May 3

May 3 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2008: The 23rd Annual Crawfish Boil came to a close at the future site of the Uptown entertainment district.
2004: The first Banco Hispanico (bilingual branch of CapitalSouth Bank) opened on Lorna Road in Hoover.
1991: Ambassador and Lady Acland were guests of honor at the Ambassador's Dinner for the Birmingham Festival of Arts' Salute to the United Kingdom, held at The Club.
1990: Ron Blankenship, later a candidate for Jefferson County Sheriff, was arrested for assault and failure to appear to answer fraud charges.
1987: Bobby Allison crashed spectacularly at the Winston 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway, leading to a 4-hour red flag and a shortened race, won by his son, rookie Davey Allison.
1985: "Pumping Iron II: The Women", a documentary feature based on the book by Charles Gaines, debuted.
1976: Gerald Ford delivered a campaign speech at Woodrow Wilson Park.
1966: Lurleen Wallace won the 1966 Democratic primary for Governor of Alabama without a runoff.
1963: Police dogs and firehoses were brought out against young demonstrators during the Birmingham Campaign.
1959: The Birmingham Museum of Art reopened in the $1 million Oscar Wells Memorial Building on Woodrow Wilson Park.
1956: The Birmingham Amateur Radio Club was incorporated.
1894: Loosley Cycle Co. was founded by Ernest Loosley.

Religion

Willis Milner, born May 3, 1824

1982: UAB Blazers men's basketball coach Rob Ehsan was born in San Jose, California.
1959: Prison warden Rodney Huntley was born.
1941: Judge Helen Shores Lee was born in Birmingham.
1920: Baseball player Dan Bankhead was born in Empire.
1842: Elyton Land Company officer Willis Milner was born in Georgia.

2020: Former Anniston Star publisher Brandy Ayers died.
2008: Physician C. Paul Perry died.
2007: Arthur Lee Giles was executed for his role in the 1978 murders of Carl and Willene Nelson.
2005: Artist Carl Salter died.
1994: Short story writer Mary Elizabeth Counselman died.
1989: First president of UAB and first Chancellor of the University of Alabama System Joseph Volker died in Birmingham.
1969: Birmingham police officer Azell Harris was killed in a shootout after he confronted a group of men burglarizing the cargo yard at Mercury Freight Lines in Smithfield, where he was employed as an off-duty security guard.
1938: Poet Laureate of Alabama Samuel Peck died at home in Tuscaloosa.
1895: Railroad executive and Elyton Land Company shareholder Campbell Wallace died in Atlanta, Georgia.

2015: Dale Earnhardt, Jr won the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
2006: Regions Charity Classic at the Ross Bridge Resort.
2003: Birmingham Steeldogs 38 - Florida Firecats 35 at Estero, Florida.
2002: Birmingham Steeldogs 49 - Florida Firecats 31 at Estero, Florida.
1998: Alabama Saints 3 - Tallahassee Tempest 2 at UAB's West Campus Field.
1987: Bobby Allison crashed spectacularly at the Winston 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway, leading to a 4-hour red flag and a shortened race, won by his son, rookie Davey Allison.
1985: Memphis Showboats 38 - Birmingham Steeldogs 24 at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee.