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A look back: June 11

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1952:

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals threw out Bull Connor‘s convictions on charges of disorderly conduct, joint occupancy of a hotel room with a member of the opposite sex, and extramarital sexual intercourse.

1963:

Governor George Wallace carried out his “stand in the schoolhouse door” at the University of Alabama.

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A look back: June 10

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1947:

The City of Trussville was incorporated.

1983:

The Center Point 6 and Hoover Square 6 cinema multiplexes opened.

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A look back: June 9

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1873:

An ill man arriving from Huntsville touched off the 1873 cholera epidemic in Birmingham.

2005:

Joran van der Sloot and Deepak and Satish Kalpoe were first arrested on charges of involvement in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.

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A look back: June 3

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1904:

Industrial High School held its first graduation at the 16th Street Baptist Church.

1965:

Mike Shula, future head coach of the University of Alabama football team, was born.

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A look back: May 29

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1967:

Final entries for the Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center architectural competition were judged.

1982:

Alabama Magic 37 – Jacksonville Sunbirds 32 in their debut at Legion Field.

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A look back: May 28

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1916:

Novelist Walker Percy was born at St Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham.

1945:

The USS Birmingham went in for repairs at Pearl Harbor.

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A look back: May 27

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1942:

Torchmark founder Frank P. Samford, Jr married Virginia Carolyn Suydam.

2004:

Former governor Don Siegelman was indicted on federal bid-rigging charges.

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