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Lipscomb, incorporated June 30, 1910

June 30 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2010: Wallace Lockett was elected the 57th Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
2008: Jodi Newton retired as superintendent of Homewood City Schools.
2008: Jim Dunaway became the sports anchor at WIAT 42.
2006: Nancy Clemmons retired as director of the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences.
2004: SouthTrust Tower was purchased by Atlanta's Barry Real Estate for $55 million.
1980: U. W. Clemon was named to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama by President Jimmy Carter.
1979: Alabama Vulcans 20 - Mississippi Stars 14 at Legion Field.
1969: The Alabama Public Service Commission approved the demolition of the Birmingham Terminal Station.
1961: Baseball player Dizzy Dismukes died in Campbell, Ohio.
1951: The Birmingham Electric Company became the Birmingham Transit Company
1945: Catcher Otis Thornton was born in Docena.
1942: Congress cut off funding for the Civilian Conservation Corps.
1910: The city of Lipscomb was incorporated.

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 * [[1969]]: The Alabama Public Service Commission approved the demolition of the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]].
 * [[1961]]: Baseball player [[Dizzy Dismukes]] died in Campbell, Ohio.
+* [[1951]]: The [[Birmingham Electric Company (1921)|Birmingham Electric Company]] became the [[Birmingham Transit Company]]
 * [[1945]]: Catcher [[Otis Thornton]] was born in [[Docena]].
 * [[1942]]: Congress cut off funding for the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]].