Timeline of Huntsville, Alabama

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Huntsville, Alabama, USA.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 20th century

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20th century

21st century

  • 2006 - November 20: 2006 Huntsville bus crash.
  • 2008 - Tommy Battle becomes mayor.
  • 2010
  • 2014
    • Area of city: 210 square miles.[14]
    • Twickenham Square shopping/residential complex built.[20]
    • Restore our Roads initiative created to fund a large amount of infrastructure projects to handle projected growth.[21]
  • 2018 - A Huntsville police officer, William Darby, shoots and kills a suicidal man seconds after arriving at the scene.[22][23] The city council votes to pay the officer's legal defense. Cleared of wrong-doing by the police review board,[24] Darby is convicted of murder.[25] The mayor and police chief continued to support the officer after the guilt verdict.[26][27]
  • 2020

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Federal Writers' Project 1941.
  5. ^ "Fire on Square - copy, 1835". UAH Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Britannica 1910.
  7. ^ Brown 1998.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Hellmann 2006.
  9. ^ "Huntsville, Alabama". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Alabama Mob Hangs Nergo" (PDF). The New York Times. No. Page 1. 8 September 1904. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Movie Theaters in Huntsville, AL". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "Alabama". American Library Annual, 1917-1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918. pp. 7 v. hdl:2027/mdp.39015013751220.
  13. ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Alabama", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
  14. ^ a b c d e f g City of Huntsville 2016City and Context
  15. ^ "Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society". Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  16. ^ Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: Alabama", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
  17. ^ a b "Goodbye to the Huntsville News", Congressional Record, Washington DC, March 6, 1996
  18. ^ a b American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Alabama: Huntsville". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0759100020.
  19. ^ "Huntsville city, Alabama". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  20. ^ Discover Huntsville, Chamber of Commerce of Huntsville/Madison County, 2015
  21. ^ "Restore Our Roads". City of Huntsville. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  22. ^ Beachum, Lateshia (8 May 2021). "Alabama police officer convicted of murder for shooting suicidal man in 2018". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Huntsville Police Officer William Darby found guilty of murder". Nexstar Media Inc. WHNT News 19. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Jury convicts Alabama officer of murder in 2018 shooting". FOX News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Officer convicted of murder still gets paid in Alabama". The Associated Press. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Police Chief, Mayor release statements on Murder conviction of Officer Darby". WHNT News 19. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  27. ^ Remkus, Ashley (7 May 2021). "Huntsville police officer William Ben Darby convicted of murder for shooting Jeffery Parker". AL.com. The Huntsville Times. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  28. ^ Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC (22 April 2021). "Report by Independent Counsel to The Huntsville Police Citizens Advisory Council" (PDF): 50 of 248. Retrieved 29 August 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ Klapp, Caroline (23 April 2021). "Breakdown of 248 page report on Huntsville Police response to June 2020 protests". WAFF 48 News. Gray Media Group, Inc. Station. NBC. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  30. ^ Remkus, Ashley (23 April 2021). "Protest review finds 'unprofessional' behavior, policy violations by Huntsville police". The Huntsville Times. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  31. ^ "UPDATED: Downtown Huntsville protest ends with riot gas, arrests". WAFF 48 News. Gray Media Group, Inc. NBC. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

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