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

Alabama ranks fifth in the nation for the diversity of its flora, with nearly 4,000 pteridophyte and spermatophyte plant species.

Tuscaloosa served as Alabama’s capital from 1826 to 1846.

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

The northern part of Alabama, along the Tennessee River Valley, is most vulnerable to tornadoes.

Cahaba in Dallas County was Alabama’s first permanent state capital from 1820 to 1825.

Temperatures tend to be warmer in the southern part of Alabama due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, while the northern parts, especially in the Appalachian Mountains in the northeast, tend to be slightly cooler.

Industrial development related to World War II brought prosperity to Alabama. Rural workers moved to cities for better jobs, significantly increasing populations in cities like Mobile.

The economy of Alabama’s Black Belt region was built around large cotton plantations whose owners’ wealth grew mainly from slave labor. Southeastern planters and traders from the Upper South brought slaves with them as the cotton plantations in Alabama ...Read more

Historic snowfall events in Alabama include the New Year’s Eve 1963 snowstorm and the 1993 Storm of the Century.