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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1964, construction began on Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Then-Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. promised the stadium would attract major league sports teams … Continue reading Tuesday, April 15, 2025

MONDAY, April 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1966, Greg Maddux was born. Nicknamed “Mad Dog,” Maddux won three Cy Young awards with the Atlanta Braves from 1993 … Continue reading Monday, April 14, 2025

SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1854, Lucy Craft Laney was born in Macon. The pioneering African-American educator founded the first school for black children in … Continue reading Sunday, April 13, 2025

Saturday, April 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1945, President Franklin Roosevelt died at the Little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia. The four-term president had visited his … Continue reading Saturday, April 12, 2025

Friday, April 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1990, the Vidalia sweet onion became Georgia’s official state vegetable. They were introduced in the Great Depression when Toombs County … Continue reading Friday, April 11, 2025

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2005, Tiger Woods won the Masters in a playoff for his fourth Green Jacket at Augusta National Golf Club. Woods’ … Continue reading Thursday, April 10, 2025

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1907, Peyton Anderson was born in Macon. After earning a Bronze Star during World War II, Anderson followed in his … Continue reading Wednesday, April 9, 2025

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1942, a German U-boat sank three ships off the coast of St. Simons Island during World War II, including the oil … Continue reading Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Monday, April 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1995, the peach became Georgia’s official state fruit. Peach production boomed in the state soon after the Civil War. With … Continue reading Monday, April 7, 2025

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025 On this day in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. James Earl Ray was convicted of killing the Atlanta-born civil rights leader. Did … Continue reading Friday, April 4, 2025