1946 — A devastating and deadly tornado struck the western portion of the city. The tornado killed 26 people, injured 293 others, and caused a city-wide blackout which lasted for hours.[16][17]
1947 - Alabama Historical Association headquartered in city.[citation needed]
2021 - Montgomery records highest homicide rate in history. At 77 homicides.
2023 - On August 6, 2023, a violent brawl largely along racial lines occurs when three White men attack a Black co-captain of the Harriott II riverboat on a dock in Riverfront Park.[34]
↑ Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant tornadoes, 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Environmental Films. pp.922–925. ISBN1-879362-03-1.
Tintgail Club (1920), Official guide to the city of Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery: Paragon Press, OL24158387M
Thomas McAdory Owen (1921). "Montgomery". History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Vol.2. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp.1037–1040. hdl:2027/mdp.39015078279422.
J. Mills Thornton (2002). "Montgomery". Dividing Lines: Municipal Politics and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma. University of Alabama Press. pp.20–140. ISBN978-0-8173-1170-4.
"(City: Montgomery)". Alabama Repositories Directory. Alabama Department of Archives & History. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. A listing of public entities and private organizations holding historical records, artifacts, and other cultural heritage materials
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