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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.
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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.
In 1919, the purchase of Coca-Cola from the Candler family by a group of investors was completed.
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 on Twitter.
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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.
Marietta's Bell Bomber plant, now Lockheed Martin, began production in 1943. When the war ended in 1945, production at the Bell Bomber plant ended along with it.
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 adjacent to Rickenbacker Field. The deal was quickly closed. Production began in 1943. When the war ended in 1945, production at the Bell Bomber plant ended along with it. The…
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Explore Georgia History with Marietta Patch. In 1774, Georgia was the only American colony not represented at the meeting of the First Continental Congress.
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.
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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 by all except the armies of the United States, and such civilians as may be retained." Keep up with Marietta and Georgia History every day by subscribing to our free …
Because Georgia was the southernmost state, the Treaty of Paris in effect established Georgia's southern boundary.
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 the southernmost state, the Treaty of Paris in effect established Georgia's southern boundary; although Spain would contest a portion of that boundary. Keep up with …
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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.
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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 Society. In 1961, he moved to Ghana. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on …
