"The New All-too-True-Blue History of Alabama" is a creative history of Alabama (or an "alternative" history, if you will). Events that are covered include, but are not limited to: TIME IMMEMORIAL - Ungulates and Mound Builders 1809 -- Sequoyah Creates a Written Form of Cherokee 1814 -- Jackson Beats the Bushes for the Creeks 1864 -- "Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead" 1886 -- The World's First Electronic Trolley System 1902 -- First Open-Heart Surgery in the Western World 1937 -- Sales Tax for Education 1944 - Forrest Gump Born Greenbow 1953 - Hiram Williams Dies 1955 to 1956 - Parks Parks It 1961 -- Freedom Riders Bombed 1962 -- "To Kill a Mockingbird" Movie 1965 - Selma to Montgomery March 1969 - Alabama Forms 1974 -- Hank Aaron Homerun Record 1974 -- "Sweet Home Alabama" Song 1991 -- "Fried Green Tomatoes" 1994 -- "Forrest Gump" Movie 2003 -- "Big Fish" Most of the events have explanatory images to help you visualize the history lessons.
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