Saturday, March 7, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1951, Lawrenceville-born boxing champion Ezzard Charles defeated Jersey Joe Walcott to retain the heavyweight world title. Ranked the sixth best … Continue reading Saturday, March 7, 2026

Friday, March 6, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1972, Shaquille O’Neal was born. The three-time NBA Finals MVP has owned Papa John’s locations and other business ventures in the … Continue reading Friday, March 6, 2026

Thursday, March 5, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1727, Lachlan McIntosh was born in Scotland. He led Georgia’s Continental Battalion during the Revolution and fatally shot Button Gwinnett in … Continue reading Thursday, March 5, 2026

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1944, the Eighth Air Force flew its first bombing mission against Berlin during World War II. Activated in 1942 and based … Continue reading Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 On this day in 2019, tornadoes of varying strength included a powerful twister that tracked from eastern Alabama into western Georgia. Twenty-three people were killed in Lee … Continue reading Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Monday, March 2, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 2020, state health officials confirmed Georgia’s first two cases of COVID-19: two Fulton County residents from the same household with … Continue reading Monday, March 2, 2026

Sunday, March 1, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 2007, severe storms spawned at least 14 tornadoes across central Georgia, killing people in Taylor and Sumter counties and causing … Continue reading Sunday, March 1, 2026

Saturday, February 28, 2026 Good morning! On this date in 1766, Georgia governor John Clark was born in North Carolina. In the early 1770s his family moved to “the Ceded … Continue reading Saturday, February 28, 2026

Friday, February 27, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1930, Joanne Woodward was born in Thomasville. Woodward, the widow of actor Paul Newman, won an Academy Award for Best Actress … Continue reading Friday, February 27, 2026

Thursday, February 26, 2026 Good morning! On this day in 1926, boxer Theodore “Tiger” Flowers—born in Camilla and nicknamed the “Georgia Deacon”—won the world middleweight title. What do the Clintons … Continue reading Thursday, February 26, 2026