Date Admitted to the Union:
December 14, 1819 - Alabama was the 22nd state.
Alabama State Capital:
Montgomery
State Nickname:
Yellowhammer State. According to the Alabama Department of Archives and History, the nickname began during the Civil War.
State Motto:
Audemus jura nostra defendere.
Translation: We Dare Defend Our Rights
Translation: We Dare Defend Our Rights
Alabama State Bird:
Yellowhammer
Alabama State Flower:
Camellia
Alabama State Tree:
Southern Longleaf Pine
Cities With Population Over 100,000:
- Birmingham
- Montgomery
- Mobile
- Huntsville
Ten Famous People From Alabama :
- Hank Aaron, Baseball Player
- George Washington Carver, Scientist
- Jefferson Davis, Civil War President of the Confederacy
- Helen Keller, Author
- Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader
- Harper Lee, Author
- Jesse Owens, Olympic Gold Medalist for Track and Field
- Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Activist
- Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State
- George Wallace, Politician
