sentences:  The Alabama Jubilee, begun in 1978, is the oldest hot air balloon race south of the Kentucky Derby's "Great Balloon Race" (from 1973).With visiting populations rising into 100,000, people crowd around more than 60 seven-story-tall balloons as they inflate.Because of the Alabama Jubilee, Decatur has been named "The Ballooning Capital of Alabama" by the Alabama State Legislature.