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Alabama becomes a territory when Mississippi Territory is divided and Mississippi becomes a state.
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Cahaba is appointed capital of Alabama.
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Alabama gained a state consitution.
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Alabama became the 22nd state. It was delayed becoming a state until 1814 when Andrew Jackson took Mobile, and thereby gaining Alabama a coastline.
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The Tuscumbia Railway, Alabama's first railroad, opens today.
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Alabama secedes with a vote of 61 for and 39 against.
