Glossary

B : 141 Terms

• Tallulah Bankhead
  Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968) was a talented actress and comedian, a popular public personality, and...
• William B. Bankhead
  William Bankhead (1874-1940) was a member of one of Alabama's most important political families...
• Banking Industry in Alabama
  Alabama's banking industry includes nearly 150 different banks with more than 1,300 branches located...
• Banner Mine Tragedy of 1911
  At precisely 6:30 in the morning on April 8, 1911, an explosion rocked the Banner Coal Mine, the pride...
• Barbecue, Alabama Style
  Barbecue is the age-old art and science of slow-cooking meat. It is worshipped in the state of Alabama,...
• Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
  The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Birmingham contains the largest motorcycle collection in the...
• Barbour County
  Located in southeast Alabama along the Alabama-Georgia border, Barbour County was home to six Alabama...
• Charles Barkley
  Former basketball player and Hall of Famer Charles Barkley (1963- ) is one of Alabama's most recognizable...
• John Gorman Barr
  Humorist John Gorman Barr (1823-1858) wrote in the Old Southwest tradition of his contemporaries and...
• Gene Bartow
  Gene Bartow (1930-2012) was the first men's basketball head coach and the first athletic director...