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May 8 in the history of the Birmingham District:
- 2023: AL.com'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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1914: The Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Building was destroyed by a 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.
- 1899: The Birmingham Carnival Society's 1899 Mardi Gras began, following a weather delay.
- 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.
Births
- 1985: Birmingham Zoo gorilla Jamie was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- 1955: Candy seller Donnie Goodin was born.
- 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.
- 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 "Sunny Jim" Snell died in Tuscaloosa.
- 1938: Architect and film art director Sidney Ullman died in Los Angeles, California.
Sports
- 2004: Birmingham Steeldogs 55 - Macon Knights 27 at the BJCC Arena.
- 1998: South Florida Future 2 - Alabama Saints 1 at South Florida.