Events Index
Creek War of 1813-14
The Creek War of 1813-14 began as a civil war, largely centered among the Upper Creeks, whose towns were...Decoration Day
Decoration Day is an annual observance at many privately owned southern graveyards during which families...Election Riots of 1874
On November 3, 1874, during statewide elections in Alabama, deadly riots occurred in the Barbour County ...First Treaty of Washington (1805)
The First Treaty of Washington, more formally known as the Treaty with the Creeks 1805, was an agreement...Fort Mims Battle and Massacre
On August 30, 1813, a force of about 700 Creek Indians destroyed Fort Mims, in present-day Baldwin County...Freedom Rides
The 1961 Freedom Rides were public bus trips undertaken by racially integrated groups through the Deep...Frontiero v. Richardson
There have been many landmark decisions handed down by federal courts in Alabama securing fundamental...General Textile Strike of 1934
On July 12, 1934, workers at the Dwight cotton textile mill in Gadsden, Etowah County, walked out. Two...Governor's Election of 1892
The Alabama governor's election of 1892 was one of the state's most corrupt electoral contests....Great Depression in Alabama
The Great Depression was a sustained, national economic recession that shaped the lives of all Alabamians....
