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* Spring: Writer [[Margaret Mitchell]] spent several weeks in Birmingham as a guest of [[Augusta Dearborn]].
* Spring: Writer [[Margaret Mitchell]] spent several weeks in Birmingham as a guest of [[Augusta Dearborn]].
* [[May 1]]–[[May 2|2]]: Antonio Scotti's Grand Opera Company performed "Tosca", "La Boheme", "Carmen", "Pagliacci", and "Il segreto di Susanna" at the [[Jefferson Theatre]], presented by the [[Birmingham Music Club]]. The event marked the "Tosca' debut of young tenor Armand Tokatyan, who joined the Metropolitan Opera the following year.
* [[May 1]]–[[May 2|2]]: Antonio Scotti's Grand Opera Company performed "Tosca", "La Boheme", "Carmen", "Pagliacci", and "Il segreto di Susanna" at the [[Jefferson Theatre]], presented by the [[Birmingham Music Club]]. The event marked the "Tosca' debut of young tenor Armand Tokatyan, who joined the Metropolitan Opera the following year.
* [[May 17]]: [[Jefferson County Health Officer]] [[Judson Dowling]] was abducted by a group of masked men, flogged, and ordered to leave town, apparently because of his campaign to improve food safety by requiring milk sold commercially to be pasteurized.
* [[May 18]]: [[William White]] founded the [[AMBUCS|American Business Clubs]] service organization.
* [[May 18]]: [[William White]] founded the [[AMBUCS|American Business Clubs]] service organization.
* [[June 24]]: The ''[[USS Osmond Ingram]]'' was decommissioned.
* November: The [[Robert E. Lee Klan No. 1]] organized a "parade" of 400 vehicles, their license plates covered with cloth, from [[Avondale Park]] to [[downtown Birmingham]] via the [[5th Avenue North underpass|"subway" tunnel]] below [[Birmingham Terminal Station]].
* [[November 11]] (Armistice Day): The "[[Spirit of the American Doughboy]]" was dedicated at the corner of [[19th Street North Bessemer|19th Street North]] and [[Carolina Avenue]].
* [[November 11]] (Armistice Day): The "[[Spirit of the American Doughboy]]" was dedicated at the corner of [[19th Street North Bessemer|19th Street North]] and [[Carolina Avenue]].
* [[November 22]]: [[Dolomite No. 3 Mine explosion]]
* [[November 22]]: [[Dolomite No. 3 Mine explosion]]
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* 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.
* A supposed "[[Axe syndicate]]" continued to target shop owners in Birmingham.
* [[Glasgow Hill Cemetery]] and [[Henry Ellen Cemetery]] were established.
* [[Jefferson County Schools]] took over the [[Mineral Springs School|company school]] at [[Jew Hollow]] and relocated it to [[Mineral Springs]].
* [[Frances Nimmo Greene]] toured Northern Alabama speaking in favor of the "Seaport Amendment" allowing the state to issue bonds to construct and operate a port facility at Mobile.


===Business===
===Business===
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* Rail trackage and a turntable were installed at the [[Hardie-Tynes]] plant.
* Rail trackage and a turntable were installed at the [[Hardie-Tynes]] plant.
* The [[Zac Smith Stationery Company]] moved into the [[Brown-Marx Building]].
* The [[Zac Smith Stationery Company]] moved into the [[Brown-Marx Building]].
* [[Bama Company|A. N. Chappell & Co.]] opened a new preserving plant for its [[Bama Company|Bama brand]] food products.


===Establishments===
===Establishments===
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* [[William Badham]] founded the [[Naphthalene Products Company]].
* [[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]]
* The [[Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.]] opened a manufacturing plant at 700 [[39th Street North]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
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* [[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.
* [[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]].
* [[Erskine Ramsay]] was appointed to the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].
* The [[City of Birmingham]] contracted with the Gamewell Fire Alarm Company of Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts to replace its existing telegraph-based fire alarm system with alarm call boxes in the downtown area.


===Sports===
===Sports===
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==Works==
==Works==
[[File:Birmingham Trust Building.jpg|right|thumb|[[Birmingham Trust building (1922)|Birmingham Trust building]], built in 1922]]
[[File:Temple Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|The Masonic Temple, built in 1922]]
[[File:Temple Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|The Masonic Temple, built in 1922]]
[[File:Silvers Building.jpg|right|thumb|Silver's Building, built in 1922]]
* "[[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]]
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* [[J. R. Slaughter]] succeeded [[Jesse Richardson]] as principal of [[Thompson High School]].
* [[J. R. Slaughter]] succeeded [[Jesse Richardson]] as principal of [[Thompson High School]].
* Daniel Crissinger succeeded [[William Harding]] as Chair of the Federal Reserve.
* Daniel Crissinger succeeded [[William Harding]] as Chair of the Federal Reserve.
* [[Nat Wilford]] began a long tenure as caretaker of [[Underwood Park]].
* [[Henry Norton Sr]] succeeded [[T. D. Moor]] as principal of [[Robinson Elementary School]].


===Births===
===Births===
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* [[August 2]]: [[Red Cochran]], football player and coach
* [[August 2]]: [[Red Cochran]], football player and coach
* [[September 14]]: [[Frances Bergen]], actor and model
* [[September 14]]: [[Frances Bergen]], actor and model
* [[October 14]]: [[Anna Catharine Grace]], educator and philanthropist
* [[December 1]]: [[C. Orian Truss]], physician
* [[December 10]]: [[Freeman Andress]], florist and co-founder of [[Birmingham Landmarks]]
* [[December 10]]: [[Freeman Andress]], florist and co-founder of [[Birmingham Landmarks]]
* [[Camille Baird]], aviator
* [[Camille Baird]], aviator
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===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* June: [[Luther Hollums]] married the former [[Farris Hollums|Farris McCray]].
* June: [[Luther Hollums]] married the former [[Farris Hollums|Farris McCray]].
* November: [[Robert Meyer]] married [[Lewis Barrett]].
* [[James Dovel]] married the former [[Marie Dovel|Marie Katherine McLoughlin]].


===Awards===
===Awards===
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[[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 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 and owner
* [[February 26]]: [[Flemming Saltsman]], carpenter, gunsmith and grocer
* [[March 25]] & [[May 25]]: 22 workers were killed in the [[1922 Acmar No. 3 Mine explosions]].
* [[March 25]] & [[May 25]]: 22 workers were killed in the [[1922 Acmar No. 3 Mine explosions]].
* June: [[Andrew Gatsis]], owner of the [[Little Gem Cafe]]
* [[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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* December: [[Hallie Menefee]], wife of [[George Menefee]]
* December: [[Hallie Menefee]], wife of [[George Menefee]]
* [[Samuel Jones]], electrician and boat builder
* [[Samuel Jones]], electrician and boat builder
* [[Florida Graves]], wife of [[William Graves]]
* [[Damon Lee]], grocer
* [[Damon Lee]], grocer
** See also: [[List of homicides in 1922]] and [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1922]]
** See also: [[List of homicides in 1922]] and [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1922]]


==Context==
==Context==
In 1922, the first successful insulin treatment of diabetes was made, by Frederick Banting in Toronto. The first issue of ''Reader's Digest'' was published. Pope Pius XI (Achille Ratti) succeeded Pope Benedict XV, to become the 259th pope. The United Kingdom ended its protectorate over Egypt; Fuad I became King of Egypt.  Robert J. Flaherty's ''Nanook of the North'', the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, premiered in the U.S. The Hollywood Bowl opened. The British Broadcasting Company was formed. Benito Mussolini became dictator of Italy. Rose Bowl stadium opened in Pasadena, California. Rebecca Felton of Georgia became the first woman United States Senator.  Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun.  Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Transcaucasian Republic (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) came together to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.).


Books published in 1922 included ''Ulysses'' by James Joyce, ''The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle'' by Hugh Lofting, and ''The Velveteen Rabbit'' by Margery Williams.


The top films of 1922 were ''Robin Hood'', ''When Knighthood Was in Flower'', ''Blood and Sand'', ''Grandma's Boy'', and ''Smilin' Through''.
Notable births in 1922 included actors Bea Arthur, Sid Caesar, Doris Day, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Christopher Lee, Telly Savalas, and Paul Scofield; actor and comedian Redd Foxx; actor and director Carl Reiner; author Kurt Vonnegut; baseball player and broadcaster Ralph Kliner; cartoonist Charles M. Schulz; comedian Dick Martin; comic book writer Stan Lee; film director Blake Edwards; inventor Ralph H. Baer; poet Philip Larkin; politician George McGovern; television writer and producer Norman Lear; and treasure hunter Mel Fisher.
Notable deaths in 1922 included artist Leslie Ward, actor and singer Lillian Russell, baseball player Tommy McCarthy, Emperor Charles I of Austria, entertainer Bert Williams, inventor Alexander Graham Bell, journalist Nellie Bly, and Pope Benedict XV.


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[[Category:1922|*]]
[[Category:1922|*]]

Latest revision as of 13:34, 10 December 2023

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

Events

Business

Establishments

Disestablishments

Government

Sports

Works

Birmingham Trust building, built in 1922
The Masonic Temple, built in 1922
Silver's Building, 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

In 1922, the first successful insulin treatment of diabetes was made, by Frederick Banting in Toronto. The first issue of Reader's Digest was published. Pope Pius XI (Achille Ratti) succeeded Pope Benedict XV, to become the 259th pope. The United Kingdom ended its protectorate over Egypt; Fuad I became King of Egypt. Robert J. Flaherty's Nanook of the North, the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, premiered in the U.S. The Hollywood Bowl opened. The British Broadcasting Company was formed. Benito Mussolini became dictator of Italy. Rose Bowl stadium opened in Pasadena, California. Rebecca Felton of Georgia became the first woman United States Senator. Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Transcaucasian Republic (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) came together to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.).

Books published in 1922 included Ulysses by James Joyce, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, and The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams.

The top films of 1922 were Robin Hood, When Knighthood Was in Flower, Blood and Sand, Grandma's Boy, and Smilin' Through.

Notable births in 1922 included actors Bea Arthur, Sid Caesar, Doris Day, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland, Christopher Lee, Telly Savalas, and Paul Scofield; actor and comedian Redd Foxx; actor and director Carl Reiner; author Kurt Vonnegut; baseball player and broadcaster Ralph Kliner; cartoonist Charles M. Schulz; comedian Dick Martin; comic book writer Stan Lee; film director Blake Edwards; inventor Ralph H. Baer; poet Philip Larkin; politician George McGovern; television writer and producer Norman Lear; and treasure hunter Mel Fisher.

Notable deaths in 1922 included artist Leslie Ward, actor and singer Lillian Russell, baseball player Tommy McCarthy, Emperor Charles I of Austria, entertainer Bert Williams, inventor Alexander Graham Bell, journalist Nellie Bly, and Pope Benedict XV.

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