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of the city of

Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...

, USA.

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 - ''

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'' newspaper in publication. * 1847 - Sons of Temperance formed. * 1850 -

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in business. * 1851 -

Alabama State Capitol The Alabama State Capitol, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the First Confederate Capitol, is the state capitol building for Alabama. Located on Capitol Hill, originally Goat Hill, in Montgomery, it was declared a National ...

built. * 1861 ** February: Montgomery becomes capital of the

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; First White House of the Confederacy established; Jefferson Davis sworn in as president. ** May 21: Confederate capitol relocated from Montgomery to

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. * 1864 -

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-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. * 1900 - Population: 30,346.

20th century

* 1901 -

Alabama Department of Archives and History The Alabama Department of Archives and History is the official repository of archival records for the U.S. state of Alabama. Under the direction of Thomas M. Owen its founder, the agency received state funding by an act of the Alabama Legislatu ...

headquartered in Montgomery. * 1902 - St. Margaret's Hospital founded. * 1907 - Bell Building constructed. * 1910 **

Wright Flying School The Wright Flying School, also known as the Wright School of Aviation, was operated by the Wright Company from 1910 to 1916 and trained 119 individuals to fly Wright airplanes. History Orville Wright began training students on March 19, 1910 in M ...

begins operating. ** William Gunter becomes mayor. * 1913 -

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of Montgomery organized. * 1914 - Empire Theater built. * 1916 - Commission form of government adopted. * 1926 **

Junior League The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (Junior League or JL) is a private, nonprofit educational women's volunteer organization aimed at improving communities and the social, cultural, and political fabric of civil society. With ...

of Montgomery organized. ** Scottish Rite Temple constructed. * 1927 -

Jefferson Davis Hotel The Jefferson Davis Hotel is a former hotel located in Montgomery, Alabama. It was named for Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America. Built in 1927, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 1 ...

built. * 1929 ** Municipal airport begins operating. ** State Teachers College active. * 1930 ** WSFA

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begins broadcasting. **

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is a museum located in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, featuring several art collections. The permanent collection includes examples of 19th- and 20th-century American paintings and sculpture, Southern regional art, Ol ...

established. * 1938 **

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bottling facility in operation. ** WCOV radio begins broadcasting. * 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 Maxwell Air Force Base , officially known as Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force (USAF) installation under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC). The installation is located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. O ...

established. * 1949 - City of Montgomery Library established. * 1950 - Population: 106,525. * 1953 - WCOV-TV (

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) begins broadcasting. * 1954 -

WSFA WSFA (channel 12) is a television station in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside Low-power broadcasting#Television, low-power, Class A television service, Class A Telemundo affiliate ...

television begins broadcasting. * 1955 - December 1:

Rosa Parks Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the ...

arrested;

Montgomery bus boycott The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a foundational event in the civil rights movement in the United States ...

begins. * 1956 - December 20: Racial segregation lawsuit ''

Browder v. Gayle ''Browder v. Gayle'', 142 F. Supp. 707 (1956),''Browder v. Gayle''
14 ...

'' verdict takes effect; bus boycott ends. * 1960 - Population: 134,393. * 1961 - May 20:

Freedom Riders Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions ''Morgan v. Virginia' ...

attacked. * 1964 - WKAB-TV begins broadcasting. * 1965 ** March 7–25:

Selma to Montgomery marches The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches, held in 1965, along the 54-mile (87 km) highway from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were organized by nonviolent activists to demonstrate the ...

for

voting rights Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise, is the right to vote in public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally in English, the right to v ...

. ** March 25:

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...

delivers "

How Long, Not Long "How Long, Not Long" is the popular name given to the public speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this speech after the completion of the Selma to M ...

" speech. * 1967 ** February 7: Dale's Penthouse fire. **

Auburn University at Montgomery Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) is a public university in Montgomery, Alabama. Established by an act of the Alabama Legislature in 1967, it is governed by the Auburn University Board of Trustees as a member of the Auburn University syste ...

established. **

Alabama Historical Commission The Alabama Historical Commission is the historic preservation agency for the U.S. state of Alabama. The agency was created by an act of the state legislature in 1966 with a mission of safeguarding Alabama’s historic buildings and sites. It consi ...

headquartered in city. * 1968 - Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery established. * 1971 -

Southern Poverty Law Center The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, it is known for its legal cases against white su ...

founded. * 1972 -

Montgomery Zoo Montgomery Zoo is a zoo located on the north side of Montgomery, Alabama. The zoo is an independent city department, and is supported in part by The Montgomery Area Zoolocal Society. It is home to approximately 750 animals representing 140 specie ...

opens. * 1977 ** Wynnsong 10 cinema in business. **

Emory Folmar Emory McCord Folmar (June 3, 1930 – November 11, 2011) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, from 1977 to 1999. Although the mayor's office is nonpartisan, Folmar was known to be a Republican. Backgr ...

becomes mayor. * 1978 - Montgomery Genealogical Society established. * 1980 - Population: 177,857. * 1984 - Masjid Qasim Bilal El-Amin established. * 1985 -

Alabama Shakespeare Festival The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) is among the ten largest Shakespeare festivals in the world. The festival is permanently housed in the Carolyn Blount Theatre in Montgomery, Alabama. ASF puts on 6-9 productions annually, typically includi ...

active. * 1986 - Montgomery Area Food Bank established. * 1989 -

Civil Rights Memorial The Civil Rights Memorial is an American memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, created by Maya Lin. The names of 41 people are inscribed on the granite fountain as martyrs who were killed in the civil rights movement. The memorial is sponsored by t ...

dedicated. * 1990 - Population: 187,106. * 1992 - Montgomery County Historical Society organized. * 1995 - Equal Justice Initiative and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum established. * 1997 - City website online (approximate date). * 1999 -

Bobby Bright Bobby Neal Bright Sr. (born July 21, 1952) is an American former lawyer, farmer, and former politician who served as a U.S. Representative and was previously the three term Mayor of Montgomery, Alabama. He served from 2009 to 2011 as the Represe ...

becomes mayor. * 2000 - Population: 201,568.

21st century

* 2005 -

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (commonly called HMMA) is an automobile factory in Montgomery, Alabama. History It was incorporated as a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company of South Korea on April 12, 2002. Construction completed in June 2 ...

factory begins operating. * 2009 **

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becomes mayor. ** Sister city agreement established with

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, Italy. * 2010 - Population: 205,764. * 2011 -

Martha Roby Martha Kehres Roby ( ; née Dubina; born July 26, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she defeated the incumbent Democratic U.S. Representati ...

becomes

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for

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and

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becomes

for

Alabama's 7th congressional district Alabama's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. The district encompasses Choctaw County, Alabama, Choctaw, Dallas County, Alab ...

. * 2018 - April:

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unveiled. * 2019 - Steven Reed becomes mayor. * 2020 - Population: 200,603.{{cite web , url = https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/montgomerycityalabama ** Montgomery records highest homicides total. https://www.wsfa.com/2021/02/26/montgomery-police-chief-addresses-homicide-rate/ * 2021 - Montgomery records highest homicide rate in history. At 77 homicides.

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American Guide Series The American Guide Series includes books and pamphlets published from 1937 to 1941 under the auspices of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP), a Depression-era program that was part of the larger Works Progress Administration in the United States. T ...

, author = Federal Writers' Project , date = 1941 , chapter=Montgomery , hdl=2027/uc1.b4469723?urlappend=%3Bseq=298 , chapter-url= http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4469723?urlappend=%3Bseq=298 , author-link=Federal Writers' Project * {{cite book , title=Code of the city of Montgomery, Alabama, 1952 , url= http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001754377 , via=Hathi Trust * Clanton W. Williams. The Early History of Montgomery and Incidentally of the State of Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1976 * {{cite book, first=Lynda, last=Brown, title=Alabama History: An Annotated Bibliography , year=1998, publisher=Greenwood Press , isbn=978-0-313-28223-2 , chapter=Chronology , chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FkBQbq2Rv4AC&pg=PR15 , display-authors=etal ;Published in the 21st century * {{cite book, author=J. Mills Thornton, title=Dividing Lines: Municipal Politics and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma , year= 2002, publisher=University of Alabama Press, isbn=978-0-8173-1170-4 , chapter=Montgomery , chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XC7DlNowvSkC&pg=PA20 , pages=20–140 * {{cite book, author=Paul T. Hellmann, title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States , year=2006, publisher=Routledge, isbn=1-135-94859-3, chapter=Alabama: Montgomery , chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA17 , page= 16+ , ref = {{harvid, Hellmann, 2006 * {{cite book, author=Wesley Phillips Newton, title=Montgomery in the Good War: Portrait of a Southern City, 1939-1946 , year= 2010, publisher=University of Alabama Press, isbn=978-0-8173-5632-3 , ref = {{harvid, Newton, 2010 * {{cite book, author=Jeffrey C. Benton, title=Respectable and Disreputable: Leisure Time in Antebellum Montgomery , year= 2013, publisher=NewSouth Books, isbn=978-1-60306-229-9 , ref = {{harvid, Benton, 2013 {{refend

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