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On This Day In Alabama History: Artist Charlie Lucas Was Born
Charlie Lucas, who has become known as “Tin Man,” first experimented with scraps of iron and steel, creating meaning from piles of junk and cast-off raw materials. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: DAR School Named Historic Place
A privately owned public school in Grant, Kate Duncan Smith Daughters of the American Revolution School was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct. 11, 2002. Continue reading →
Alabama Legacy Moment: Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Bombing
Alabama Public Television is producing a series of videos titled “Alabama Legacy Moments” that offer a quick history of the people, places and stories that have defined Alabama. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Troy Receives Its Name
The Alabama town was first called Troy on Oct. 9, 1838, in a deed recorded by Luke R. Simmons, a Pike County state representative in the Alabama Legislature. Continue reading →
Prevention, Therapy May Be Key to Slowing Down How We Age Successfully
It is becoming increasingly clear that the biological rate of aging can be slowed, and Steven Austad, Ph.D., chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Biology, believes the geroscience hypothesis holds great promise for dramatic increases in life expectancies – including the eradication of many chronic health problems now and in future generations. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Ground Broken On Birmingham’s Railroad Park
Ground was broken October 6, 2006, on what would become Birmingham’s Railroad Park. The idea of creating a park centered on the city’s railroad reservation dates back to the 1970s. Continue reading →
On This Day in Alabama History: Charles Lindbergh Lands ‘Spirit of St. Louis’ in Birmingham
Aviator Charles Lindbergh landed the “Spirit of St. Louis,” the custom-built, single engine monoplane he flew across the Atlantic, at Birmingham’s Roberts Field on Oct. 5, 1927. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Hugo Black Seated On U.S. Supreme Court
Oct. 4, 1937: Hugo Black, a native of Clay County, took his seat as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: First Alabama Governor Born In Virginia
Alabama’s first governor, William Wyatt Bibb, was born Oct. 2, 1781, in Virginia. Bibb served as governor of Alabama Territory from 1817 to 1819 and the state of Alabama from 1819 to his death July 10, 1820. Continue reading →
On This Day In Alabama History: Howard College Held First Classes In Birmingham
Howard College held its first classes in the East Lake area of Birmingham on Oct. 1, 1887. The school, which was chartered on Dec. 29, 1841, had relocated from Marion in Perry County. Continue reading →
