May 16
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May 16 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 1981: Athlete Carl Lewis, competing for the University of Houston, ran the 100-meter sprint in 10.00 seconds at the SWC championships.
- 1963: Artist Jon Coffelt was born in Dunlap, Tennessee.
- 1904: Andrew Beard applied for a patent for an improved automatic railroad car-coupling.
- 1899: Andrew Beard's patent (no. 624,901} for an automatic railroad car-coupling was granted.
- 1871: Wallace S. McElwain sold his furnace and business to the Jefferson Iron Company.