Alabama
Alabama is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states.
Some of the key events about Alabama
- 1814Creek War ended with forced cession of 23 million acres of Native American land to the United States
- 1819Alabama became the 22nd state to join the United States
- 1861The Confederate States of America was founded in Montgomery
- 1861Alabama seceded from the Union, joining the Confederate States of America
- 1880The University of Alabama established its first football team
- 1901Alabama adopted its current state constitution
- 1901Alabama Constitution established racial segregation and disenfranchised African Americans
- 1931Scottsboro Boys trials began, highlighting racial injustice in the state's legal system
- 1941The Tuskegee Airmen program was established to train African American pilots
- 1955The Montgomery Bus Boycott began, sparking the Civil Rights Movement
- 1955Montgomery Bus Boycott started after the arrest of a Black woman for refusing to give up her bus seat
- 1963Birmingham church bombing killed four young African American girls
- 1965The Selma to Montgomery marches led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act
- 1965Bloody Sunday occurred when civil rights marchers were attacked by state troopers in Selma
- 1969The Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville played a crucial role in the Apollo 11 moon landing
- 1977Deadly tornado outbreak killed 22 people and injured over 100 across the state
- 1989The Mercedes-Benz U.S. International plant opened in Vance, boosting the state's automotive industry
- 2006The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opened in Montgomery to honor victims of lynching
- 2010Deepwater Horizon oil spill severely impacted Alabama's coastal ecosystems and economy
- 2011Devastating tornado outbreak killed 238 people in Alabama, causing widespread destruction
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