20 Facts About Alabama
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Alabama helped to put the first man on the moon.
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Huntsville is known as the rocket capital of the world.
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The world's first open heart surgery happened in Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama to be exact.
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The Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American flying unit in the Air Force, trained in Alabama.
Their accomplishments paved the way for the desegregation of the military.
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Alabama has the best hot links.
There is a difference between Alabama hot links and hot links made elsewhere. It is worth it to have someone bring you back a batch if they are traveling to Alabama.
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Alabama was one of the first states to make Christmas a legal holiday.
Yea Alabama!
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A native of Alabama developed the Cherokee alphabet
Sequoyah to be exact.
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Alabama's nickname is the Heart of Dixie.
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Alabamans are very friendly.
They will often drop by to visit.
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The Confederate flag was designed and first flown in Alabama.
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Baseball player Hank Aaron was born in Alabama.
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Alabama contains the only monument in the world to boll weevil.
The Mexican Boll Weevil Monument is located in Enterprise, Alabama. The damage caused by the boll weevil probably motivated farmers to pursue other crops in addition to cotton.
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Alabama was the original home of the Creek Indians.
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If you live in Magnolia Springs, the postman delivers the mail by boat.
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The first 911 call was made in Alabama in the 1960s
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Old Saint Stephens was the first state capital
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Alabama has one of the longest constitutions in the United States
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Alabama is the 22nd state of the United States
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The state name comes from the Choctaw language and means Choctaw meaning thicket-clearers or vegetation-gatherers.
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The Mardi Gras originated in Alabama.
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The Selma to Montgomery March happened in Alabama
This non-violent march helped highlight the issues black people faced when trying to vote.
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