Alabama Bicentennial

Alabama is blowing out 200 candles on its birthday cake. Officials and residents gathered Saturday to celebrate the state's bicentennial in Montgomery.…

Corporations and other groups are helping to pay for Alabama's 200th birthday party. The Alabama Bicentennial Commission says more than $3 million has…

“Selma: A Bicentennial History”Author: Alston Fitts IIIPublisher: University of Alabama PressPages: 360$39.95 (Cloth)Alston Fitts, originally from…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two new books have been published to coincide with Alabama's bicentennial celebration.The Montgomery-based NewSouth Books has…

Many of Alabama's state parks will offer free admission on Friday. The park system is using the 200th day of the year to celebrate the state's 200th…

(Huntsville, AL)-- It was two hundred years ago today when delegates from across the Alabama territory made their way to Huntsville. They were gathering…

(OPP, Ala.)-- Multiple festivals are taking place across the state as Alabama celebrates its bicentennial. But there is an event that takes place every…

This year we’re studying at all of Alabama’s Capitals. We have already looked at the territorial capital of St. Stephens and the controversial role…

As part of our way of looking at Alabama’s bicentennial we’re taking a looking at each of Alabama’s past capitals. The second capital we’re looking at…

We’re almost halfway through Alabama’s bicentennial celebrations. One interesting aspect of Alabama’s history is the number of cities that served as…