In 1954, JPL teamed up with Wernher von Braun ’ s rocketeers at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency ’ s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, to propose orbiting a satellite during the International Geophysical Year.

Chemical and structural constraints limited the quality of steel produced from Alabama ’ s iron and coal.

* Feldman, Glenn, “ Southern Disillusionment with the Democratic Party: Cultural Conformity and the ‘ the Great Melding ’ of Racial and Economic Conservatism in Alabama during World War II ,” Journal of American Studies 43 ( Aug. 2009 ), 199 – 230.

Amy Crawford, in Smithsonian Magazine, stated that modern historians such as William Gilmore Simms and Hugh Rankin have written accurate biographies of Marion, including Simms ’ “ The Life of Francis Marion .” The introduction to the 2007 edition of Simms ' book was written by Sean Busick, a professor of American history at Athens State University in Alabama, who wrote,

After the elder Pierce ’ s death, the family, which included a younger brother, Sanders, moved to Montgomery, Alabama and then to Dallas, Texas.

Alabama A & M University became the conference ’ s tenth member when it became a full member in September, 1999 after a one year period as an affiliate SWAC member.

* Richard Ellis, born and raised in Lunenburg County, settled in Alabama where he was a member of Alabama ’ s Constitutional Convention in 1818 and an Associate Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court ( 1819 – 1826 ).

For example, Birmingham, Alabama ’ s interstate highway system attempted to maintain the racial boundaries that had been established by the city ’ s 1926 racial zoning law.

Originally called Barber ’ s Cross Roads, it was briefly named Crenshaw ; but June 10, 1867, it was changed to Rutledge in honor of Captain Henry Rutledge, Company H. 59th Alabama Infantry, CSA.

Scottsboro ’ s founder, Robert Thomas Scott, served in the Alabama Legislature for almost 20 years and later ran a hotel in Bellefonte.

During Reconstruction, railroads would be extended through Helena as part of the post-war development of central Alabama ’ s mineral resources.

Toomer ’ s Corner ; Downtown Auburn, Alabama by night.

An act of the Alabama Legislature officially changed the name of Shelby County ’ s county seat to Columbiana on January 13, 1832.

During the Civil War, this city played a large role in Alabama ’ s cotton plantation economy and about half of the residents were slaves.

Nicknames for Sylacauga include: " The Marble City ," " Buzzard's Roost ", “ Alabama ’ s Best-Kept Secret ” and " Sly Town ".

Rushmore, sculpted a masterpiece from Alabama Marble – the bust of Lincoln – which stands today in the rotunda of the nation ’ s capitol.

Borglum commented that the fine texture of Alabama marble enabled him to portray the expression of kindness on Lincoln ’ s face that he had never been able to do with any other stone.

Scenes include African warriors watching their descendants ’ struggles in Alabama, tributes to black scientists and military leaders, recreations of the epic civil rights confrontations in Alabama, and biblical scenes.

In 1928 Autry was singing on Tulsa ’ s radio station KVOO as " Oklahoma's Yodeling Cowboy ," and the Victor archives shows an October 9, 1929, entry stating that the vocal duet of Jimmie Long and Gene Autry with two Hawaiian guitars, directed by L. L. Watson, recorded “ My Dreaming of You ” ( Matrix 56761 ) and “ My Alabama ” ( Matrix 56762 ).

The Montgomery Improvement Association led the successful 381 days transit boycott challenging “ Jim Crow ” segregation laws, and ended Alabama ’ s bus segregation.

Nashville ’ s existing Southern League franchise was moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where it became the Huntsville Stars.

In the early 1990s Finnish rock parody group the Leningrad Cowboys, a re-grouped international rock comedy band that grew out of the Finnish comedy band the Sleepy Sleepers, whose members were used as actors in Aki Kaurismäki ´ s comedy film Leningrad Cowboys Go America, achieved Central European touring success and performed live at the MTV Music Awards in New York City in 1994, together with the full Red Army Choir, performing Sweet Home Alabama.

Through September 28, for example, Alabama ’ s 117th Air Refueling Wing kept aircraft aloft on a continuous basis.

Currently, Alabama allows the atlatl for deer hunting, while a handful of other states list the device as legal for rough fish ( those not sought for sport or food ), some game birds and non-game mammals.

One population, A. fulvigula maculosa ( Mottled Duck ), lives on the Gulf of Mexico coast between Alabama and Tamaulipas ( Mexico ); outside the breeding season individual birds may venture as far south as to Veracruz.

Over 115 species of birds have been identified by researchers at Russell Cave, a site on the North Alabama Birding Trail.

The island is an important site for colonial nesting seabirds and shore birds in coastal Alabama and has been the only nesting site for brown pelicans ( Pelecanus occidentalis ) in Alabama-first discovered in 1983.

The endangered animals include the Alabama Beach Mouse, Gray Bat, Alabama red-bellied turtle, Fin and Humpback Whales, Bald Eagle, and Wood Stork.

The ten numbers, which include the " Alabama Song " and " Benares Song ", were duly incorporated into the full opera.

These include: Elephant Butte Lake in New Mexico ; Lake Ouachita, Lake Norfork, Beaver Lake ( Arkansas ) and Lake Hamilton in Arkansas ; Lake Powell, Lake Pleasant, and Lake Havasu in Arizona ; Castaic Lake, Lake George in Florida, Pyramid Lake, Silverwood Lake, Diamond Valley Lake, East Fork State Park Lake near Cincinnati Lewis Smith Lake in Alabama, Lake Cumberland, and Lake Murray in California ; Lake Lanier in Georgia ; Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee ; and Lake Mead, Nevada ; Lake Texoma, Lake Tawakoni, Lake Whitney, Possum Kingdom Lake, and Lake Buchanan in Texas ; Raystown Lake in Pennsylvania ; and in Virginia Smith Mountain Lake.

Other notable buildings include RSA Dexter Avenue, RSA Headquarters, Alabama Center for Commerce, RSA Union, and the Renaissance Hotel and Spa.

The top ten manufacturers in Elmore County include: GKN Aerospace, Neptune Technologies, Frontier Yarns, Russell Corporation, Madix, Inc, Arrowhead Composites, Hanil USA, YESAC Alabama Corporation, Quality Networks, Inc., and AES Industries.

On November 27, 1821, the Alabama State legislature passed an Act that altered the boundary of Limestone County include the area east of the mouth of the Elk River with the Tennessee River.

Tourist attractions include University of Alabama football, the Bear Bryant Museum, the Kentuck Art Festival, Dickens Downtown, International City Fest, and Tuscaloosa Christmas Afloat.

Other popular attractions include the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo ( as featured in Animal Planet's, “ The Little Zoo that Could ”); Pelican Place at Craft Farms, a shopping mall ; and Waterville USA, a family amusement / waterpark.

Institutes of higher education include Fortis College, Troy University Dothan Campus, Wallace Community College, Bethany Divinity College & Seminary, and the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Other nearby communities include: Greensboro, Alabama, Demopolis, Alabama and Aliceville, Alabama.

Major highways in Bessemer include I-20 / 59, I-459, U. S. Route 11, and Alabama State Route 150, which connects Bessemer with Hoover.

Alabama state highways include State Route 8, State Route 13, and the nearby State Route 69.

Examples include the Alabama Department of Environmental Management and the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ).

Major employers include Blue Bell Creameries, IMERYS, Nemak Alabama, Omya Alabama Inc., Pursell Technologies, Wal-Mart, Home-Depot, and Farm Links.

His other works include: Fitz-John Porter in 1883, The Santiago Campaign in 1898, Confederate Military History: Alabama in 1899, and Report on the Island of Guam in 1900.

His best known works include the lyrics to songs such as " Star Dust ", " Sweet Lorraine ", " Deep Purple ", " Stars Fell on Alabama ", " Sophisticated Lady ", " Volare " ( English lyrics ), " Moonlight Serenade ", " Mr. Ghost Goes to Town ", " Sleigh Ride ", " One Morning in May ", and " Louisiana Fairy Tale ", which was the first theme song used in the PBS Production of This Old House.

Two-tier states include Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Montana, and Nebraska.