Alabama was admitted as the 22nd state on December 14, 1819, with Congress selecting Huntsville as the site for the first Constitutional Convention.
ˌæləbˈæmə wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd æz ðə twˈɛnti sˈɛkənd stˈeɪt ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ fˈoːɹtiːn, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, wɪð kˈɑːŋɡɹəs sᵻlˈɛktɪŋ hˈʌntzvɪl æz ðə sˈaɪt fɚðə fˈɜːst kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃənəl kənvˈɛnʃən.