1. On April 27, 2011, Alabama experienced the deadliest tornado outbreak in its history. In total, 62 tornadoes hit the state, killing 252 people and causing nearly $11 billion in damages.

2. On April 27, 1865, the Union Army led by General James H. Wilson captured Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest in Gainesville, Alabama, effectively ending the Civil War in the state.

3. On April 27, 1934, baseball icon Hank Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama. Aaron would go on to become one of the greatest players in Major League Baseball history, breaking Babe Ruth's all-time home run record in 1974.

4. On April 27, 1822, the town of Montgomery was officially incorporated. Today, Montgomery is the capital of Alabama and serves as an important center of government, commerce, and culture in the state.

5. On April 27, 1954, the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education was argued before the justices. The case, which eventually led to the desegregation of public schools in the United States, originated in Topeka, Kansas, but had profound implications for Alabama and other southern states.