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William Wyatt Bibb

July 10 in the history of the Birmingham District:

2004: Florida Firecats 55 - Birmingham Steeldogs 28 at Florida.
2001: Jeff Hardy defeated Mike Awesome for the WWF Hardcore Title.
2001: ASHOF inductee Al Lary died in Northport.
1995: The Birmingham Barracudas traded quarterback Reggie Slack to Winnipeg.
1982: The Florida Suns forfeited a scheduled game against the Alabama Magic in Selma.
1974: Birmingham Americans 11 - Southern California Suns 7 in front of 53,000 at their first game at Legion Field.
1964: The City of Pelham was incorporated.
1943: The USS Birmingham provided long-range gunfire support during the U. S. Marines' invasion of Sicily.
1941: 11 miners were killed in the 1941 Acmar No. 6 Mine explosion.
1936: Publisher John Rountree died.
1877: Physician and Civitan International founder Courtney Shropshire was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1820: Alabama's first Governor, William Wyatt Bibb died in office. Thomas Bibb, as President of the Senate, succeeded his brother as Governor.

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 * [[1964]]: The City of [[Pelham]] was incorporated.
 * [[1943]]: The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-62)|USS Birmingham]]'' provided long-range gunfire support during the U. S. Marines' invasion of Sicily.
+* [[1941]]: 11 miners were killed in the [[1941 Acmar No. 6 Mine explosion]].
 * [[1936]]: Publisher [[John Rountree]] died.
 * [[1877]]: Physician and [[Civitan International]] founder [[Courtney Shropshire]] was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.