The 17th amendment was ratified in 1913. So before the ratification, the senators were chosen by the states legislature, but after the ratification it was a popular vote that disided the senator.
A UN General Assembly resolution called on the Taliban to protect the country's cultural heritage. After al-Qaeda operatives attacked the United States on September 11, 2001, Omar rejected U.S. demands that he give up bin Laden. U.S. forces invaded Afghanistan in October 2001, and the Taliban was quickly overthrown.
The State<span> of </span>Alabama<span> declared that it had </span>seceded<span> from the </span>United States of America<span> on January 11, 1861. It then quickly joined the </span>Confederate States<span> during the </span>American Civil War<span>. A </span>slave state<span>, Alabama provided a significant source of troops and leaders, military material, supplies, food, horses and mules; however, very little of the state's cotton crop could be sold, as the main port of </span>Mobile<span> was closed off by the </span>U.S. Navy<span>.</span>
