Alabama remained chiefly agricultural, with an economy tied to cotton. The state constitution of 1868 created Alabama’s first public school system and expanded women’s rights. Legislators funded public road and railroad projects, despite allegations of fraud and misappropriation.
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Alabama’s lowest recorded temperature is −27 °F (−33 °C), recorded on January 30, 1966, in New Market.
People celebrate Labor Day with picnics, sports events, and street parades. The American football season also begins on—or around—Labor Day.
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.
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A super outbreak of 62 tornadoes hit Alabama in April 2011, killing 238 people and devastating many communities.
Tuscaloosa served as Alabama’s capital from 1826 to 1846.
Labor Day has deep roots in the labor movement, with efforts to improve working conditions in America dating back over 130 years. It is also known as International Workers’ Day or May Day, celebrated on May 1 internationally.
North Alabama is mostly mountainous, with the Tennessee River creating numerous creeks, streams, rivers, mountains, and lakes.
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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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