April 19 is a significant date in Alabama's history. Here are 5 interesting facts about this day:

1. In 1861, the Civil War began when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Alabama had seceded from the Union earlier that year and was one of the Confederate States of America.

2. On April 19, 1961, Alabama native and civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led a protest against segregation in Birmingham. The protest resulted in his arrest and brought national attention to the Civil Rights Movement.

3. In 1993, a standoff between federal agents and members of the Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas came to a deadly end. Four of the cult members who died were from Alabama.

4. On April 19, 2011, the deadliest tornado outbreak in Alabama history occurred. The storms killed 238 people and caused billions of dollars in damage.

5. In 2013, the Boston Marathon bombing occurred on April 15, but the events leading up to the capture of the suspects took place on April 19. One of the suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, had been living in Montgomery, Alabama before the attack.