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Alabama (/ˌæləˈbæmə/ AL-ə-BAM-ə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states.

Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery, and its largest city by population and area is Huntsville. Its oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists (Alabama Creoles) in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana. Greater Birmingham is Alabama's largest metropolitan area and its economic center.

Originally home to many native tribes, present-day Alabama was a Spanish territory beginning in the sixteenth century until the French acquired it in the early eighteenth century. The British won the territory in 1763 until losing it in the American Revolutionary War. Spain held Mobile as part of Spanish West Florida until 1813. In December 1819, Alabama was recognized as a state. During the antebellum period, Alabama was a major producer of cotton, and widely used African American slave labor. In 1861, the state seceded from the United States to become part of the Confederate States of America, with Montgomery acting as its first capital, and rejoined the Union in 1868. Following the American Civil War, Alabama would suffer decades of economic hardship, in part due to agriculture and a few cash crops being the main driver of the state's economy. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws from the late 19th century up until the 1960s. High-profile events such as the Selma to Montgomery march made the state a major focal point of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. (Full article...)

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The National Historic Landmarks in Alabama represent Alabama's history from the precolonial era, through the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Space Age. There are 39 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Alabama, which are located in 18 of the state's 67 counties. Five of the NHLs in the state have military significance, eight are significant examples of a particular architectural style, six are archaeological sites, seven played a role in the African American struggle for civil rights, and five are associated with the development of the U.S. Space Program. One site in Alabama was designated an NHL, but the designation was subsequently removed. The National Historic Landmark program is administered by the National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior. The National Park Service determines which properties meet NHL criteria and makes nomination recommendations after an owner notification process. The Secretary of the Interior reviews nominations and, based on a set of predetermined criteria, makes a decision on NHL designation or a determination of eligibility for designation. Both public and privately owned properties are designated as NHLs. This designation provides indirect, partial protection of the historic integrity of the properties, via tax incentives, grants, monitoring of threats, and other means. Owners may object to the nomination of the property as an NHL. When this is the case the Secretary of the Interior can only designate a site as eligible for designation. (Full article...)

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Terrell Eldorado Owens (/ˈtɛrəl/; born December 7, 1973), nicknamed "T.O.", is an American former football wide receiver who played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, Owens ranks third in NFL history in career receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.

After playing college football and basketball at Chattanooga, Owens was selected in the third round of the 1996 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Owens was a member of the team for seven seasons until he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004. Two years later, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys, where he spent three seasons. Owens' NFL career subsequently concluded after one season each with the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. He also played for the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2012 and returned to professional football in 2022 with Fan Controlled Football (FCF). (Full article...)

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Image 1Mississippi Territory changes 1798–1817. (from History of Alabama)
Image 2The Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in Montgomery. It houses the Supreme Court of Alabama, Alabama Court of Civil Appeals, and Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. (from Alabama)
Image 3The Moundville Archaeological Site in Hale County. It was occupied by Native Americans of the Mississippian culture from 1000 to 1450 CE. (from Alabama)
Image 4The Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, one of the largest shopping centers in the southeast (from Alabama)
Image 5Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham (from Alabama)
Image 6The inauguration of Jefferson Davis in Montgomery on February 18, 1861. (from History of Alabama)
Image 7The Islamic Center of Tuscaloosa (from Alabama)
Image 8Airbus Mobile Engineering Center at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile (from Alabama)
Image 9The Natural Bridge Rock in Winston County is the longest natural bridge east of the Rockies. (from Alabama)
Image 10William J. Samford Hall at Auburn University (from Alabama)
Image 11Harrison Plaza at the University of North Alabama in Florence. The school was chartered as LaGrange College by the Alabama Legislature in 1830. (from Alabama)
Image 12Flag of Alabama (from History of Alabama)
Image 13Regions Field in Birmingham (from Alabama)
Image 141823 Map of Alabama (from History of Alabama)
Image 15Aerial view of the port of Mobile (from Alabama)
Image 16Ono Island in Baldwin County (from Alabama)
Image 17Union Army troops occupying Courthouse Square in Huntsville, following its capture and occupation by federal forces in 1864 (from Alabama)
Image 18Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in Montgomery in 2010 (from Alabama)
Image 19Cathedral Caverns in Marshall County (from Alabama)
Image 20Von Braun Center in Huntsville (from Alabama)
Image 21Members of the Alabama state legislature on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery during Reconstruction (1872) (from History of Alabama)
Image 22Alabama's population density, 2010 (from Alabama)
Image 23Map of Alabama from the National Atlas of the United States (2007) (from Alabama)

Map of counties in Alabama by racial plurality, per the 2020 census

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Image 25The developing skyline of Birmingham in 1915 (from Alabama)
Image 26Blast furnaces such as the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company's Ensley Works made Birmingham an important center for iron production in the early 20th century. (from History of Alabama)
Image 271725 map of Mobile, Alabama's first permanent European settlement (from History of Alabama)
Image 28Interstate 59 (co-signed with Interstate 20) approaching Interstate 65 in downtown Birmingham (from Alabama)
Image 29Cliffs at the rim of the Wetumpka meteorite crater (from Alabama)
Image 30Artists conception of Moundville, a Mississippian culture site on the Black Warrior River in Hale County (from History of Alabama)
Image 31Dauphin Street in Mobile (from Alabama)
Image 32Senator Doug Jones won a special election in 2017. (from Alabama)
Image 33Vestavia Hills High School in the suburbs of Birmingham (from Alabama)
Image 34Artist's conception of the Taskigi Site, a fortified mound and village near Wetumpka, Alabama (from History of Alabama)
Image 35Terminal at the Montgomery Regional Airport in Montgomery (from Alabama)
Image 36Mobile is the birthplace of Mardi Gras in the U.S. (from Alabama)
Image 37The Space Shuttle Enterprise being tested at Marshall Space Flight Center in 1978 (from Alabama)
Image 38Republican Kay Ivey is the governor of Alabama as of 2024. (from Alabama)
Image 39Lighthouse on Guntersville Lake (from Alabama)
Image 40Mercedes-Benz U.S. International in Tuscaloosa County was the first automotive facility to locate within the state. (from Alabama)
Image 41Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville (from Alabama)
Image 42Alabama's beaches are one of the state's major tourist destinations. (from Alabama)
Image 43Ethnic origins in Alabama (from Alabama)
Image 44Bryant–Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa (from Alabama)
Image 45Regions-Harbert Plaza, Regions Center, and Wells Fargo Tower in Birmingham's financial district (from Alabama)
Image 46Shelby Hall, School of Computing, at the University of South Alabama in Mobile (from Alabama)
Image 47Tornado damage in Phil Campbell following the statewide April 27, 2011, tornado outbreak (from Alabama)
Image 48The State Capitol Building in Montgomery, completed in 1851 (from Alabama)
Image 49The former Mount Sinai School in rural Autauga County, completed in 1919. It was one of the 387 Rosenwald Schools built in the state. (from Alabama)
Image 50The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail has a large economic impact on the state. (from Alabama)
Image 51A stand of Cahaba lilies (Hymenocallis coronaria) in the Cahaba River, within the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge (from Alabama)
Image 52The main house, built in 1833, at Thornhill in Greene County. It is a former Black Belt plantation. (from Alabama)
Image 53Temple B'Nai Sholom in Huntsville, established in 1876. It is the oldest synagogue building in continuous use in the state. (from Alabama)
Image 54Highlands United Methodist Church in Birmingham, part of the Five Points South Historic District (from Alabama)

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... that Bob Albright won his first primary election for the Alabama House of Representatives against a neighbor who lived on the same street as him?
... that the USFL is in talks with officials from Birmingham, Alabama, with the goal of hosting the entirety of the 2022 USFL season in the city?
... that Symphyotrichum kentuckiense, the Kentucky aster, is only found on limestone cedar glades and limestone roadsides in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee?
... that Bryan Brinyark finished second in an election to the Alabama House of Representatives just 15 votes behind his opponent, but later won a runoff election?
... that Huntsville, Alabama, is nicknamed Rocket City?
... that Alabama radio station WTQX was picketed over the alleged systematic firing of its existing staff by new management?

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