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Tag Archives: Georgia
March 21, 1925
On March 21, 1925, the state of Tennessee enacted the Butler Act. This law made it a crime for any teacher in any state-supported public school, including colleges and universities, to teach any theory that was in contradiction to the … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, Bible, Butler Act, christians, evolution, Georgia, Sharia law, Tennessee
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February 5, 1777
On February 5, 1777, Georgia became the first US state to abolish the entail and primogeniture system of inheritance. What is entail and primogeniture? It’s where the first born or eldest surviving son is the only legal inheritor of his … Continue reading
January 19, 1861
On January 19, 1861, Georgia seceded from the Union. They said all the cool kids were doing it. They weren’t. It was the usually quartet of troublemakers South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida and Alabama. You know, the ones that sit in … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, Florida, Georgia, misbehaving, Mississippi, seceding, South Carolina
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May 4, 1932
On May 4, 1932, mobster Al Capone, began serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion in Atlanta, Georgia. The police and prosecuting attorneys weren’t able to prosecute Capone for the brothels he ran, for the illegal liquor he sold, … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Al Capone, Atlanta, auditors, CPAs, crime and punishment, Georgia, mafia
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April 2, 2008
On April 2, 2008, President Bush backed Ukraine’s and Georgia’s bid to join NATO over the staunch opposition of Russia. Alabama Governor, Bob Riley, secretly sent President Bush a note that whined, “How the H E double hockey sticks is … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Alabama, Alabama being Alabama, Bob Riley, Dick Cheney, george w bush, Georgia, Presidents
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March 3, 1801
On March 3rd, 1801, David Emmanuel took office as the elected Governor of the state of Georgia. There has been the reoccurring rumor that he and his family were Jewish, and that would have made him the first Jewish governor … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged David Emmanuel, Georgia, Jewish, jews, Old Testament, Pennsylvania, Presbyterian, scots, Wales
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February 22, 1819
On February 22, 1819, Spain ceded Florida to the United States via the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. No money was exchanged but the western boundaries of the United States and the Spanish Territories in the Americas were negotiated. This treaty … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Adams-Onis Treaty, Alabama, Florida, Gainesville, Georgia, global warming, Jacksonville, jai alai, Spain, treaties, United States
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February 21, 1857
On February 21, 1857, the US Congress outlawed foreign currency as legal tender in the United States. Up until that time, foreign coin (especially the Spanish dollar) was allowed as legal tender throughout America, with the metal value of the … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged American law, Area 51, Baxley, Brownsville, Canada, coins, currency, Georgia, gold, Mexico, New Mexico, New York, Niagara Falls, Rite Aid, Roswell, Ruvian xentic, silver, US mint
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February 12, 1733
On February 12, 1733, James Oglethorpe and his colonists on his ship, the ‘Anne’ landed and settled near the present site of Savannah, Georgia, and started the British Colony of Georgia, which was named after the English King who gave … Continue reading
January 27, 1785
On January 27, 1785, the first American state university was chartered in Athens, Georgia. However, it wasn’t until January 30, 1892 that the school became a real and recognized center of learning. UGA did have many distinguished alumni in the … Continue reading
Posted in 18th Century, Historical Facts
Tagged Athens, college football, football, Georgia, Go Dawgs, Larry Munson, UGA
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