The world's longest insect is Chan's Megastick, Phobaeticus chani. A few museums have specimens in their collection and the longest of the lot is at the Natural History Museum, London. Their record breaker has a body length of 35.7 cm (14.1 in). Not bad.
Vital County Records on Microfilm at ADAH. VITAL RECORDS include birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Alabama law did not require the recording of birth or death certificates until 1908. The statewide recording of marriage certificates began in 1936 and divorce certificates in 1950.
Adoption of the Alabama State Bird. The bill to make the yellow-hammer the official bird of Alabama was introduced in the Alabama Legislature by Representative Thomas E. Martin of Montgomery County. The yellow-hammer became the official bird of Alabama when the legislation was signed by Governor David Bibb Graves on September 6, 1927.