Timeline of Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.

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19th century[]

History of Alabama
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  • Pre-statehood
  • U.S. Civil War
  • Since 1900
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20th century[]

  • 1910 - Tuscaloosa News begins publication.[4]
  • 1913 - Belvedere Theatre in business.[6]
  • 1920 - Population: 11,996.
  • 1930 - University's Center for Business and Economic Research established.[7]
  • 1933 - Moundville Archaeological Park established near Tuscaloosa.[3]
  • 1936 - WJRD radio begins broadcasting.[8]
  • 1949 - Tuscaloosa Regional Airport begins operating.[9]
  • 1950 - Population: 46,396.
  • 1956 - Dale Drive-In cinema in business.[6]
  • 1963 - Racial integration of University of Alabama ordered by United States district court.[10]
  • 1964 - June 9: Police crackdown on demonstrators during the Civil Rights Movement. The incident became known as "Bloody Tuesday".
  • 1966 - Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society formed.[11]
  • 1971 - Lake Tuscaloosa created.[1]
  • 1978 - Alabama State Data Center headquartered in Tuscaloosa.[12]
  • 1980 - Population: 75,211.
  • 1988 - University's Paul W. Bryant Museum opens.[3]
  • 1991 - Jemison–Van de Graaff Mansion (house museum) established.[3]
  • 2000 - December 16: December 2000 Tuscaloosa tornado.[1]

21st century[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Hellmann 2006.
  2. ^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "Alabama: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Alabama". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). pp. 23+. ISBN 0759100020.
  4. ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Thomas P. Clinton (1904). "Military Operations of General John T. Croxton in West Alabama, 1865". Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society. 4.
  6. ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Tuscaloosa, AL". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Carolyn Trent. CBER 1930-1990. University of Alabama. OCLC 23475599. circa 1991
  8. ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Alabama", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
  9. ^ "Encyclopedia of Alabama". Birmingham: Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "Events", Civil Rights Digital Library, Athens, GA: Digital Library of Georgia, retrieved April 18, 2017
  11. ^ "About TCPS". Tuscaloosa: Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  12. ^ "State Data Center Activities". Data User News. U.S. Bureau of the Census. 14. October 1979. ISSN 0096-9877.
  13. ^ "Alabama". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 2003 – via HathiTrust.
  14. ^ "Tuscaloosa city, Alabama". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  15. ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

Bibliography[]

  • Federal Writers' Project (1941), "Tuscaloosa", Alabama; a Guide to the Deep South, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House, pp. 243+ – via HathiTrust
  • Matthew W. Clinton (1958). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: its Early Days, 1816-1865. Zonta Club.
  • Historical record of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1819-1969, sesquicentennial souvenir program
  • G. Ward Hubbs. Tuscaloosa: Portrait of an Alabama County (Northridge, California: Windsor, 1987)
  • Heritage of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 1999.
  • Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Alabama: Tuscaloosa". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
  • Amalia K. Amaki; Katherine R. Mauter (2011). Tuscaloosa. Images of America. Charleston, SC: Arcadia. ISBN 9780738587882.

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