August - Japan's first pulsator-type washing machine, SW-53, is launched, a milestone in Japan's consumer electronics boom. SANYO's first black-and-white television model, the 17-C231, is launched. 1956: Production of the first transistor radio, the model 6C-1, commenced. 1957: SANYO's first refrigerator model, the SR-350, is launched. 1958
You are here. Brundidge. Brundidge is located in Pike County in southeast Alabama; it is the county's second-largest city and has a mayor/council form of government. Brundidge markets itself as the Antique City, owing to the number of antique stores in its historic downtown area.
Adoption of the Alabama State Bird. The bill to make the yellow-hammer the official bird of Alabama was introduced in the Alabama Legislature by Representative Thomas E. Martin of Montgomery County. The yellow-hammer became the official bird of Alabama when the legislation was signed by Governor David Bibb Graves on September 6, 1927.