1. Alabama became a state on June 30, 1819. President James Monroe signed the Alabama Statehood Bill into law, admitting Alabama as the 22nd state in the United States.

2. On June 30, 1921, the first statewide radio broadcast took place in Alabama. The event, which was organized by the Birmingham News, featured speeches and music by prominent public figures and local musicians.

3. In 1953, Rosa Parks attended a workshop at Highlander Folk School in Tennessee, which was later used as evidence against her during her arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus on December 1, 1955.

4. On June 30, 1965, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed the construction of the Claiborne Lock and Dam on the Alabama River. The lock and dam helped to control flooding and facilitate navigation on the river.

5. The infamous "Alabama Gang" of NASCAR drivers, including Bobby and Donnie Allison, Neil Bonnett, and Red Farmer, called Hueytown, Alabama home. June 30, 1993 saw the death of Alabama Gang member, Davey Allison, in a helicopter crash.