Scotty Kirkland
Retrospect: Robert Wilby — an Alabama “movie man”
Robert Bailey Wilby found new ways to entice patrons to the theaters under his care.
Retrospect: The Alabama odyssey of Willard Warner
Warner started the Tecumseh Iron Works in Cherokee County, where he produced pig iron.
Retrospect: The Alabama origins of Olan Mills Inc.
The Nation's Studio blended Olan Mills' business savvy with Mary Mills' artistry to create portraits of citizens across the U.S.
Retrospect: The Selma Ordnance and Naval Foundry
Selma was key for the Confederacy, building cannon, small arms ammunition and outfitting ironclad vessels.
Retrospect: An Alabama woman invents a standard part on today’s autos
Alabamian Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper, filing a patent in 1903.
Builder Horace King left an elegant legacy in Alabama
From bridges to the staircase in the Alabama State Capitol to his stint as an Alabama state representative, Horace King left a legacy that endures
Retrospect: Charles T. Pollard was Alabama’s train pioneer
Charles T. Pollard was Alabama's train pioneer, creating a line that stretched from Selma, Alabama, to West Point, Georgia.
Retrospect: Requiem for Alabama-made Golden Flake snacks
While the kettles have stopped frying chips in Birmingham, Golden Flake snacks are still available on grocery shelves.
Retrospect: The Wright Brothers fly high over Montgomery in 1910
Orville Wright was an instructor at the first civilian flight school in the country in Montgomery.
Retrospect: The haircare empire of Velberta and Preston Chestnut
Preston and Velberta Chestnut launched their haircare products line through the Hair Research Laboratories Inc.