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On This Day In Alabama History: Montgomery Bus Laws Challenged
January 30, 1956: Attorney Fred Gray filed a federal lawsuit in Montgomery challenging local and state bus segregation laws Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Navy Commissioned USS Birmingham
January 29, 1943: The U.S Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Red Stick Warriors Attacked Militia
January 27, 1814: About 1,300 Red Stick warriors attacked Gen Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Solomon Seay Sr. Was Born
January 25, 1899: Civil rights activist and minister Solomon Seay Sr Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Artist Dale Kennington Was Born
January 24, 1935: Artist Dale Kennington was born in Georgia Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Man Forced To Jump To His Death
January 23, 1957: Four members of the Ku Klux Klan forced African-American Willie Edwards Jr. to jump 125 feet to his death from the Tyler-Goodwin Bridge near Montgomery. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: John Beecher Was Born In New York
January 22, 1904: Poet, journalist and social activist John Beecher was born in New York Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Spring Hill Students Repulsed KKK
January 21, 1957: Students at Spring Hill College in Mobile successfully repulsed a raid by the Ku Klux Klan Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Fort Louis Established Near Mobile
January 20, 1702: French colonists established Fort Louis de la Louisiane on a bluff 27 miles north of present-day Mobile Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Alabama Territory General Assembly Met
January 19, 1818: The General Assembly of the Alabama Territory met for the first time at the Douglas Hotel in St Continue reading →
