Alabama
Crime
Nitrogen Execution in Alabama First in US History
An inmate in Alabama has become the first person in US history to undergo execution by nitrogen gas. He was shaking violently for more than twenty minutes, according to witnesses.
Alabama has conducted the first execution of a death row...
Archaeology
34 Million-Year-Old Whale Skull Discovered on a Family’s Farm
An incredible discovery unfolded in Alabama when a 16-year-old high school student named Lindsey Stallworth and her teacher, Andrew Gentry, unearthed the fossilized remains of a whale skull that thrived around thirty-four million years ago.
This remarkable find sheds light...
Health
US State of Alabama Now Out of ICU Beds Due to Coronavirus Surge
Alabama's beloved Emerald Coast, known affectionately as the "Redneck Riviera," is now a hotspot for the coronavirus, helping send ICU occupancy rates through the roof in the past several days.
As of Wednesday night there were "negative 29" intensive care...
Ancient Greece
Jasmine Hill, Alabama’s “Little Corner of Ancient Greece”, Shuts Down
Jasmine Hill, a 20-acre botanical garden and outdoor museum in Wetumpka, a town outside of Montgomery, Alabama, has closed. The gardens contained an extensive variety of classical Greek sculpture -- both original and replicas -- that depicted Olympic gods...