June 8

June 8 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2023: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Allen v. Milligan that Alabama's congressional district map was unlawful.
2022: Birmingham got 6.97" of rainfall, breaking the previous June 8 record of 2.15" set in 1900.
2008: Kenny Stabler was arrested for DUI in Baldwin County.
2007: The Alabama Symphony Orchestra performed "Bravo Broadway" for Sounds for Summer at Caldwell Park.
2007: The White's Mountain Bluegrass Festival started at White's Mountain Bluegrass Park.
2006: A steel coil was dropped on I-20/59, punching eight holes in the interstate, damaging a car, and causing minor injuries to the driver.
2006: The Shoe Corp. warehouse, and a million pairs of shoes inside, were lost in a four-alarm fire.
1996: Heather Whitestone married John A. McCallum.
1978: Maryon Allen filled the vacant seat left by the death of her husband, U.S. Senator James Allen.
1955: Walt Disney's feature "Davy Crockett" opened at the Melba Theatre.
1948: The Ku Klux Klan raided Camp Blossom Hill in Brummitt Heights.
1906: Attorney William Grubb married Alice Claire Vigo in Birmingham.
1879: Emma Pettis eloped with engineer Richard Hawes.

Frank Parsons, born June 8, 1941

Births

1981: Author Rachel Held Evans was born in Birmingham.
1975: Nation of Islam minister and activist Clarence Muhammad was born.
1962: Restaurateur Chris Dupont was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1959: Baseball pitcher Britt Burns was born in Houston, Texas.
1943: Basketball player Thales McReynolds was born in Birmingham.
1941: Attorney and one-time mayoral candidate Frank Parsons was born.
1938: Drummond Company chairman and CEO Garry Drummond was born in Sipsey.
1937: Five-time Birmingham Barons pitcher Joe Grzenda was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.