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A Convention was held to Discuss Alabama'a new Constitution
On this date people gathered to discuss the details of Alabama's new Constitution. -
The new Constitution is Official
The new Constitution was official and in effect. It deprived numerous Black and White people from voting. -
The First Open Heart Surgery in the Western Hemisphere
Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill was the first person to complete an open heart surgery in the Western Hemisphere. The surgery was performed on a young boy with a stab wound to the heart. -
The Boll Weevil Takes Over
The Boll Weevil is an insect that destroys cotton plants crossed over into Alabama from Mississippi. This was bad because most of Alabama is agricultural and they planted a lot of cotton. What would happen if all their cotton was destroyed? It could cause farmers to lose income and workers to lose their jobs. -
The Results of the Census is in!
The state census concludes that the state population is at 2,138,093 with mostly Caucasians (1,228,832) and African Americans (908,282). In Alabama especially, the population of these two races is high because slavery was common so the more Caucasians the more African American slaves not to mention the high amount of agriculture which increased these numbers even more. -
The Cotton Production Before the Boll Weevil Takes Over
Cotton Production in bales is 1,129,527 before the Boll Weevil takes over. -
The United States of America Enters World War One
World War One started in 1914, however the United States did not get involved until 1917. World War One took place in Europe around Italy, France, Russia and Great Britain. -
The Eighteeth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment of the U.S. constitution declares that in the United States of America they are banned from manufacturing and selling alcoholic beverages. This was also known as the Prohibition. -
World War One is Finally Over
World War One ended on November 11, 1919. Even though it was over some of the results lasted many years after. Alabama’s 167th regiment from the Rainbow Division serves at the front lines longer than any other United States regiment. -
The Boll Weevil Monument
The Boll Weevil Monument in Enterprise Alabama is dedicated to the Insect that killed cotton plants all over the states forcing farmers to plant things like peanuts. -
New State Population
The state population is now at 2,348,174 with 1,447,031 caucasians and 900,652 African Americans. As you can see the population of African Americans has actually decreased. This is because of The Great Migration which took place throughout the 1900s. The Great Migration was when millions of african americans left the southern states to head to northern cities. At the time the Southern States lost 6 million african american people. -
Cotton Production Decreases
Cotton production has decreased drastically to 718,163 because of the Boll Weevil. -
The Nineteeth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment of the U.S Constitution allows women the right to vote. -
Convict Lease Ends in Alabama
Convict Lease was a system where they put penalized people (people in jail) to labor because they couldn’t use slave labor anymore. This increased the amount of people going to jails because they started to just take people to jail even if their crime was small. -
The Great Depression Begins
The Great Depression was an extreme economic depression that took place all around the world. It first began in the United States when the stock market crashed. It had a huge effect worldwide. Most people became unemployed and work was scarce. -
The New State Population and Cotton Production (in bales)
Alabama’s new population is at 2,646,248 and the cotton production is back to normal with bale production at 1,312,963. -
The Scottsboro Boys
March 25 Nine African American boys (otherwise known as The Scottsboro Boys) are arrested in Paint Rock, Alabama and sent to jail in Scottsboro, Alabama. Eight of these boys were sentenced to death by an all white jury. This caused an outrage among many people and lots of protesting, because many people realized just how wrong that was and that it had to stop. -
Bankhead Cotton Control Act
Alabama Senator John Bankhead, Jr helped sponsor the act that boosted the price of cotton and limited farmers to how much they could sell. -
Jesse Owens wins Gold
Jesse Owens, an African American from Lawrence County, Alabama wins his very first gold medals and three other medals, However since the 1936 olympics were in Berlin, Germany the leader at that time; Adolf Hitler refused to congratulate him, shake his hand or aknowledge because of his skin colour. -
Funding Education
State sales tax was set up to help fund education. -
Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenancy Act
The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenancy Act was co-sponsored by John Bankhead, Jr who at the time was Albama's senator. This act was created so that farmers could get federal loans to buy land. -
The Great Depression Ended
The Great Depression was finally over, however the disastrous effects still went on for many years. -
United States Enters World War Two
World War Two was basically when Adolf Hitler tried to take over the world and invade multiple European countries. He also killed a lot of innocent people for example, people who were Jewish. This was the time Anne Frank was aaround. -
First Oil Well In Alabama
On this date, the State of Alabama gave Hunt Oil Companya permit that allowed them to drill into .R. Jackson Well No. 1. This event happened near Gilbertown, Choctaw County, Alabama. -
University Moves
The University of Alabama Medical School located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama moved to Birmingham, Alabama. -
The Dixiecrat Met in Birmingham
The Dixiecrat convention was held in Birmingham, Alabama. Over 6,000 delgates attended from all over the South. Together they selected Strom Thurmond as their candidate for President of their Rights Party. Strom Thurmond didn't win the election. The Dixiecrats were a segregationist political party. -
The Korean War
The Korean war was a fight between Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. -
Korean war Ends
It was a short-lived war and was resolved when a cease-fire occured. -
World War Two Ends
World War Two came to an end and had made history that would forever change the world. There would be no more descrimination against people of the Jewish religion and later on the whole world would know the story of Anne Frank. Following the surrender of Germany , which was how the war ended Adolf Hitler commited suicide. He and his wife commited suicide on April 30th of 1945.
