Alabama’s economy shifted away from traditional industries like lumber, steel, and textiles due to increased foreign competition. New industries, such as technology and automobile manufacturing, emerged, with Huntsville benefiting from the opening of the George C. Marshall Space Flight ...Read more
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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.
The 1901 Constitution of Alabama included provisions for voter registration that effectively disenfranchised large portions of the population, including nearly all African Americans, Native Americans, and tens of thousands of poor European Americans. It also required racial segregation of ...Read more
Historical spellings of the word “Alabama” include Alibamo, Alibamu, Limamu, Alibamon, Alibamu, Alabamo, Alebamon, Alibama, Alibamou, Alabamu, and Allibamou.
Huntsville served as Alabama’s temporary capital from 1819 to 1820.
Historic snowfall events in Alabama include the New Year’s Eve 1963 snowstorm and the 1993 Storm of the Century.
Alabama is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida to the south, and Mississippi to the west.
High-profile events such as the Selma to Montgomery marches made Alabama a major focal point of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
About three-fifths of Alabama’s land area is part of the Gulf Coastal Plain, a gentle plain that descends towards the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
Alabama doesnβt usually see much snow, but there have been some historic events that locals still talk about: February 1899 β The Great Blizzard of 1899 One of the most extreme winters in U.S. history. Parts of Alabama saw heavy snow and record cold temperatures. January 1982 β The Snowstorm of β82Read more
Alabama doesnβt usually see much snow, but there have been some historic events that locals still talk about:
In general, most of Alabama gets light snow once a year, if at all, so any multi-inch snowfall is a big deal and remembered by locals.
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