Timeline of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.
19th century
- 1809 - Creek people establish village on Black Warrior River.[1]
- 1813 - Village sacked by U.S. forces under John Coffee during the Creek War.[1]
- 1816 - Site settled by Thomas York.[1]
- 1818 - Settlement designated seat of newly formed Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Territory.[1][2]
- 1819
- City of Tuscaloosa incorporated.
- Tuscaloosa becomes part of the new U.S. state of Alabama.
- 1826 - Alabama state capital relocated to Tuscaloosa from Cahaba.[1]
- 1831 - University of Alabama opens.
- 1835 - Battle–Friedman House built.[3]
- 1837 - Independent Monitor newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1840 - Population: 1,949.
- 1847 - State capital relocated from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery.[1]
- 1850 - Alabama Historical Society headquartered in Tuscaloosa.
- 1865 - Tuscaloosa besieged by Union forces during the American Civil War.[5]
- 1900 - Population: 5,094.
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
- 2003 - Artur Davis becomes U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district.[13]
- 2005 - Walter Maddox becomes mayor.
- 2010 - Population: 90,468.[14]
- 2011
- April 27: 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado occurs.
- Terri Sewell becomes U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district.[15]
See also
- Tuscaloosa history
- List of mayors of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
- Timelines of other cities in Alabama: Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery
- List of capitals in the United States § Historical state, colonial, and territorial capitals
