Alabama Day Explained

Holiday Name:Alabama Day
Type:secular
Observedby:Alabama, United States
Scheduling:same day each year
Date:December 14
Mdy:yes
Frequency:annual
Duration:1 day
Celebrations:90

Alabama Day is a holiday celebrated on December 14. It commemorates Alabama's admission 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alabama Day . Alabama Department of Archives and History . December 3, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091217103833/http://www.archives.state.al.us/alabamaday.html. December 17, 2009 . live.