1875:

Alderman William H. Morris took office.
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1951:

Sybil at Sunset. Photo credit: st-carrie/Flickr.com
The first meeting of the Vestavia Hills City Council was held.
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January 1
1910:
Elyton, Ensley, Wylam and other communities became part of the city of Birmingham as part of the Greater Birmingham legislation.
1947:
The city’s first FM station, WAFM-FM went on the air.
January 2
1873:
The National Bank of Birmingham opened to the public.
2007:
Dixon & Willoughby went on the air at a station in Orlando.
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December 29:
1873
Oak Hill Cemetery was formally sold to the City of Birmingham.
December 30:
1946:
Politician Gary White was born.
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1857:
Physician and co-founder of Children’s Hospital Thomas Duke Parke was born.
1950:
Former U. S. Ambassador Margaret Tutwiler was born in Birmingham.
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1933:
Pastor James Crutcher was born in Kentucky.
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1927:
After screening a movie there the day before, Paramount President Adolph Zukor proclaimed the Alabama Theatre to be “The Showplace of the South.”
1951:
Bull Connor was arrested after being found in a hotel room with his secretary.
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