Sept. 14, 1955 Macon's Little Richard recorded "Tutti Frutti" in a two-day recording session at Specialty Records in Hollywood, according to Georgia Info, The University of Georgia. Keep up with news by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

Sept. 13, 1922 Viola Ross Napier of Bibb County and Atlanta Constitution reporter Bessie Kempton became the first two women elected to the Georgia General Assembly, according to the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Info., The University of Georgia. Both were elected as one of three representatives from their respective counties. Keep up with Marietta news by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

Sept. 12, 1919 The purchase of Coca-Cola Co. from the Candler family by a group of investors led by Trust Company of Georgia president Ernest Woodruff for $25 million was completed, according to Georgia Info., The University of Georgia and Georgia Historical Society and the Georgia Historical Society. Coca-Cola Co. was reorganized and reincorporated in Delaware, but the company's headquarters remained in Atlanta. Five hundred thousand shares of stock in the new company were issued. Keep up with Marietta news by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us …

Sept. 10, 1980 In the largest peaceful protest ever in a Georgia state prison, over 1,000 inmates at the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville refused to work in order to dramatize their plea for more rights and better living conditions, according to Georgia Info, The University of Georgia.  Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

September 7, 1944 Marietta's Bell Bomber plant announced it was going to a 54-hour work week to meet the wartime needs for B-29s. Two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the War Department approved the newly designed B-29 bomber for production. Produced by Buffalo-based Bell Aircraft, the four-engine B-29 would be the most advanced long-range bomber in the world. When the government gave word that it wished to build the new aircraft somewhere in the Atlanta area, Cobb County sprang into action. Numerous influential citizens began lobbying for Bell Aircraft to use the land …

September 5, 1774 Of the thirteen American colonies, only Georgia was not represented at the meeting of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, according to USHistory.org. Delegates at the meeting adopted a declaration which included a boycott all British goods. Keep up with Marietta and Georgia History every day by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

September 4, 1864 William T. Sherman decided not to pursue the remnants of John Bell Hood's forces south of Atlanta. He issued Special Field Order No. 64, which included a directive that his troops were to receive "a full month's rest, with every chance to organize, receive pay, replenish clothing, and prepare for a fine winter's campaign," according to the Georgia Historical Socitey and Georgia Info, The University of Georgia. Sherman also issued a special order to the remaining citizens of Atlanta: "The city of Atlanta being exclusively required for warlike purpose will be at once vacated …

September 3, 1783 The American Revolution officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The treaty stipulated the southern boundary of the United States as the point in the middle of the Mississippi River intersected by the 31st parallel of latitude eastward to the middle of the Chattahoochee River, then southward to the confluence of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers, then eastward in a straight line to the head of the St. Marys River, then eastward down the middle of the St. Marys to the Atlantic Ocean, according to Georgia Info, The University of Georgia.  Because Georgia was …

August 29, 1961 Marietta's Lockheed Corp. received the go ahead from the FAA to begin production of the JetStar. Designed to fly at speeds of 550 miles per hour, the JetStar was the fastest passenger plane of the day, according to the Georgia Historical Society and University of Georgia. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

August 28, 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. gave his memorable "I Have a Dream" speech at Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington by 250,000 supporters of civil rights. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

August 27, 1963 Former Atlanta University professor and civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois died at age 95 in Accra, Ghana. For years, Du Bois taught and wrote as a faculty member at Atlanta University, according to the Georgia Historical Society. He is probably best remembered for helping organize the Niagara Movement in 1905 and for co-founding the NAACP four years later, according to Georgia Info, The University of Georgia and the Georgia Historical Society. Later in life, Du Bois became bitter about the progress of civil rights in the United States, according to the Georgia Historical …

August 23, 1864 Near Atlanta, Sherman issued Special Field Order 59, prohibiting his forces from trading with Georgia merchants except for items needed by Union troops and setting the conditions under which Union quartermasters could obtain what they needed, according to Georgia Info, University of Georgia and the Georgia Historical Society. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

August 22, 1919 The Atlanta Constitution announced that the Candler family had sold their controlling interests in The Coca-Cola Co. to Trust Company Bank of Georgia, according to the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Info, The University of Georgia. The Trust Company planned to reincorporate Coca-Cola Co. in Delaware but would keep Cocaa-Cola's headquarters in Atlanta. The sale was not completed until Sept. 12, 1919, and involved a group of investors led by Trust Company president Ernest Woodruff who purchased Coca-Cola for $25 million, according to Georgia Info, The University of …

August 21, 1907 Gov. Hoke Smith signed an act making it illegal to fish in any waters in the state on Sunday, according to the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Info, The University of Georgia. Violation of the ban was a misdemeanor offense. August 21, 1911 Gov. Hoke Smith signed an act reducing the maximum number of hours textile mill workers could be required to work to 60 per week from 66 per week. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

August 20, 1923 Gov. Clifford Walker signed an act requiring that all schools and colleges in Georgia supported by public funds provide instruction in the essentials of the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. Students could not graduate without passing an examination on both constitutions, according to the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Info, The University of Georgia. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.