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Retrospect: An Alabama woman invents a standard part on today’s autos

Alabamian Mary Anderson invented the windshield wiper, filing a patent in 1903.

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: A look at the history of the Alabama Penny Savings Bank

Founded in Birmingham in 1890, the Alabama Penny Savings Bank was the first financial institution in the state-owned and operated by African Americans

The Alabama origin of Lehman Bros.

In New York harbor on a mid-September day in 1844, a long voyage to America came to an end for a 21-year-old Bavarian man...

Retrospect: L.C. Priester — The Pecan King

The story of Huntsville's Keller Motors Corp.

Retrospect: The story of Keller Motors Corp.

The story of Huntsville's Keller Motors Corp.

Retrospect: The Birmingham & Southeastern Railroad

In March 1950, Mobilians were treated to a top-to-bottom tour of the Waterman Steamship Corp.’s new headquarters.
Mobile in 1950s

Retrospect: The opening of Mobile’s Waterman Building, 1950

In March 1950, Mobilians were treated to a top-to-bottom tour of the Waterman Steamship Corp.’s new headquarters.

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