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* June 1: [[Preserve Jazz Festival]]
* June 1: [[Preserve Jazz Festival]]
* [[June 7]]: [[Alabaster CityFest]]
* [[June 7]]: [[Alabaster CityFest]]
* [[July 16]]: [[Birmingham Airport Authority]] approved renaming [[Birmingham International Airport|the airport]] for [[Fred Shuttlesworth]].
* [[June 29]]: [[2008 Blackwater Creek plane crash]]
* [[June 29]]: [[2008 Blackwater Creek plane crash]]
* [[August 26]]: [[2008 municipal elections]]
* [[August 26]]: [[2008 municipal elections]]
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* [[Greg Canfield]] sold his [[Greg Canfield|Canfield Insurance & Financial Services]] to Nationwide.
* [[Greg Canfield]] sold his [[Greg Canfield|Canfield Insurance & Financial Services]] to Nationwide.
* [[Soluble Therapeutics]] was founded.
* [[Soluble Therapeutics]] was founded.
===Education===
* [[June 30]]: [[Bill Cleveland]] replaced the retiring [[Jodi Newton]] as superintendent of [[Homewood City Schools]].
* [[Dicky Barlow]] became assistant superintendent of [[Mountain Brook Schools]].
* [[Ben Hudson]] replaced the retiring [[Garry Rickard]] as principal of [[Mountain Brook Junior High School]].
* [[Don Hulin]] was hired as principal of [[Hoover High School]].
* [[Kevin Maddox]] replaced Vic Wilson as principal of [[Homewood High School]].
* [[Martin Nalls]] replaced Kevin Maddox as principal of [[Homewood Middle School]].
* [[Vic Wilson]] replaced Dicky Barlow as principal of [[Mountain Brook High School]].
===Goverment===
* [[Tracey Morant Adams]] was appointed Director of the [[Mayor's Office of Economic Development]] for the City of [[Birmingham]].
* [[Paul Bailey]] retired from his position as Mayor of [[Baileyton]].
* [[Shelley Tyree]] succeeded [[John Lee]] as chief of police at the [[University of Montevallo]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[May 10]]: The third annual [[Birmingham Zoo Run]] was held.
* [[May 10]]: The third annual [[Birmingham Zoo Run]] was held.
* [[December 3]]: [[Tommy Tuberville]] resigned as the [[Auburn Tigers football]] coach.
* [[December 3]]: [[Tommy Tuberville]] resigned as the [[Auburn Tigers football]] coach.
* Basketball coach [[Chris Graves]] left [[Pell City High School]] for an assistant's job with the [[BSC Panthers]].
* [[Jim McElwain]] became offensive coordinator for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].


== Individuals ==
== Individuals ==
* [[Tracey Morant Adams]] was appointed Director of the [[Mayor's Office of Economic Development]] for the City of [[Birmingham]].
* [[Paul Bailey]] retired from his position as Mayor of [[Baileyton]].
* [[Dale Benos]] was given the inaugural [[University of Alabama Health Services Foundation]] Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research.
* Basketball coach [[Chris Graves]] left [[Pell City High School]] for an assistant's job with the [[BSC Panthers]].
* [[Jim McElwain]] became offensive coordinator for the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].
* [[Shelley Tyree]] succeeded [[John Lee]] as chief of police at the [[University of Montevallo]].
* [[Patti Wheeler]] retired from [[WDXB-FM]].
* [[Patti Wheeler]] retired from [[WDXB-FM]].
* [[Mark Wilson]] was promoted to chief of staff of [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital]].
* [[Mark Wilson]] was promoted to chief of staff of [[Cooper Green Mercy Hospital]].
* [[Leadership Birmingham]]: [[Tracey Morant Adams]], [[Stephanie Alexander]], [[Michelle Bearman-Wolnek]], [[Scott Berte]], [[Mike Bivins]], [[Kelly Bownes]], [[Lajuana Bradford]], [[Greg Butrus]], [[Chuck Clark]], [[Trey Clegg]], [[Lisa Cooper]], [[Steve Crocker]], [[Malena Cunningham]], [[Jeremy Erdreich]], [[Bill Foster]], [[Will French]], [[Brian Huff]], [[Marshell Jackson]], [[Gloria Jemison]], [[Norman Jetmundsen, Jr]], [[Alicia Johnson-Reed]], [[James Johnston]], [[Fred Keith]], [[Carrie Kurlander]], [[Jim Lawrence]], [[Donna Lawson]], [[Shannon Lisenby]], [[David Loper]], [[Joseph McCarty]], [[Steven McCord]], [[Kathleen Murray]], [[David Pickett]], [[Alan Register]], [[Katrina Ross]], [[Nabella Shunnarah]], [[Thomas Sisson]], [[Dalton Smith]], [[Bill Todd]], [[Kennon Walthall]], [[Jonathan Whetsell]], [[Michael Wilson]], [[Barbara Wisniewski]], [[Frank Woodson]]


===Births===
===Births===
* [[July 28]]: [[Willow]] at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
* [[July 28]]: [[Willow]], giraffe at the [[Birmingham Zoo]]
 
===Graduations===
* [[Lawrence Conaway]] from the [[Birmingham Theological Seminary]].


===Marriages===
===Marriages===
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=== Awards ===
=== Awards ===
* [[June 8]]: [[Amanda Tapley]] was named [[Miss Alabama]].
* [[Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame]]: [[Bert Bank]]
* [[June 30]]: [[Bill Cleveland]] replaced the retiring [[Jodi Newton]] as superintendent of [[Homewood City Schools]].
* [[Alabama Military Hall of Honor]]: [[Bert Bank]]
* [[July 16]]: [[Birmingham Airport Authority]] approved renaming [[Birmingham International Airport|the airport]] for [[Fred Shuttlesworth]].
* [[Leadership Birmingham]]: [[2008 Leadership Birmingham|48 graduates]]
* [[Bert Bank]] was inducted into the [[Alabama Military Hall of Honor]]
* [[Miss Alabama]]: [[Amanda Tapley]]
* [[Bert Bank]] was inducted into the [[Alabama Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame]]
* [[Dicky Barlow]] became assistant superintendent of [[Mountain Brook Schools]].
* [[Vic Wilson]] replaced Dicky Barlow as principal of [[Mountain Brook High School]].
* [[Kevin Maddox]] replaced Vic Wilson as principal of [[Homewood High School]].
* [[Martin Nalls]] replaced Kevin Maddox as principal of [[Homewood Middle School]].
* [[Ben Hudson]] replaced the retiring [[Garry Rickard]] as principal of [[Mountain Brook Junior High School]].
* [[Don Hulin]] was hired as principal of [[Hoover High School]].
* [[Lawrence Conaway]] graduated from the [[Birmingham Theological Seminary]].
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Jessica Andrews]]
* [[Miss Shelby County]]: [[Jessica Andrews]]
* Inaugural [[University of Alabama Health Services Foundation]] Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research: [[Dale Benos]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===

Revision as of 13:32, 7 September 2012

Skyline of Birmingham framed by a UAB parking deck. April 18, 2008 by DelosJ

2008 was the 137th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

The Birmingham logo, unveiled in 2008

Business

Old Car Heaven opened in 2008

Education

Goverment

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

  • March: High school teacher Andrew Gunn to former Miss America Deidre Downs.

Awards

Deaths

See also List of Birmingham homicides in 2008 and List of Jefferson County homicides in 2008

Works

Blaze statue

Buildings

Books

See Also

2000s
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Births - Deaths - Establishments - Events - Works
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