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10 Histroical Events in Alabama

  • Period: Feb 10, 1540 to Apr 22, 1541

    Hernando de Soto explores Alabama

    De Soto explores Alabama
    (P.S. the years are real, but the months and days aren't, I couldn't find the real date, so I made one up and it's going to be like that with all the other ones, too.)
  • Apr 22, 1540

    Hernando de Soto explores Alabama

    Hernando de Soto explores Alabama
    de Soto discovers Alabama.
  • University of Alabama Opens

    University of Alabama Opens
    University of Alabama opens.
  • Trail of Tears Begin in Alabama

    Trail of Tears Begin in Alabama
    Remaining natives are forced to leave Alabama.
  • Cotton Crops were Destroyed

    Cotton Crops were Destroyed
    Cotton crops were destroyed by boll weevils.
  • Alabamians serve in World War II

    Alabamians serve in World War II
    Over 300,000 Alabamains serve in World War ll.
  • Rosa Parks was arrested

    Rosa Parks was arrested
    Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on the bus
  • Martin Luther King Jr. March

    Martin Luther King Jr. March
    Martin Luther King Jr. leads the march from Selma to Mongomery, Alabama.
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina
    Hurricane Katrina sweeps through the Gulf of Mexico, leaving many Alabamians devastated.
  • Oil Spill

    Oil Spill
    A massive oil spill happened in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Tornados

    Tornados
    Tornados rip through Alabama, leaving more than 200 people dead.