Gilbertown is the site of the first producing oil well in Alabama. First permitted oil well in Alabama. The first permit to drill an oil well in Alabama, the A. R. Jackson Well No. 1, was granted to the Hunt Oil Company on January 2, 1944, near Gilbertown.
Donald Trump is calling for the deportation of millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally and for the end of automatic citizenship for children born to foreigners on U.S. soil, adding specifics to the hard-line immigration stance that first helped his Republican presidential campaign take flight.
CIA director John Brennan, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, and UN ambassador Samantha Power have all been issued subpoenas over the possibly illegal practice. Samantha Power is expected to face tough questions later this year, appearing before the Senate and House Intelligence Committees as part of the Congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 general election.