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On This Day In Alabama History: Bobby Goldsboro Was Born In Florida
January 18, 1941: Singer Bobby Goldsboro was born in Florida Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Alva Belmont Born In Mobile
January 17, 1853: Women’s suffrage leader Alva Smith Vanderbilt Belmont was born in Mobile Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Lurleen Wallace Inaugurated As Governor
On this date in 1967: Lurleen B. Wallace was inaugurated as Alabama’s first female governor. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Folsom Appoints Woman To Appeals Court
January 12, 1951: Gov. Jim Folsom appointed Annie Lola Price to serve as judge of the Alabama Court of Appeals. Appointed 15 years before women could legally serve on juries, Price became the first woman to serve on a high court in Alabama. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Surgeon General Delivers Report On Smoking
January 11, 1964: Surgeon General Luther Terry delivered the first Surgeon General‘s Report on Smoking and Health Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Montgomery Churches, Ministers’ Homes Bombed
January 10, 1957: Four black churches and two ministers’ homes were bombed in Montgomery, causing significant damage Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: USS Alabama Battleship Park Opened
January 9, 1965: The USS Alabama Battleship Park opened to the public in Mobile, 18 years after the ship was decommissioned on the same day in 1947. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Alabama History Commission Was Founded
January 6, 1899: The Alabama History Commission was founded with Thomas M Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Sam Phillips Was Born In Florence
January 5, 1923: Sun Records founder Sam Phillips was born in Florence Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Thousands Attended Funeral For Hank Williams
January 4, 1953: An estimated 20,000 people attended the funeral of Hank Williams at Montgomery’s Municipal Auditorium, surpassing Jefferson Davis’s inauguration as the largest event ever held in Montgomery Continue reading →
