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'''May 8''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:
'''May 8''' in the history of the [[Birmingham District]]:


* [[2007]]: [[Clay]] residents vote down a proposed "tax for schools".
* [[2023]]: {{AL}}'s [[John Archibald]], [[Ashley Remkus]], [[Ramsey Archibald]] and [[Challen Stephens]] won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for documenting police abuses in [[Brookside]] and columnist [[Kyle Whitmire]] won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his "State of Denial" series.
* [[2004]]: [[2004 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 55 - Macon Knights 27 at the [[BJCC]] Arena.
* [[2007]]: [[Clay]] residents voted down a proposed "tax for schools".
* [[1998]]: South Florida Future 2 - [[Alabama Saints]] 1 at South Florida.
* [[1993]]: [[Agnes]] gallery opened.
* [[1997]]: Former [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[Art Hanes]] died.
* [[1993]]: [[Agnes]] gallery opens its doors to the public.
* [[1985]]: [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla [[Jamie]] was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
* [[1974]]: The [[Sea Lion Pool]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo]] was dedicated.
* [[1974]]: The [[Sea Lion Pool]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo]] was dedicated.
* [[1968]]: A caravan from Birmingham to Washington D.C. for the [[SCLC]]'s "Poor People's Campaign" was scheduled.
* [[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]].
* [[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]].
* [[1940]]: Singer [[Harry Young, Jr|Doc Soul Stirrer]] was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
* [[1914]]: The [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Building]] was destroyed by a [[1914 BRL&P building fire|large fire]].
* [[1912]]: [[ACIPCO]] employees were given access to a new bathhouse with hot and cold running water.
* [[1908]]: [[Vanderbilt Furnace No. 2]] was blown in.
* [[1908]]: [[Vanderbilt Furnace No. 2]] was blown in.
* [[1901]]: [[Andrew Beard]] applied for a patent for a rotary engine (Patent No. 462,614).
* [[1899]]: The [[Birmingham Carnival Society]]'s [[1899 Mardi Gras]] began, following a weather delay.
* [[1882]]: [[Birmingham]]'s first telephone exchange opened in the 3rd floor of [[Hughes Drug Store]] with 39 subscribers.
* [[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.
 
[[File:Tony Brandino magician.jpg|right|thumb|Tony Brandino, born May 8, 1916]]
==Births==
* [[1985]]: [[Birmingham Zoo]] gorilla [[Jamie]] was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
* [[1955]]: Candy seller [[Donnie Goodin]] was born.
* [[1940]]: Singer [[Harry Young Jr|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.
* [[1892]]: Jeweler [[Morris Levy]] was born in Kilwinning, North Ayshire, Scotland.
* [[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.
 
==Deaths==
* [[2022]]: [[BASS]] founder [[Ray Scott]] died in Montgomery.
* [[2012]]: Dance teacher and choreographer [[Lola Mae Jones Coates]] died.
* [[1997]]: Former [[Mayor of Birmingham]] [[Art Hanes]] died.
* [[1962]]: Circus clown [[Jim Snell|"Sunny Jim" Snell]] died in [[Tuscaloosa]].
* [[1938]]: Architect and film art director [[Sidney Ullman]] died in Los Angeles, California.
 
==Sports==
* [[2004]]: [[2004 Birmingham Steeldogs|Birmingham Steeldogs]] 55 - Macon Knights 27 at the [[BJCC]] Arena.
* [[1998]]: South Florida Future 2 - [[Alabama Saints]] 1 at South Florida.


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May 8 in the history of the Birmingham District:

Tony Brandino, born May 8, 1916

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