1. In 1963, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama for violating a anti-protest parade ordinance. This arrest resulted in King's imprisonment and the famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail."

2. On October 6, 1931, Alabama football legend Paul "Bear" Bryant played his first college football game as a member of the University of Alabama's varsity team. Bryant went on to become one of the most successful football coaches in history.

3. On this day in 1936, the Alabama Theatre opened its doors in Birmingham. This historic theater has hosted a wide variety of events and performers over the years, including concerts, plays, and movies.

4. In 1949, the Auburn-Opelika area was hit by a devastating tornado on October 6. The tornado caused widespread damage and resulted in the deaths of 10 people.

5. On this day in 1984, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a spacewalk. Sullivan, who was born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, went on to become a prominent member of NASA's astronaut corps before her retirement from the agency in 2020.