Alabama Yesterdays

Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history

Friday, May 15, 2020

The Alabama Boxer Who Fought Muhammad Ali

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Well, Muhammad Ali was Cassius Clay at the time, but still... One of the professional boxers native to Alabama was heavyweight  Herb Siler...
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Alabama Photos of the Day: 1937 Brundidge Tornado

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On April 8, 1937, a tornado cut a path through Pike County that included the town of Brundidge . According to records of the U.S. National...
Friday, May 8, 2020

Movies with Alabama Connections: The Revolt of Mamie Stover

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One of two films Jane Russell made in 1956 was The Revolt of Mamie Stover , which has an Alabama connection. Let's investigate. In 1...
Thursday, May 7, 2020

Alabama History & Culture News: May 7 edition

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Here's the latest batch of links to just-published Alabama history and culture articles. Most of these articles are from newspape...
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Alabama's Moon Trees

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In February 2019 a blog post at the Atlas Obscura site asked, "Whatever Happened to All the Moon Trees?" And the answer is.... ...
Friday, May 1, 2020

That Time the Carlisle Indians Played Alabama & Auburn

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The Carlisle Indian Industrial School, formally known as the United States Indian Industrial School, opened in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on No...
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