Tag Archives: Georgia

January 10, 1967

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Joel Byers

On January 10, 1967, Lester “Axe Handle” Maddox was inaugurated as the Governor of Georgia. I would like to say he was the last racist governor elected in Georgia, but I can’t. Sonny “Good Ol’ Boy” Perdue was elected in … Continue reading →

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January 2, 1906

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Joel Byers

On January 2, 1906, Willis Carrier received a US patent for the world’s first air conditioner. Soon afterward, the cult of Willis Carrier began in Jesup, Georgia. Acolytes were easily identified as they were usually smiling and saying, “It’s not … Continue reading →

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December 17, 1969

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Joel Byers

On December 17, 1969, Secretary of the Air Force, Robert C. Seamans, Jr., closed the book on Project “Blue Book”. Project Blue Book was the Air Force’s 17-year study of UFOs and the study examined over 12,000 separate sightings. Secretary … Continue reading →

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August 22, 2019

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Joel Byers

On August 22, 2019 the city council of Bielefeld, Germany offered a €1 million Euro reward to any human being who could provide “incontrovertible evidence” of its nonexistence. For the last 25 years conspiracy theorists in… Continue reading →

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July 27, 1377

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Joel Byers

On July 27, 1377, the first example of a quarantine occurred in the city of Rugusa, which is now Dubroknik, Croatia. The city council passed a law that required newcomers from plague areas to isolate for 30 days, and then… Continue reading →

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July 4, 2019

Posted on July 4, 2020 by Joel Byers

On July 4, 2019, Mad Magazine announced it would stop publishing new material after 67 years of providing the sophomoric and infantile humor that 15-year old boys as well as men and women with a 15-year old boy’s sense of humor… Continue reading →

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March 21, 1925

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Joel Byers

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 →

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February 5, 1777

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Joel Byers

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 →

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January 19, 1861

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Joel Byers

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 →

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May 4, 1932

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Joel Byers

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 →

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