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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1972, Cumberland Island was designated a National Seashore. The island features beaches, dunes, marshes, freshwater lakes, and numerous historic sites. … Continue reading Wednesday, October 23, 2024

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 2001, Howard Finster, a Baptist preacher and influential 20th-century artist, passed away in Rome, Georgia. Known for his visionary art, … Continue reading Tuesday, October 22, 2024

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1891, 25,000 Atlantans turned up for the unveiling of a statue of Henry Grady on Marietta Street. Grady had been the … Continue reading Monday, October 21, 2024

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1735, a group of Scottish Highlanders sailed bound for Georgia. General James Oglethorpe recruited the soldiers to solidify the English … Continue reading Friday, October 18, 2024

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1932, Paul Anderson, the “world’s strongest man,” was born in Toccoa. At a competition in Moscow, he became the first to … Continue reading Thursday, October 17, 2024

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1973, Maynard Jackson was elected Atlanta’s first black mayor. As mayor, he increased the hiring of black police officers, expanded city … Continue reading Wedneday, October 16, 2024

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1991, Clarence Thomas was confirmed by the Senate as a Supreme Court justice. Thomas was born in 1948 in Pinpoint … Continue reading Tuesday, October 15, 2024

MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1964, Martin Luther King Jr., at 35, became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize.  As we … Continue reading Monday, October 14, 2024

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1927, just months after his solo flight across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh arrived in Atlanta for Lindbergh Day. “Lucky Lindy” landed … Continue reading Friday, October 11, 2024

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1920, Frank Sinkwich, the first Southern college football player to win the Heisman Trophy, was born in Pennsylvania. He scored 27 … Continue reading Thursday, October 10, 2024