May 8: Difference between revisions

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May 8 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2007: Clay residents voted down a proposed "tax for schools".
1993: Agnes gallery opened.
1974: The Sea Lion Pool at the Birmingham Zoo was dedicated.
1963: Fred Shuttlesworth bruised a rib after being driven into the wall of the 16th Street Baptist Church by a blast from a fire hose during the Children's Crusade.
1912: ACIPCO employees were given access to a new bathhouse with hot and cold running water.
1908: Vanderbilt Furnace No. 2 was blown in.
1891: Andrew Beard applied for a patent for a rotary engine (Patent No. 462,614).
1882: Birmingham's first telephone exchange opened in the 2nd floor of Terry Building with 39 subscribers.

1985: Birmingham Zoo gorilla Jamie was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
1940: Singer Doc Soul Stirrer was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1938: Pediatrician Santosh Khare was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
1916: Hardware store owner Tony Brandino was born in Birmingham.
1912: Architect William Chambers was born in Birmingham.
1899: Photographer Ed Willis Barnett was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
1865: Plumber and speculator W. G. Lunsford was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
1813: State legislator and Elyton Land Company shareholder Bolling Hall was born in Baldwin County, Georgia.

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 * [[1916]]: Hardware store owner [[Tony Brandino]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
 * [[1912]]: Architect [[William Chambers]] was born in [[Birmingham]].
+* [[1899]]: Photographer [[Ed Willis Barnett]] was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
 * [[1865]]: Plumber and speculator [[W. G. Lunsford]] was born in Memphis, Tennessee.
 * [[1813]]: State legislator and [[Elyton Land Company]] shareholder [[Bolling Hall]] was born in Baldwin County, Georgia.