard died at the Jefferson County Alms House.
- June 6: Former Lieutenant Governor of Alabama Russell Cunningham died in Birmingham.
- July 21: Superintendent of Birmingham City Schools John Phillips died.
- August 11: Father James Coyle was murdered at the rectory adjoining St Paul's Catholic Church.
- December 22: Judge Oscar Hundley died after a long illness.
- Bookseller John B. Roden died.
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