1. In 1810, the state of Alabama was officially admitted to the Union as the 22nd state.
2. In 1948, the first racially integrated collegiate football game in the Deep South was played in Birmingham, Alabama, between the University of Alabama and the University of Pittsburgh.
3. In 1917, future Governor of Alabama George Wallace was born in Clio, Alabama. Wallace would go on to become a controversial figure in American politics for his staunchly segregationist views during the Civil Rights era.
4. In 1833, the first steam locomotive in Alabama arrived in Mobile. Named the "Georgia," the locomotive was brought from England and became the state's first mode of rail transportation.
5. In 1864, Union General William T. Sherman began his march through the state of Alabama as part of his campaign to capture Atlanta during the American Civil War. Known as the "March to the Sea," the campaign led to significant damage and destruction throughout the state.
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