Hank Williams, Sr. Music runs deep in Alabama genes. I thought it would be fun to make a list of Alabamians that made it to the international spotlight for their music. It is astonishing that Alabama defied the odds and had three finalists on American Idol during the 13th season. The American Idol contenders in the 13th season were: Jess […]
On January 11, 1861, the Alabama Secession Convention passed an Ordinance of Secession, declaring Alabama a “Sovereign and Independent State.” By a vote of 61-39, Alabama becomes the fourth state to secede from the Union. (Alabama Department of Archives and History) When the southern states in the south began seceding from the United States of […]
Fire in Union Springs, – Accounts of Accidents and Interesting Happenings in Anniston and other places in Alabama on October 20, 1883 (Transcribed from Anniston Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama, October 20, 1883) ANNALS OF ALABAMA ITEMS GATHERED FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES Fire in Union Springs, – Accounts of Accidents and Interesting Happenings from the Mountains […]
Remember those summer days when — you spent evenings catching fireflies with your brothers and sisters while your parents visited family and friends. you and your family were all loaded up in the station wagon on a hot summer afternoon and you went to the "The Spinning Wheel" in Birmingham, Alabama for those big frosty […]
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