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* [[2013]]: The [[Cahaba Beach Dog Park]] opened.
* [[2013]]: The [[Cahaba Beach Dog Park]] opened.
* [[2008]]: Construction began on a new clubhouse for [[Inverness Country Club]], which was destroyed in a June 2007 fire.
* [[2008]]: Construction began on a new clubhouse for [[Inverness Country Club]], which was destroyed in a June 2007 fire.
* [[2007]]: Brad Bryant won the [[Regions Charity Classic]] at [[Ross Bridge Resort]] with a 12-under 204.
* [[2006]]: 40,000 people attended [[Do Dah Day]] on [[Highland Avenue]] and [[Caldwell Park]].
* [[2006]]: [[Birmingham-Southern College]] announced that it would drop scholarship athletics and enter NCAA Division III in all sports.
* 2006: Tennessee Valley Vipers 21 - [[2006 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 17 at Huntsville.
* 2006: 40,000 people attended [[Do Dah Day]] on [[Highland Avenue]] and [[Caldwell Park]].
* [[1991]]: [[1991 Birmingham Fire|Birmingham Fire]] 24 - New York/New Jersey Knights 14 at [[Legion Field]].
* [[1978]]: [[Sun Ra]] and his Arkestra appeared on ''Saturday Night Live''.
* [[1978]]: [[Sun Ra]] and his Arkestra appeared on ''Saturday Night Live''.
* [[1968]]: Sergeant [[John Robertson]]'s helicopter was shot down in Laos.
* [[1973]]: The [[UAB Humanities Building]] was dedicated.
* [[1968]]: The [[Hillcrest Golf & Country Club]] merged with the [[Fairmont Country Club]] to create the new [[Pine Tree Country Club]].
* 1968: Sergeant [[John Robertson]]'s helicopter was shot down in Laos.
* [[1962]]: The [[Our Lady of the Angels Monastery]] was established in [[Irondale]].
* [[1962]]: The [[Our Lady of the Angels Monastery]] was established in [[Irondale]].
* [[1919]]: The [[1919 Kiwanis International Convention]] commenced in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1919]]: The [[1919 Kiwanis International Convention]] commenced in [[Birmingham]].
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* [[1874]]: Visitors for the [[1874 Alabama Press Association convention]] toured public works, [[Red Mountain]] and [[Downtown]].
* [[1874]]: Visitors for the [[1874 Alabama Press Association convention]] toured public works, [[Red Mountain]] and [[Downtown]].


==Births and deaths==
[[Image:Shorty Long cover.jpg|right|thumb|Shorty Long, born May 20, 1940]]
* [[1982]]: Actress [[Candace Bailey]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
==Births==
* [[1968]]: Sergeant [[John Robertson]]'s helicopter was shot down in Laos.
* [[1991]]: Basketball player [[Amber Jones]] was born in Sheffield.
* [[1961]]: Singer and minister [[Brian Tribble]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1982]]: Actress [[Candace Bailey]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1940]]: Soul musician [[Shorty Long]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
* [[1961]]: Singer and minister [[Brian Tribble]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1959]]: [[Bessemer Police Department|Bessemer Police]] Lt. [[Henry Carter]] was born.
* [[1949]]: Antiques dealer [[Steve Gilmer]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1940]]: Soul musician [[Shorty Long]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1911]]: Singer [[Vet Boswell]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1911]]: Singer [[Vet Boswell]] was born in Birmingham.
* [[1896]]: Blues harmonica player [[Jaybird Coleman]] was born in Gainesville, Sumter County.
* [[1896]]: Blues harmonica player [[Jaybird Coleman]] was born in Gainesville, Sumter County.
* [[1873]]: [[Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United|Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Co.]] founder [[Crawford Johnson]] was born in Danville, Virginia.
==Deaths==
* [[2022]]: Former [[UAB Art Gallery]] director [[Pat Farmer]] died in Rockport, Maine.
* [[2016]]: Former [[Helena Police Department|Helena Police Chief]] [[Doug Jones (police chief)|Doug Jones]] died.
* [[1968]]: Sergeant [[John Robertson]]'s helicopter was shot down in Laos.
==Sports==
* [[2013]]: Ground was broken for the [[Over the Mountain Miracle League]] field at [[Hoover Sports Park East]].
* [[2007]]: Brad Bryant won the [[Regions Charity Classic]] at [[Ross Bridge Resort]] with a 12-under 204.
* [[2006]]: [[Birmingham-Southern College]] announced that it would drop scholarship athletics and enter NCAA Division III in all sports.
* 2006: Tennessee Valley Vipers 21 - [[2006 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 17 at Huntsville.
* [[1991]]: [[1991 Birmingham Fire|Birmingham Fire]] 24 - New York/New Jersey Knights 14 at [[Legion Field]].


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May 20 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Shorty Long, born May 20, 1940

Births

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