Events in Montgomery, AL History
Jefferson Davis Confederate President
1861-02-04 Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time; Jefferson Davis elected President of Confederacy (US Civil War)
- 1861-02-08 Confederate States of America organizes in Montgomery, Alabama (US Civil War)
- 1861-02-18 Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery, Alabama (US Civil War)
- 1953-04-23 WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, Alabama (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1954-12-25 WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting
Rosa Parks
1955-12-01 Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1955-12-05 Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery, Alabama by Rosa Parks and other civil rights activists
Montgomery Improvement Association
1955-12-05 Montgomery Improvement Association formed by Ralph Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Edgar Nixon to support the Montgomery bus protest in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1956-12-20 Montgomery, Alabama removes race-based seat assignments on its buses
- 1961-05-20 White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1962-12-18 WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1964-03-12 WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting
Event of Interest
1965-03-21 Martin Luther King Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
- 1965-03-25 Martin Luther King Jr. leads 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1967-02-07 A fire at a restaurant in Montgomery, Alabama kills 25 people
- 2019-10-08 Montgomery, Alabama, home of the US civil rights movement, elects Steven Reed as its first black mayor in 200 years
Famous People from Montgomery, AL
Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975)
1899-04-11 African American chemist who received 130 patents, pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants, born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1900-07-24 Zelda Fitzgerald [née Sayre], American writer (This Side of Paradise) and wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1948)
Nat King Cole (1919-1965)
1919-03-17 American jazz pianist and pop vocalist ("Unforgettable", "Mona Lisa"), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1927-09-27 "Earring" George Mayweather, American blues harmonica player, born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1995)
- 1934-01-09 Bart Starr, American Pro Football HOF quarterback (Super Bowl MVP I, II; 5 × NFL C'ship; NFL MVP 1966; GB Packers), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2019)
- 1935-06-29 Johnnie Richardson, American R&B musician (Johnnie & Joe), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1988)
- 1936-01-14 Clarence Carter, American blues singer-songwriter ("Patches"), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1937-06-25 Eddie Floyd, American R&B singer-songwriter (The Falcons, 1957-63; solo - "Knock on Wood", "Raise Your Hand"), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1940-05-08 (Cathryn) "Toni" Tennille, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist (Captain & Tennille - "Love Will Keep Us Together") and female Beach Boy, born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1941-11-27 Henry Carr, American athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 4x400m 1964) and football safety (NY Giants), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2015)
- 1942-10-12 Melvin Franklin (né English), American R&B bass vocalist (The Temptations, 1960-94 - "Ball of Confusion"), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 1995)
- 1952-08-17 Kathryn C. Thornton, American astronaut (STS 33, 49, 61, 73), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1953-09-11 Tommy Shaw, American rock guitarist, and singer (Styx - "Come Sail Away"; Damn Yankees), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1955-07-09 Willie Wilson, American baseball player, born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1958-01-30 Brett Butler, American comedian (Grace-Grace Under Fire), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1959-07-04 Bill McCorvey, American country singer (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake"), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1961-10-31 Alonzo Babers, American track and field athlete, 400m/4X400m relay (Olympic gold 1984), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1962-07-18 Jensen Buchanan, American actress (Vicky/Marley-Another World), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1966-10-19 Dave Veres, pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1973-01-22 Reggie Barlow, American football wide receiver who won Super Bowl XXXVII TB Buccaneers; and coach Alabama State 2007–14, Virginia State 2016-21, born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1985-09-14 Delmon Young, American baseball player, born in Montgomery, Alabama
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr