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* The first senior class from [[Jones Valley High School]] was graduated.
* The first senior class from [[Jones Valley High School]] was graduated.
* The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)|USS Birmingham]]'' (CL-2) was assigned to serve as flagship of the Special Service Squadron at the Panama Canal Zone.
* The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)|USS Birmingham]]'' (CL-2) was assigned to serve as flagship of the Special Service Squadron at the Panama Canal Zone.
* A supposed "[[Axe syndicate]]" continued to target shop owners in Birmingham.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[January 1]]: [[Joseph Smolian]] bought [[Louis Pizitz]]' interest in the [[Pizitz]] department store chain.
* [[January 1]]: [[Joseph Smolian]] bought [[Louis Pizitz]]' interest in the [[Pizitz]] department store chain.
* [[February 1]]: [[Alf Porter]] opened a large [[Porter's]] department store in New Orleans, Louisiana.
* [[Joy Young Restaurant]] moved to [[20th Street North]].
* [[Joy Young Restaurant]] moved to [[20th Street North]].
* [[B. B. Comer]] and two partners purchased the ''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]''.
* [[B. B. Comer]] and two partners purchased the ''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]''.
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* [[Jacob Friedman]] purchased the [[City Paper Company]].
* [[Jacob Friedman]] purchased the [[City Paper Company]].
* Architect [[John Davis]] joined the firm of [[Warren, Knight & Davis|Warren & Knight]].
* Architect [[John Davis]] joined the firm of [[Warren, Knight & Davis|Warren & Knight]].
* The [[Empire Company]] merged with [[Henry T. DeBardeleben]]'s [[Maryland Coal and Coke Company]] and the [[Corona Coal Company]] to form the [[DeBardeleben Coal Corporation]].
* Rail trackage and a turntable were installed at the [[Hardie-Tynes]] plant.
* The [[Zac Smith Stationery Company]] moved into the [[Brown-Marx Building]].


===Establishments===
===Establishments===
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* [[Melrose Ice Cream]] opened on [[26th Street North]].
* [[Melrose Ice Cream]] opened on [[26th Street North]].
* [[Minnie Todd]] opened [[Mrs Todd's Cafeteria]] on [[21st Street South]].
* [[Minnie Todd]] opened [[Mrs Todd's Cafeteria]] on [[21st Street South]].
* [[William Badham]] founded the [[Naphthalene Products Company]].
* [[Alabama Typewriter Company|Victor Adding Machine Company]] branch on [[5th Avenue North]]
* [[Alabama Typewriter Company|Victor Adding Machine Company]] branch on [[5th Avenue North]]


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* [[1922 general election]]
* [[1922 general election]]
* May: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] declined to vote on an ordinance to limit parking in heart of the business district, calling for more study of the matter.
* May: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] declined to vote on an ordinance to limit parking in heart of the business district, calling for more study of the matter.
* [[June 16]]: The [[Birmingham City Commission]] members were indicted by a Grand Jury on charges of violating the [[Corrupt Practices Act]] by promising public offices to supporters.
* [[Erskine Ramsay]] was appointed to the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[Harris Cope]] succeeded [[Robert Marshall]] as coach of the [[Samford Bulldogs football team|Howard College Bulldogs football team]].
* [[Harris Cope]] succeeded [[Robert Marshall]] as coach of the [[Samford Bulldogs football team|Howard College Bulldogs football team]].
* [[Gordon Lewis]] succeeded [[Gordon Lewis]] as coach of the [[Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team]].
* [[Gordon Lewis]] succeeded [[Gordon Lewis]] as coach of the [[Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team]].
* [[May 5]]: [[Ernie Cox]] made his Major League debut with the Chicago White Sox.
* [[Newt Joseph]] made his Negro National League debut with the Kansas City Monarchs.


==Works==
==Works==
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* "[[The Green Apple]]," painting by Georgia O'Keeffe at the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
* "[[The Green Apple]]," painting by Georgia O'Keeffe at the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]]
* ''[[Nigger (novel)|Nigger]]'', novel by [[Clement Wood]]
* ''[[Nigger (novel)|Nigger]]'', novel by [[Clement Wood]]
* "Wurlitzer Manufacturing Co. Opus 540", pipe organ at [[Norwood Methodist Church]]


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
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* [[Birmingham Trust building (1922)|Birmingham Trust building]] on [[20th Street North]]
* [[Birmingham Trust building (1922)|Birmingham Trust building]] on [[20th Street North]]
* [[Buffalo Rock building]] and [[Buffalo Rock sign]] on [[26th Street North]]
* [[Buffalo Rock building]] and [[Buffalo Rock sign]] on [[26th Street North]]
* [[Central Park Elementary School]] classroom addition
* [[Corner High School]] classroom addition
* [[Duke Brothers building]] on [[3rd Avenue North]]
* [[Duke Brothers building]] on [[3rd Avenue North]]
* [[Edgewood Town Hall]]
* [[Gorgas Hospital Hotel]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Gorgas Hospital Hotel]] on [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Hudson K-8 School]] in [[Collegeville]]
* [[Hudson K-8 School]] in [[Collegeville]]
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* [[Sid Lee]] was elected president of the National Bottlers Association.
* [[Sid Lee]] was elected president of the National Bottlers Association.
* [[William McDowell]] succeeded [[Charles Beckwith]] as [[Episcopal Bishop of Alabama]].
* [[William McDowell]] succeeded [[Charles Beckwith]] as [[Episcopal Bishop of Alabama]].
* Artist [[Carrie Hill]] toured Europe with George Elmer Brown.
* [[W. Paul Pim]] began teaching commercial art at [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Clarence Going]] succeeded [[Charles A. Brown]] as principal of [[Birmingham High School]].
* Hiram Wesley Evans succeeded [[William Simmons]] as Imperial Wizard of the [[Ku Klux Klan]].
* [[John Henry Adams]] was elected president of the [[O'Neals Lime Works]] at [[Eureka]].
* [[J. R. Slaughter]] succeeded [[Jesse Richardson]] as principal of [[Thompson High School]].
* Daniel Crissinger succeeded [[William Harding]] as Chair of the Federal Reserve.


===Births===
===Births===
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===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* [[Arthur Shores]] graduated from [[Parker High School|Industrial High School]].
* [[Epp Sykes]] graduated from [[Birmingham High School]].
* [[Peahead Walker]] graduated from [[Howard College]].
* [[Dorsey Whittington]] graduated from the Institute of Musical Art in New York City.
* [[Dorsey Whittington]] graduated from the Institute of Musical Art in New York City.


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* June: [[Luther Hollums]] married the former [[Farris Hollums|Farris McCray]].


===Awards===
* [[Elise Sparrow]] was crowned [[Miss Birmingham]].
* [[Erskine Ramsay]] was presented with the ''[[Birmingham News]]'' [[Birmingham News Loving Cup|Loving Cup]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
[[File:Emmet O'Neal.jpg|right|thumb|Emmet O'Neal, died September 7, 1922]]
[[File:Emmet O'Neal.jpg|right|thumb|Emmet O'Neal, died September 7, 1922]]
* [[February 2]]: 9 workers were killed in the [[1922 Belle Ellen No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[February 23]]: [[C. I. Taylor]], baseball player, manager & owner
* [[February 23]]: [[C. I. Taylor]], baseball player, manager & owner
* [[March 25]] & [[May 25]]: 22 workers were killed in the [[1922 Acmar No. 3 Mine explosions]].
* [[June 24]]: [[William Rushton Sr]], ice manufacturer
* [[June 24]]: [[William Rushton Sr]], ice manufacturer
* [[July 9]]: [[Edward Barrett]],''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]'' publisher
* [[July 9]]: [[Edward Barrett]],''[[Birmingham Age-Herald]]'' publisher
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* [[August 10]]: [[Mattie Sloss]], wife of [[James Sloss]]
* [[August 10]]: [[Mattie Sloss]], wife of [[James Sloss]]
* [[September 7]]: [[Emmet O'Neal]], [[Governor of Alabama]]
* [[September 7]]: [[Emmet O'Neal]], [[Governor of Alabama]]
* [[November 22]]: 90 workers were killed in the [[1922 Dolomite No. 3 Mine explosion]].
* December: [[Hallie Menefee]], wife of [[George Menefee]]
* [[Samuel Jones]], electrician and boat builder
* [[Samuel Jones]], electrician and boat builder
* [[Damon Lee]], grocer
* [[Damon Lee]], grocer

Revision as of 17:15, 5 August 2021

1921 was the 51st year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Government

Sports

Works

The Masonic Temple, built in 1922

Buildings

Demolitions

Individuals

Births

Fred Shuttlesworth, born March 18, 1922
Joseph Volker, born March 9, 1922

Graduations

Marriages

Awards

Deaths

Emmet O'Neal, died September 7, 1922

Context

1920s
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