Birmingham

city in the West Midlands, England

9 dated entries naming Birmingham, drawn from 9 separate years between 1154 CE and 2022 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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12th century

1154Peter de Bermingham has a charter to hold a market in Birmingham, origin of the Bull Ring.source

18th century

1741Summer – Upper Priory Cotton Mill is opened in Birmingham, England, as the world's first mechanised cotton mill by Lewis Paul and John Wyatt; although this is not a commercial success, other Paul-Wyatt cotton mills follow.source
1791July 14–17 – Priestley Riots against Dissenters in Birmingham, England.source

19th century

1850Bingley Hall, the world's first purpose-built exhibition hall, opens in Birmingham, England.source
1875September – English Association football team Birmingham City F.C. is founded as Small Heath Alliance in Birmingham by a group of cricketers from Holy Trinity Church, Bordesley, playing its first match in November.source

20th century

1954May 29 – Diane Leather becomes the first woman to run a sub-five minute mile, in Birmingham, England.source
1974November 21 – Birmingham pub bombings: In Birmingham, England, two pubs are bombed, killing 21 people in an attack widely believed at the time to be linked to the Provisional Irish Republican Army. The Birmingham Six are later sentenced to life in prison for this, but their convictions are quashed after a lengthy campaign.source
1981July 10 – 1981 Handsworth riots in Birmingham begin, followed by further 1981 England riots in several urban areas including Liverpool and Leeds.source

21st century

2022July 28–August 8 – The 2022 Commonwealth Games is held in Birmingham, England.source