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'''Alabama''' is located in the Southeastern region of the [[United States]] and on December 14, 1819 it became the twenty-second state to enter the union.
'''Alabama''' is located in the Southeastern region of the [[United States]] and on December 14, 1819, it became the twenty-second state to enter the union.
Alabama's legislative session typically opens in February annually.
Alabama's legislative session typically opens in February annually.
==Notable people from Alabama==
==Notable people from Alabama==
*[[Hank Aaron]], who held the Major League Baseball record for most home runs hit until 2007, is from Mobile.
*[[Hank Aaron]], who held the Major League Baseball record for most home runs hit until 2007, is from Mobile.
*[[James B. Allen]], U.S. Senator, 1969-1978
*[[James B. Allen]], U.S. Senator, 1969–1978
*[[Hugo Black]], Senator from Alabama who was nominated to the Supreme Court by Franklin Roosevelt and served on the Court from 1937 to 1971, was born in Ashland.
*[[Hugo Black]], Senator from Alabama who was nominated to the Supreme Court by Franklin Roosevelt and served on the Court from 1937 to 1971, was born in Ashland.
*[[John Hall Buchanan, Jr.]], conservative GOP representative elected as a "Goldwater Republican" who later became a moderate
*[[John Hall Buchanan, Jr.]], conservative GOP representative elected as a "Goldwater Republican" who later became a moderate
*[[Joe Louis]], a boxer who is the only famous athlete to be buried in [[Arlington National Cemetery|Arlington Cemetery]], lived in Lafayette.
*[[Joe Louis]], a boxer who is the only famous athlete to be buried in [[Arlington National Cemetery|Arlington Cemetery]], lived in Lafayette.
*[[Elvin McCary]], Republican former state representative and state senatior
*[[Elvin McCary]], Republican former state representative and state senatior
*[[Bert Nettles]], Birmingham lawyer who was a Republican state representative for Mobile County, 1969-1974
*[[Bert Nettles]], Birmingham lawyer who was a Republican state representative for Mobile County, 1969–1974
*[[Rosa Parks]], a civil rights activist who became famous for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, lived in Tuskegee.
*[[Rosa Parks]], a civil rights activist who became famous for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, lived in Tuskegee.
*[[Walker Percy]], novelist and thinker strongly influenced by Catholicism, was born in Birmingham.
*[[Walker Percy]], novelist and thinker strongly influenced by Catholicism, was born in Birmingham.