1. In 1863, the Battle of Streight's Raid occurred during the Civil War in Alabama. Union General Abel Streight led a raid of over 2,000 soldiers from Tennessee to Georgia, but was eventually captured by Confederate forces near Rome, Georgia.

2. The city of Huntsville was officially incorporated on March 12, 1811. The city has since grown to become a major center of technology and aerospace in Alabama.

3. On March 12, 1933, the tallest building in Birmingham, the historic Thomas Jefferson Tower, opened its doors to the public. The 20-story building is now home to luxury apartments and a hotel.

4. Alabama native and civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born on March 12, 1913. Her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.

5. On March 12, 1865, Union troops under General James H. Wilson captured the city of Selma, Alabama during the Civil War. Selma had been a key manufacturing and transportation hub for the Confederacy. The city is now known for its historic sites related to the Civil Rights Movement, including the Edmund Pettus Bridge.