alabamahistory

=State Emblems:= //Motto//- We Dare Maintain Our Rights //Seal//- //Bird//- Yellowhammer -> //Flower//- Camellia //Tree//- Southern Longleaf Pine //Mammal//- Black Bear //Nickname//- Has no official one but it is commonly referred to as "the Heart of Dixie" =Famous People:=

__Musicians__

 * Alabama (band)
 * The Commodores-

Brick House //__She's a brickhouse Mighty mighty, just lettin' it all hang out She's a brickhouse The lady's stacked and that's a fact, ain't holding nothing back.__//


 * Lionel Richie
 * Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
 * many, many more at http://www.alamhof.org/achiever.htm

__Athletics__

 * Talladega Super Speedway...Duh- http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/
 * Alabama Crimson Tide- The team with the most BCS National Championships in football, no it's not Notre Dame
 * Auburn Tigers- Powerhouse team in the 21st century up until the halfway point of the 2006 season
 * There are no pro teams but we're mad there isn't anything else to put on here.
 * Samford- actually an athletically shocking school for its size. They are currently building a new gym.
 * UAB- A very good basketball team... in division 2a.

There are many more colleges and sports at these links
For Alabama CTide: http://www.rolltide.com/ For the War Eagle (Auburn) http://auburntigers.cstv.com/ Samford http://www.samford.edu/athletics.html University of Alabama http://uabsports.cstv.com/ For all the smaller but still important colleges, go here:http://www.50states.com/college/alabama.htm

__Military__

 * Tuskegee Airmen- Ring a Bell? Men from everywhere across the US came to Tuskegee, Alabama to form the first ever African-American airmen.[| http://www.tuskegeeairmen.org/Tuskegee_Airmen_History.html]
 * So many people helped Alabama make a huge effect on the war. There are a lot of things that Alabama did to have effects on the wars that the U.S. ever fought (including civil war when they weren't exactly in the "United States") . On February 18, 1861 Jefferson Davis, the president of the confederacy, was inaugerated. There is a list (by war) of Alabama's contribution to all the United State's wars. http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/military.html

__Movies and Productions__

 * "My mama always said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get" "Jenny and I were like peas and carrots" "Stupid is as stupid does" You could quote //Forrest Gump// for hours//.// The movie based in Greenbow, Alabama about the life of a boy and soon a man, Forrest Gump was one of the greatest in history. It won 6 Oscars, 32 other wins and 38 nominations. It's a movie with Drama, Romance, and of course the frequent laugh.
 * Sweet Home Alabama
 * Tallulah Bankhead http://www.al.com/south/celebs.html