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01-01852. GNIS feature ID. 0159066. Website. www.annistonal.gov. Anniston is a city and the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama, United States, and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 23,106. [2]
The Anniston and Birmingham bus attacks, which occurred on May 14, 1961, in Anniston and Birmingham, both Alabama, were acts of mob violence targeted against civil rights activists protesting against racial segregation in the Southern United States. They were carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan and the National States' Rights Party in ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 September 2024. American civil rights activists of the 1960s "Freedom ride" redirects here. For the Australian Freedom Ride, see Freedom Ride (Australia). Freedom Riders Part of the Civil Rights Movement Mugshots of Freedom Riders, as displayed at the Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta ...
Talladega Superspeedway (formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1969 to 1989) is a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1969; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR. The track has been owned by NASCAR since 2019 ...
Race 44 of 54 in the 1969 NASCAR Grand National Series season. 1969 Talladega 500 program cover. Date. September 14, 1969. (1969-September-14) Official name. Talladega 500. Location. Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama.
Race 20 of 31 in the 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. Layout of Talladega Superspeedway. Date. August 5, 1979. ( 1979-August-05) Official name. Talladega 500. Location. Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama.
2002 Alabama gubernatorial election. The 2002 Alabama gubernatorial election was held on November 5. With 669,105 votes or 48.95%, incumbent Democrat Don Siegelman lost re-election to Republican Bob Riley (who got 672,225 votes or 49.17%), a margin of 3,120 votes or 0.22%. The close and controversial election was marked by high turnout.
Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) is a major United States Army facility for the production and repair of ground combat vehicles, overhaul of Small Arms Weapon Systems and the storage of chemical weapons, a.k.a. the Anniston Chemical Activity. The depot is located in Bynum, Alabama. The Department of the Army established the site in 1940, buying ...