Notable civil rights events in Alabama included the Montgomery bus boycott (1955–1956), Freedom Rides in 1961, and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. These events contributed to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting ...Read more

Historic snowfall events in Alabama include the New Year’s Eve 1963 snowstorm and the 1993 Storm of the Century.

Alabama’s economy in the 21st century is based on automotive, finance, tourism, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.

On January 30, 1846, the Alabama legislature announced it had voted to move the capital city from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery. The first legislative session in the new capital met in December 1847.

Alabama is part of the subtropical coniferous forest biome.

While part of the same large language family, the Muskogean-speaking tribes in Alabama developed distinct cultures and languages.

Alabama’s population increased from under 10,000 people in 1810 to more than 300,000 people by 1830.

Politically, as part of the Deep South, Alabama is predominantly a conservative state and is known for its Southern culture.

Among the historical tribes living in present-day Alabama at the time of European contact were the Cherokee, an Iroquoian language people; and the Muskogean-speaking Alabama (Alibamu), Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Koasati.

Alabama was under military rule from the end of the war in May 1865 until its official restoration to the Union in 1868.