1. On July 10, 1908, the first Ford automobile was sold in Mississippi. The Model T, invented by Henry Ford, revolutionized the automobile industry and quickly became popular among Americans.

2. In 1962, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was assassinated in his driveway in Jackson, Mississippi on July 10. Evers was the first field secretary for the NAACP in Mississippi and played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement.

3. Mississippi-born author Eudora Welty was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Literature on July 10, 1973 for her novel "The Optimist's Daughter." Welty, born in Jackson in 1909, is known for her timeless portraits of life in the American South.

4. On July 10, 1863, Union forces captured Natchez, Mississippi during the Civil War. The port city, located on the Mississippi River, was an important supply center for Confederate troops.

5. In 1913, the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on July 10. This amendment established the popular election of U.S. senators, replacing the previous system in which state legislatures selected senators.