Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state on December 14, 1819.

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

The Alabama Territory was created by the United States Congress on March 3, 1817.

“Dixie Alley” refers to the area of Alabama and Mississippi that is most affected by tornadoes, as distinct from the Tornado Alley of the Southern Plains.

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

The peak tornado season varies across Alabama, with a primary season in the spring and a secondary season in November and December.

The Spanish were the first Europeans to reach Alabama during their exploration of North America in the 16th century.

Alabama has a total area of 52,419 square miles (135,760 km²).

Alabama ranks ninth in the number of deaths from lightning and tenth in the number of deaths from lightning strikes per capita.

The Great Migration led tens of thousands of African Americans from rural Alabama to seek opportunities in northern and midwestern cities, significantly affecting Alabama’s population growth rate from 1910 to 1920.