Below are five interesting facts about October 1 in Alabama history:

1. On October 1, 1880, the first medical school in Alabama was founded. It was called Alabama Medical College, and it was established in Mobile. It was the first medical school to be established in the state, and it graduated its first class in 1881.

2. On October 1, 1953, the first public television station in Alabama was broadcasted. The station was called WCIQ, and it was located in Mount Cheaha. It was part of the Alabama Educational Television Network, and it provided educational programming to schools across the state.

3. On October 1, 1967, a new state constitution took effect in Alabama. It was the fifth constitution in the state's history, and it was the first constitution to provide for the election of the governor and the lieutenant governor as a team.

4. On October 1, 1973, the first female lawyer was admitted to the Alabama State Bar Association. Her name was Bernice Donald, and she later became the first female African American federal judge to be appointed to the United States District Court.

5. On October 1, 2018, a statue of civil rights leader and former U.S. Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels was unveiled in Selma, Alabama. The statue was erected to honor the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate, who represented the state of Mississippi during Reconstruction.