On December 14, 1927, Iraqi and British officials agreed to a new treaty under which Britain would recognize the independence of Iraq and promised to support its admission into the League of Nations in 1932.

In return, Iraq granted the British three new airbases in Iraq and agreed that British officers should train the Iraqi army. Learn more about Iraq's British heritage.

On December 14, 1819, Alabama was admitted to the United States of America as the twenty-second state.

Read the Constitution of Alabama and learn more about the history of the state.