Friday, July 17, 2026 Good morning! On this date in 1924, Olive Ann Burns was born in Banks County. After being diagnosed with cancer in 1975, the Atlanta journalist wrote the coming-of-age … Continue reading Friday, July 17, 2026

Thursday, July 16, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1963, Baldwin County native Carl Vinson surpassed Sam Rayburn as the longest-serving member of Congress in American history, eventually serving more … Continue reading Thursday, July 16, 2026

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Good morning! On this date in 1854, former Georgia governor George Towns died. Once a Unionist, he became a states’ rights advocate and secession proponent. Towns County … Continue reading Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Good morning! On this date in 1976, Jimmy Carter secured the Democrats’ presidential nomination at the party’s convention in New York. Are you frustrated with a phone … Continue reading Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Monday, July 13, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1782, shortly after driving the British out of Savannah, Georgia’s legislative assembly convened in the recaptured city. NASCAR raced back … Continue reading Monday, July 13, 2026

Sunday, July 12, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1992, Caroline Miller, the first person from Georgia to win the Pulitzer Prize for a novel, died at the age … Continue reading Sunday, July 12, 2026

Saturday, July 11, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1733, more than 40 Jewish immigrants from Europe arrived in Savannah, becoming the first Jewish settlers in the Georgia colony.  … Continue reading Saturday, July 11, 2026

Friday, July 10, 2026 Good morning! On this date in 1985, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola announced the return of original Coca-Cola following widespread consumer backlash over its New Coke drink. The very hot, … Continue reading Friday, July 10, 2026

Thursday, July 9, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt established the Chattahoochee National Forest in North Georgia. More than half of retirees in the last five … Continue reading Thursday, July 9, 2026

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1898, Newnan native Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith—a con man crowned “king of the frontier swindlers”—was gunned down in Skagway, Alaska, ending … Continue reading Wednesday, July 8, 2026