1908
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1908 was the 37th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- The original 16th Street Baptist Church building is condemned
- Architect Wallace Rayfield relocates his practice to Birmingham
- Local prohibition is enacted in the City of Birmingham
- Frank P. O'Brien succeeds George Ward as Mayor of Birmingham
- The Birmingham Art Club is founded
- The Brown-Marx building is expanded
- 1908 coal miners strike
Sports
- Carleton Molesworth begins managing the Birmingham Barons
Births
- Augusta Williams
- April 20: Lionel Hampton