Alabama became the 22nd state to join the United States of America.
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An EF4 multiple-vortex tornado destroyed areas of two major Alabama cities: Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.
The Confederate States of America are established.
Alabama passed the Human Life Protection Act, enacting a near-total ban on abortions.
Activists started a 54 mile (87 km) march from Selma to Montgomery.
Rosa Parks was arrested.
