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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1884, construction began on the Georgia State Capitol building, chosen for its classic Renaissance Revival style. Today’s life lesson: Never … Continue reading Wednesday, November 13, 2024
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, General William Tecumseh Sherman’s orders to commence “the destruction in Atlanta of all depots, car-houses, shops, factories, foundries” began in preparation for … Continue reading Tuesday, November 12, 2024
MONDAY, November 11, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1908, Robert Lee “Bobby” Dodd, first a Hall of Fame quarterback for the Tennessee Vols and then a Hall of … Continue reading Monday, November 11, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1900, Margaret Mitchell, who wrote Gone with the Wind, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel that portrays how the Civil War and Reconstruction … Continue reading Friday, November 8, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1972, Andrew Young became the first African American since Reconstruction to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, winning … Continue reading Thursday, November 7, 2024
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1977, the Kelly Barnes Dam above Toccoa Falls Bible College collapsed, resulting in the deaths of 39 people. First Lady … Continue reading Wednesday, November 6, 2024
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 2002, George “Sonny” Perdue became Georgia’s first Republican governor elected in over 130 years, breaking a Democratic hold on the … Continue reading Tuesday, November 5, 2024
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2024 Good Morning! On this date in 1979, the Iran Hostage Crisis began, with 66 hostages seized by Iranian students from the U.S. embassy in Tehran. Iranian … Continue reading Monday, November 4, 2024
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1815, Crawford Long, a north Georgia physician, was born in Danielsville. He is credited with the discovery of anesthesia. Don’t … Continue reading Friday, November 1, 2024
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2024 Good Morning! On this day in 1860, Juliette Gordon Low, also known by her nickname, “Daisy,” was born into a wealthy family in Savannah. After meeting … Continue reading Thursday, October 31, 2024