1. The Alabama State Constitution was adopted on June 4, 1901. This constitution severely restricted the voting rights of African Americans and poor white citizens, leading to a period of oppressive Jim Crow laws.

2. June 4, 1910, marked the opening of the Dixie Highway, a major road network that connected the Midwest to the South. The highway ran through Alabama and helped to improve transportation and commerce in the region.

3. On June 4, 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated in Jackson, Mississippi. Evers had strong ties to Alabama and had been working to desegregate schools and register African American voters in the state.

4. June 4, 1929, was the birthdate of Ed White, a NASA astronaut who grew up in Alabama. White made history in 1965 as the first American to walk in space during the Gemini 4 mission.

5. In 1942, the Alabama National Guard was federalized for service in World War II. Many soldiers from the state were sent to fight in Europe and the Pacific, and their sacrifice helped to secure victory for the United States.