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Alabama passed various segregation laws, including segregating jails in 1911, hospitals in 1915, toilets, hotels, and restaurants in 1928, and bus stop waiting rooms in 1945.
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
Alabama’s lowest recorded temperature is −27 °F (−33 °C), recorded on January 30, 1966, in New Market.
Alabama’s coastal counties, part of the former Spanish West Florida territory, officially became part of the United States in 1819 with the Adams–Onís Treaty.
The average annual temperature in Alabama is 64 °F (18 °C).
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
if you’re talking to Americans, “America” is totally chill. If you’re in an international crowd, “the U.S.” is safer.
if you’re talking to Americans, “America” is totally chill. If you’re in an international crowd, “the U.S.” is safer.
See lessThe use of state names derived from Native American languages is common in the U.S.; an estimated 26 states have names of Native American origin.
Alabama ranks fifth in the nation for the diversity of its flora, with nearly 4,000 pteridophyte and spermatophyte plant species.
Alabama has a total area of 52,419 square miles (135,760 km²).
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Alabama was -27°F (-32.8°C) on January 30, 1966, in New Market, located in Madison County in the northeastern part of the state. This remains the coldest official temperature in Alabama's history. Interestingly, on that same day, other parts of the state alsoRead more
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Alabama was -27°F (-32.8°C) on January 30, 1966, in New Market, located in Madison County in the northeastern part of the state. This remains the coldest official temperature in Alabama’s history.
Interestingly, on that same day, other parts of the state also saw extreme cold:
Birmingham dropped to -4°F (-20°C)
Mobile reached 13°F (-10.6°C)
Montgomery hit -5°F (-20.6°C), which is still its coldest on record
Before that, the previous record low was -18°F (-27.8°C), set in Valley Head in February 1905.
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