Timeline of Montgomery, Alabama facts for kids
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
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19th century
- 1819 - Montgomery incorporated.
- 1821
- Montgomery Republican newspaper begins publication.
- Franklin Society founded.
- 1824 - Presbyterian church and Montgomery Light Infantry established.
- 1828 - Alabama State Library headquartered in Montgomery.
- 1833 - Montgomery Advertiser newspaper in publication.
- 1847 - Sons of Temperance formed.
- 1850 - Lehman Brothers in business.
- 1851 - Alabama State Capitol built.
- 1861
- February: Montgomery becomes capital of the Confederate States of America; First White House of the Confederacy established; Jefferson Davis sworn in as president.
- May 21: Confederate capitol relocated from Montgomery to Richmond, Virginia.
- 1864 - Atlanta-Montgomery railroad destroyed by Union forces.
- 1867 - Swayne School built.
- 1870 - Population: 10,588.
- 1873 - Chamber of Commerce established.
- 1877 - Second Colored Baptist Church established.
- 1887 - Normal School for Colored Students opens.
- 1889 - Hale Infirmary founded.
- 1898 - Confederate monument dedicated.
- 1899 - Montgomery Library Association organized.
20th century
- 1900 - Population: 30,346.
- 1901 - Alabama Department of Archives and History headquartered in Montgomery.
- 1902 - St. Margaret's Hospital founded.
- 1907 - Bell Building constructed.
- 1910
- Wright Flying School begins operating.
- William Gunter becomes mayor.
- 1913 - Rotary Club of Montgomery organized.
- 1914 - Empire Theater built.
- 1916 - Commission form of government adopted.
- 1926
- Junior League of Montgomery organized.
- Scottish Rite Temple constructed.
- 1927 - Jefferson Davis Hotel built.
- 1929
- Municipal airport begins operating.
- State Teachers College active.
- 1930 - Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts established.
- 1938 - Coca-Cola bottling facility in operation.
- 1940
- Population: 78,084.
- Veterans hospital begins operating.
- 1941 - Mayor William Gunter dies.
- 1942 - Montgomery Bible College founded.
- 1947 - Alabama Historical Association headquartered in city.
- 1948 - U.S. Maxwell Air Force Base established.
- 1949 - City of Montgomery Library established.
- 1950 - Population: 106,525.
- 1954 - WSFA television begins broadcasting.
- 1955 - December 1: Rosa Parks arrested; Montgomery Bus Boycott begins.
- 1956 - December 20: Racial segregration lawsuit Browder v. Gayle verdict takes effect; bus boycott ends.
- 1960 - Population: 134,393.
- 1961 - May 20: Freedom Riders attacked.
- 1964 - WKAB-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1965
- Selma to Montgomery marches for civil rights.
- March 25: Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers "How Long, Not Long" speech.
- 1967
- February 7: Dale's Penthouse fire.
- Auburn University at Montgomery established.
- Alabama Historical Commission headquartered in city.
- 1968 - Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery established.
- 1971 - Southern Poverty Law Center founded.
- 1972 - Montgomery Zoo opens.
- 1977
- Wynnsong 10 cinema in business.
- Emory Folmar becomes mayor.
- 1978 - Montgomery Genealogical Society established.
- 1980 - Population: 177,857.
- 1984 - Masjid Qasim Bilal El-Amin established.
- 1985 - Alabama Shakespeare Festival active.
- 1986 - Montgomery Area Food Bank established.
- 1989 - Civil Rights Memorial dedicated.
- 1990 - Population: 187,106.
- 1992 - Montgomery County Historical Society organized.
- 1995 - Equal Justice Initiative and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum established.
- 1996 - RSA Tower built.
- 1997 - City website online (approximate date).
- 1999 - Bobby Bright becomes mayor.
- 2000 - Population: 201,568 .
21st century
- 2005 - Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama factory begins operating.
- 2009
- Todd Strange becomes mayor.
- Sister city agreement established with Pietrasanta, Italy.
- 2010 - Population: 205,764.
- 2011 - Martha Roby becomes U.S. representative for Alabama's 2nd congressional district and Terri Sewell becomes U.S. representative for Alabama's 7th congressional district.
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