The following is a

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of the

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of the city of

Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in t ...

, USA.

Prior to 20th century

* 1809 - Town of Twickenham incorporated in U.S.

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. * 1811 - Twickenham renamed "Huntsville". * 1812 - Green Academy established. * 1817 ** Town becomes part of U.S.

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. ** ''Huntsville Republican'' newspaper in publication. * 1818 - Huntsville social library active. * 1819 ** Alabama Territory constitutional convention held in Huntsville. ** Town becomes part of

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U.S. state of Alabama. ** Newly formed

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convenes in Huntsville. * 1820 - Alabama state capital relocated from Huntsville to Cahaba. * 1822 - Maple Hill Cemetery in use (approximate date). * 1825 - ''Southern Advocate and Huntsville Advertiser'' newspaper in publication. * 1835 - A large fire near the Courthouse Square destroys about a dozen buildings. * 1840 - Population: 2,496. * 1844 - Huntsville was chartered as a city. * 1855 -

Memphis and Charleston Railroad The Memphis and Charleston Railroad, completed in 1857, was the first railroad in the United States to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River. Chartered in 1846, the gauge railroad ran from Memphis, Tennessee to Stevenson, Alabama t ...

begins operating. * 1860 -

Huntsville Depot The Huntsville Depot located on the Norfolk Southern Railway line in downtown Huntsville is the oldest surviving railroad depot in Alabama and one of the oldest in the United States. Completed in 1860, the depot served as eastern division headqu ...

built. * 1862 - Huntsville occupied by

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during the

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. * 1870 - Population: 4,907. * 1888 - Old Federal Square U.S. Post Office and Courts built on corner of Randolph St and Green St * 1888 - Monte Sano Railroad Workers' House built. * 1896 -

Oakwood College Oakwood University is a private university, private, historically black Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist university in Huntsville, Alabama. It is the only Historically black colleges and universities, HBCU owned and operated by ...

founded. * 1898 - B’nai Israel Synagogue built. * 1900 - Population: 8,068.

20th century

* 1904 - An angry mob sets fire to the city jail during the lead up to the Lynching of Horace Maples. * 1910 - '' Huntsville Daily Times'' newspaper begins publication. * 1912 - Lyric Theatre in business. * 1916 - Carnegie

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building opens. * 1932 - United States Courthouse and Post Office built. * 1935 -

Monte Sano State Park Monte Sano State Park is a publicly owned recreation area and mountaintop retreat encompassing on the eastern portion of the top and slopes of Monte Sano Mountain on the east side of Huntsville, Alabama. The state park has 1930s-era, Civilian Co ...

established near city. * 1937 -

WBHP WBHP (1230 kHz, "The Big Talker") is a commercial AM radio station in Huntsville, Alabama and serves Madison County. The station is owned by San Antonio-based iHeartMedia and airs a news/talk format. WBHP programming is simulcast on AM 800 WH ...

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begins broadcasting. * 1938 -

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge The Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge is a 35,000 acre (142 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located along the Tennessee River near Decatur, Alabama. Named after Major General Joseph Wheeler, it was established to provide a habitat for wintering ...

established in vicinity of Huntsville. * 1941 - U.S. military

Redstone Arsenal Redstone Arsenal (RSA) is a United States Army post and a census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama, United States and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The Arsenal is a garrison f ...

begins operating. * 1943 - (August) Community Chest, later to become United Way of Madison County, founded by community leaders *1947 -

Keller (automobile) The Keller was an automobile produced by the Keller Motors Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama, United States, between 1947 and 1950. It was based on the earlier Bobbi-Kar produced by the Bobbi Motor Car Corp. of San Diego, California. Keller Mot ...

production begins. * 1950 ** Area of city: 4 square miles. ** Population: 16,437. * 1951 - Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society formed. * 1955 **

Huntsville Symphony Orchestra The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra is a symphonic orchestra located in Huntsville, Alabama. The current conducting, conductor and music director is Gregory Vajda. Vajda has been the conductor since the 2011-2012 season. The orchestra's resident condu ...

formed. ** Memorial Parkway is constructed as a bypass around downtown. * 1957 - Lee High School built. * 1959 - WAFG-TV (

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) begins broadcasting. * 1960 ** U.S. NASA

Marshall Space Flight Center The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), located in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (Huntsville postal address), is the U.S. government's civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center. As the largest NASA center, MSFC's first ...

established. ** Area of city: 51 square miles. ** Population: 72,365. * 1962 - Arts Council formed. * 1964 - ''Huntsville News'' begins publication. * 1968 - Joe W. Davis becomes mayor. * 1969 -

Virgil I. Grissom High School Virgil I. Grissom High School, more commonly referred to as Grissom High School, is a public high school in Huntsville, Alabama, United States with approximately 2000 students in Educational stages, grades ninth grade, 9–twelfth grade, 12 from So ...

established. * 1970 - Population: 139,282. * 1974 -

Oakwood Adventist Academy Oakwood University is a private, historically black Seventh-day Adventist university in Huntsville, Alabama. It is the only HBCU owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Oakwood University is accredited by the Southern Associati ...

established. * 1975 ** Von Braun Civic Center (convention centre) opens. **

Madison County Nature Trail The Madison County Nature Trail a.k.a. Green Mountain Nature Trail is a park in Huntsville, Alabama. It is located above the surrounding communities atop Green Mountain in southeast Huntsville. A trail surrounds Sky Lake. Facilities include a c ...

established. * 1976 - Huntsville Depot museum established. * 1982 **

Panoply Arts Festival The Panoply Arts Festival is an annual three-day celebration of the arts in Huntsville, Alabama. The first festival opened on May 14, 1982. The outdoor festival celebrates the arts with a wide array of performances, exhibits, demonstrations, an ...

begins. **

Alabama Constitution Village The Constitution Hall Park is a historical open-air museum in Huntsville, Alabama, that reenacts life in 1819. The eight buildings include a law office, print shop, land surveyor's office, post office, cabinetmaker's shop and residence. It was adde ...

museum established. * 1984 -

Madison Square Mall Madison Square Mall was a shopping mall in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The largest in the city, it encompassed over . It was also the oldest extant enclosed shopping mall (after the Heart of Huntsville Mall closed) in the city until its ...

in business. * 1986 -

Interstate 565 Interstate 565 (I-565) is a Interstate spur that connects I-65 in Decatur with U.S. Route 72 (US 72) in Huntsville in the US state of Alabama. I-565 serves the cities of Decatur, Madison, and downtown Huntsville. It also prov ...

highway construction starts. * 1988 -

Steve Hettinger Stephen Ray "Steve" Hettinger (born August 25, 1945) is an American politician who served as mayor of Huntsville, Alabama from 1988 to 1996. During this period, Hettinger became particularly involved in leading the recovery of the city in the aft ...

becomes mayor. * 1989 -

November 1989 tornado outbreak A destructive tornado outbreak struck a wide swath of the Southern and Eastern United States as well as Canada on November 15 and 16, 1989. It produced at least 40 tornadoes and caused 30 deaths as a result of two deadly tornadoes. The most devasta ...

. * 1990 - Population: 159,880. * 1993 - Big Spring Jam (music festival) begins. * 1995 - May 18: Anderson Hills tornado. * 1996 **

Loretta Spencer Loretta Purdy Spencer (born June 20, 1937) is an American politician who served as the 66th mayor of Huntsville, Alabama. Her first term began October 4, 1996, and her last term ended on November 3, 2008. Early life Spencer has been a resident o ...

becomes mayor. ** ''Huntsville News'' ceases publication. * 1997 -

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headquartered in Huntsville.

21st century

* 2006 - November 20: 2006 Huntsville bus crash. * 2008 -

Tommy Battle Thomas “Tommy” Massengale Battle Jr. (born December 3, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who serves as the 67th and current mayor of Huntsville, Alabama. His first term began November 3, 2008, and he has since been reelected in ...

becomes mayor. * 2010 ** February 12:

2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting On February 12, 2010, three people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. During a routine meeting of the biology department attended by approxim ...

. ** Population: 180,105. * 2014 ** Area of city: 210 square miles. ** Twickenham Square shopping/residential complex built. ** ''Restore our Roads'' initiative created to fund a large amount of infrastructure projects to handle projected growth. * 2018 - A Huntsville police officer, William Darby, shoots and kills a suicidal man seconds after arriving at the scene. The city council votes to pay the officer's legal defense. Cleared of wrong-doing by the police review board, Darby is convicted of murder. The mayor and police chief continued to support the officer after the guilt verdict. * 2020 ** Construction begins on the next segment of the Northern Bypass, connecting Interstate 565 to US 231/431. ** A

George Floyd protest The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and civil unrest against police brutality and racism that began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, and largely took place during 2020. The civil unrest and protests began as part of internatio ...

on June 3, 2020, was ended by Huntsville Police along with

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and

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using tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets.

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