Timeline of Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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.
 * 1813 - Village sacked by U.S. forces under John Coffee during the Creek War.
 * 1816 - Site settled by Thomas York.
 * 1818 - Settlement designated seat of newly formed Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Territory.
 * 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.
 * 1831 - University of Alabama opens.
 * 1835 - Battle–Friedman House built.
 * 1837 - Independent Monitor newspaper begins publication.
 * 1840 - Population: 1,949.
 * 1847 - State capital relocated from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery.
 * 1850 - Alabama Historical Society headquartered in Tuscaloosa.
 * 1865 - Tuscaloosa besieged by Union forces during the American Civil War.
 * 1900 - Population: 5,094.

20th century

 * 1910 - Tuscaloosa News begins publication.
 * 1913 - Belvedere Theatre in business.
 * 1920 - Population: 11,996.
 * 1930 - University's Center for Business and Economic Research established.
 * 1933 - Moundville Archaeological Park established near Tuscaloosa.
 * 1936 - WJRD radio begins broadcasting.
 * 1949 - Tuscaloosa Regional Airport begins operating.
 * 1950 - Population: 46,396.
 * 1956 - Dale Drive-In cinema in business.
 * 1963 - Racial integration of University of Alabama ordered by United States district court.
 * 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.
 * 1971 - Lake Tuscaloosa created.
 * 1978 - Alabama State Data Center headquartered in Tuscaloosa.
 * 1980 - Population: 75,211.
 * 1988 - University's Paul W. Bryant Museum opens.
 * 1991 - Jemison–Van de Graaff Mansion (house museum) established.
 * 2000 - December 16: December 2000 Tuscaloosa tornado.

21st century

 * 2003 - Artur Davis becomes U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district.
 * 2005 - Walter Maddox becomes mayor.
 * 2010 - Population: 90,468.
 * 2011
 * April 27: 2011 Tuscaloosa–Birmingham tornado occurs.
 * Terri Sewell becomes U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district.