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The State of Alabama, also known as the "Heart of Dixie," is a state located in the Southern United States of America. Alabama is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. The twenty-second state admitted to the Union, Alabama seceded from the union in 1861 to become part of the Confederate States of America. Following the Civil War Alabama was readmitted to the union in 1868.
Until World War II, Alabama, like many Southern states, remained mired in poverty. In the years following the war, Alabama emerged as a growing economic power as the economy of the state transitioned from agriculture to diversified interests in heavy manufacturing, mineral extraction, education, and high technology. Today, the state is heavily invested in the aerospace, education, health care, banking, and various heavy industries including automobile manufacturing and mineral extraction and steel production and fabrication.
Alabama is officially nicknamed the Yellowhammer state. The capital is Montgomery and the largest city is Birmingham.
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News from The Birmingham News
Forecast: Sunny start to weekend in the Birmingham area
Mar 19, 2010 1:40 am
Friday and Saturday will both be mostly sunny with highs near 72. The weekend will get off to a sunny start in the Birmingham area, according to the National Weath...
FBI on Natalee Holloway: Looking into photo taken by tourist
Mar 18, 2010 11:59 pm
Agents to visit with Pennsylvania couple on Friday. John F. Muldowney holds a photo in his home in Manheim, Pa., Thursday, March 18, 2010, that his wife Patti took...
Mar 18, 2010 9:15 pm
Elmore County solves year-old rape; Dothan police seek homicide leads; 3 hurt in Etowah ambulance accident; Franklin County woman dies in crash Links to news sto...
Aruban police say they will look into skeleton photo
Mar 18, 2010 7:50 pm
Deputy Chief says Holloway investigation remains active In this October 2009 underwater photo provided by John F. Muldowney, is shown a portion of the ocean floor ...
Pennsylvania couple's photo draws attention back to Natalee Holloway case
Mar 18, 2010 6:15 pm
Media attention puts couple in spotlight John F. Muldowney holds a photo in his home in Manheim, Pa., Thursday, March 18, 2010, that his wife Patti took while the ...
Pennsylvania couple think they may have found Natalee Holloway's skeleton
Mar 18, 2010 4:01 pm
Vacation dive photo shows image they consider skeleton The Birmingham NewsNatalee Holloway (Birmingham News file)A Pennsylvania couple who went snorkeling on a va...
Calhoun County judge faces liens for unpaid state and city taxes
Mar 18, 2010 11:40 am
The judge has been hit with the liens since 2004. A Calhoun County judge and his business face liens for $37,462.02 in unpaid state and city taxes, according to Th...
News from the Mobile Press-Register
Tomorrow's forecast today for southwest Alabama
Mar 18, 2010 11:01 pm
Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid-70s. Lows in the mid-40s to low 50s. Chance of rain less than 10 percent. This NOAA satellite image was taken T...
Video: University of South Alabama medical students get their residency assignments
Mar 18, 2010 8:27 pm
It's a moment when mothers wipe away tears, fathers snap photos and the students -- dressed in their Sunday best -- offer each other high fives, low fives, handsha...
Marine strangled girlfriend's basset hound to death, Panhandle police say
Mar 18, 2010 7:14 pm
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Jaimie Maldonado, 24-year-old Marine, faces facing felony animal cruelty charges, after investigators say he strangled his girlfriend's basset h...
Alexandria High School ends prayers over PA system
Mar 18, 2010 6:28 pm
"Every day in the morning we would have student-led prayer over the PA system and I looked this up. It's illegal," a student who questioned the legality ...
Pentagon open to extending Air Force tanker deadline
Mar 18, 2010 4:29 pm
The Pentagon is willing to consider a request to extend the May 10 deadline for bids on the U.S. Air Force tanker contract, a spokesman said today. (AP Photo/Azam...
