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Montgomery was the birthplace of the Confederate States of America.
The Confederate flag was designed and first flown in Alabama in 1861.
The Alabama Department of Archives is the oldest state-funded archival agency in the nation.
To help fund education Alabama instituted its state sales tax in 1937.
In 1956 the Army Ballistic Missile Agency was established at Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal.
Governor George C. Wallace served four terms in office.
The United States Army Chemical Corps Museum in Fort McClellan contains over 4000 chemical warfare artifacts.
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