Week of events scheduled for 70th anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott
The city of Montgomery has a week of events planned to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' protest.
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Category Alabama History
Did you know John Lennon’s last concert was with Elton John + Muscle Shoals Horns?
🎸 MUST READ for John Lennon, Elton John and Beatles fans.
Iron Bowl By The Numbers: 10 rivalry stats you may not know
Need some pregame reading to hold you over before kickoff? Here are 10 stats from the rivalry you may not know 🏈
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Alabama receives $11M for mine reclamation projects
Alabama has received $11M to help drive economic growth + community development in places impacted by historical coal mining activities.
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UNA set for final game at historic Braly Stadium
Saturday's game at Braly Stadium will mark the end of a 77-year era for the Lions as UNA gets set to move into a brand new stadium in 2026.
#UNA #RoarLions #northalabama ct
Previously unrecorded tornado confirmed from historic April 2011 outbreak
The newly discovered tornado track pushes the total from the April 15, 2011 outbreak to 46 total tornadoes.
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New historical marker honors Alabama’s first Black state park rangers
The new historical markers honor the history of Camp Drake, a site used for Black boy scout groups during the segregation era.
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Historic Sloss Furnaces gets $12M plan to create new park
Birmingham's Sloss Furnaces is planning a $12 million expansion, turning the National Historic Landmark into a fully fledged park.
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Iron Bowl set for first nighttime kickoff since 2014
This will be just the eighth nighttime kickoff in the history of the series and the first on The Plains since 2007.
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Jax State fans set new attendance record at AmFirst Stadium
A historic weekend in Jacksonville resulted in the Gamecocks' 5th straight win to take sole possession of first place in Conference USA.
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