Alabama is home to roughly 307 native freshwater fish species.

Historical spellings of the word “Alabama” include Alibamo, Alibamu, Limamu, Alibamon, Alibamu, Alabamo, Alebamon, Alibama, Alibamou, Alabamu, and Allibamou.

Organized insurgent groups in Alabama included The Ku Klux Klan, the Pale Faces, Knights of the White Camellia, Red Shirts, and the White League.

Despite progress, Alabama continues to face challenges related to racial discrimination, economic disparities, and underrepresentation of urban areas. The Black Belt region, home to many African Americans, remains economically disadvantaged.

Hurricane Ivan caused over $18 billion in damage in Alabama, making it one of the most destructive storms to hit the state in modern history.

The capital of Alabama is Montgomery.

Alabama hosts 420 bird species that spend at least part of their year in the state.

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.

A company of cavalry soldiers from Huntsville, Alabama, joined Nathan Bedford Forrest’s battalion in Kentucky. Their uniforms had yellow trim, leading to them being nicknamed “Yellowhammer,” a name later applied to all Alabama troops in the Confederate Army.

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