Alabama Day

Alabama Day
Observed by Alabama, United States
Celebrations 90
Date December 14
Next time December 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)
Frequency annual

Alabama Day is a holiday celebrated on December 14. It commemorates Alabama's admittance to the Union as the 22nd state on December 14, 1819. The Alabama Legislature adopted a resolution calling for the observance of the day in 1923, at the urging of the Alabama Department of Education and Alabama Department of Archives and History.[1]

References

  1. "Alabama Day". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
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