St. Stephens, now abandoned, served as the territorial capital from 1817 to 1819.
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During and after World War II, Alabama’s economy diversified with new industries, leading to economic growth.
The elevation in Alabama ranges from sea level at Mobile Bay to 2,413 feet (735 m) at Mount Cheaha in the northeast.
By 1903, only 2,980 African Americans were registered to vote in Alabama, despite at least 74,000 being literate. This was a sharp decline from the more than 181,000 eligible to vote in 1900.
Thomas Bassett was a loyalist to the British monarchy during the Revolutionary era and one of the earliest white settlers in Alabama outside Mobile. He settled in the Tombigbee District during the early 1770s.
Alabama has the second-largest inland waterway system in the United States.
A super outbreak of 62 tornadoes hit Alabama in April 2011, killing 238 people and devastating many communities.
The Rosenwald Fund helped fund the construction of schools for African American children in Alabama. Between 1913 and 1937, 387 schools, seven teachers’ houses, and several vocational buildings were built with partial funding from the Rosenwald Fund.
Alabama has a coastline along the Gulf of Mexico on the extreme southern edge of the state.
"America" can mean the whole continents—North America and South America together. So it’s like the big landmass with tons of countries. But most people, especially in casual talk, use "America" to mean just the United States. Saying "America" instead of "the United States" isn’t usually offensive, bRead more
“America” can mean the whole continents—North America and South America together. So it’s like the big landmass with tons of countries. But most people, especially in casual talk, use “America” to mean just the United States.
Saying “America” instead of “the United States” isn’t usually offensive, but some folks from other countries in the Americas might roll their eyes because it feels like the US is claiming the whole continent’s name for itself. It’s kinda like calling yourself “the world” when you’re just one part of it.
But honestly, in everyday conversation, calling the US “America” is super common and most people don’t get salty about it. Just depends on who you’re talking to!
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