May 11

May 11 in the history of the Birmingham District:

• 2010: A ceremonial groundbreaking was held for Center Point High School.
• 1993: Dedication of Bevill Biomedical Research Building.
• 1963: A pair of bombs damaged the A. G. Gaston Motel and A. D. King's residence immediately after a truce was announced in the Birmingham Campaign.
• 1952: The original St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church building in Montevallo was dedicated.
• 1943: 12 miners were killed in the 1943 Praco No. 10 Mine explosion.
• 1921: Aviator Asa Rountree Jr married Cherokee Jemison Van de Graaff.
• 1914: Francis White assumed the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Joseph Johnston.
• 1891: The Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Association was created at a meeting at the O'Brien Opera House.
• 1843: Benjamin Worthington married Caroline Mitchell.

Joe Shannon, born May 11, 1921

Births

• 1983: Coffee roaster Brett Burton was born.
• 1921: Combat pilot Joe Shannon was born in Walker County.
• 1874: Publisher John Pearson was born in Harnett County, North Carolina.
• 1874: Architect Hugh Martin Sr was born in Paducah, Kentucky.

Deaths

• 2015: Dora Police Department Chief John Duchock died.
• 2015: Former National Weather Service forecaster J. B. Elliott died.
• 1949: Former furniture dealer and Alderman B. H. Cooper died in Birmingham.
• 1943: 12 miners were killed in the 1943 Praco No. 10 Mine explosion.
• 1936: Businessman and Alabama State Fair president Robert Brown died.
• 1894: Former Jefferson County Sheriff William C. Eubank died.

Sports

• 2007: The second annual Birmingham Zoo Run was canceled due to lightning.
• 2002: Birmingham Steeldogs 48 - Pensacola Barracudas 40 at the BJCC Arena.
• 1997: Lexington 3 - Alabama Saints 2 at UAB's West Campus Field.
• 1985: Birmingham Stallions 14, Portland Breakers 0 at Legion Field.