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Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1738, George Whitefield arrived in Savannah. The English minister began the Great Awakening religious movement and founded the Bethesda Orphan … Continue reading Wednesday, May 7, 2025

TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2003, Carl Isaacs was executed in Jackson. Considered the ringleader in the 1973 Alday family murders, Isaacs was on death … Continue reading Tuesday, May 6, 2025

MONDAY, MAY 5, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, General William Sherman began the Atlanta campaign that led to Atlanta’s fall and contributed to the Confederacy’s defeat in … Continue reading Monday, May 5, 2025

Sunday, May 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1965, the Rolling Stones played a concert in Statesboro. Fresh off their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, the … Continue reading Sunday, May 4, 2025

Saturday, May 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1816, Montgomery Meigs was born in Augusta. A graduate from West Point, Meigs was loyal to the Union and helped … Continue reading Saturday, May 3, 2025

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1981, Danny Hansford was killed in Savannah, a murder that inspired John Berendt’s Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which spent … Continue reading Friday, May 2, 2025

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1886, Jefferson Davis returned to Georgia, with tens of thousands of people greeting the former Confederate president during stops in … Continue reading Thursday, May 1, 2025

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1825, Creek chief William McIntosh was killed by tribe members for selling Creek land in Georgia to the U.S. for … Continue reading Wednesday, April 30, 2025

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1950, Marietta Air Force Base was renamed Dobbins Air Force Base in honor of Capt. Charles Dobbins, a World War … Continue reading Tuesday, April 29, 2025

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1894, Young Harris died in Athens. An insurance executive and philanthropist, Harris helped found Young Harris College in 1887. Check … Continue reading Monday, April 28, 2025