Tuscaloosa served as Alabama’s capital from 1826 to 1846.
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Invertebrates in Alabama include 97 crayfish species and 383 mollusk species.
About three-fifths of Alabama’s land area is part of the Gulf Coastal Plain, a gentle plain that descends towards the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico.
During Reconstruction, Alabama was represented in Congress by three African-American congressmen: Jeremiah Haralson, Benjamin S. Turner, and James T. Rapier.
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.
Labor Day is recognized globally, often under different names. For example:English: Labor Day Arabic: ΨΉΩΨ― Ψ§ΩΨΉΩ Ψ§Ω German: Tag der Arbeit Hebrew: ΧΧΧ ΧΧ€ΧΧΧͺ ΧΧΧΧΧΧΧ¨ Korean: λ Έλμ Norwegian: Arbeidernes dag Spanish: DΓa del Trabajo
The Wetumpka crater is a 5-mile (8 km)-wide meteorite impact crater located in Elmore County, just north of Montgomery. It is considered Alabama’s greatest natural disaster, created by a meteorite impact about 80 million years ago.
The expedition of Hernando de Soto passed through Mabila and other parts of Alabama in 1540.
The Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (SECC) is a major component of the religion of the Mississippian peoples, understood through artifacts from archaeological excavations at sites like Moundville in Alabama. Contrary to popular belief, the SECC appears to have developed independently ...Read more
Greater Birmingham is Alabama’s largest metropolitan area and its economic center.