December 2011
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December 31, 1946
President Harry Truman officially proclaimed the end of World War II.
Dec 31st
December 30, 1851
Businessman and philanthropist Asa Candler was born in Villa Rica, GA.
Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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December 29, 1847
GA Gov. George Towns signed an act changing the town of Atlanta to the city of Atlanta.
Dec 29th
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December 28, 1904
In an effort to raise cotton prices, GA farmers burned two million bales.
Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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December 27, 1942
Rachel Herndon became the first female African American lawyer in GA.
Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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December 26, 1939
Franklin D. Roosevelt was given a private viewing of Gone With The Wind at the White House.
Dec 26th
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Dec 25th
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December 25, 1929
The Fox Theatre opened in Atlanta.
Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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December 24, 1827
Columbus, GA was incorporated.
Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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December 23, 1843
Marthasville (later renamed Atlanta) was incorporated. 
Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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December 22, 1696
GA founder James Oglethorpe was born in London, England.
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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December 21, 1946
GA politician Eugene Talmadge passed away in Atlanta.
Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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December 20, 1860
The Ordinance of Secession was passed in Charleston, making South Carolina the first state to secede.
Dec 20th
December 19, 1839
GA Gov. Charles McDonald signed an act chartering the Georgia Historical Society.
Dec 19th
December 18, 1886
Baseball great Ty Cobb was born in Banks County, GA.
Dec 18th
December 17, 1859
GA Gov. Joseph E. Brown signed an act prohibiting free blacks from entering GA.
Dec 17th
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GUEST BLOGGER - IZO
Hi friends!  It’s Izo again.  My good friends at the Atlanta History Center invited me back to blog – I jumped at the chance because that meant I got to visit the AHC again!     Last night, I went to their new Holiday program, “The Holiday Spirit.” This Charles Dickens style family program transported me back in time!   The “Journey Through Holidays Past” was the main event of the program. By...
Dec 16th
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December 16, 1861
GA Gov. Joseph E. Brown signed an act allowing married women to have their own bank accounts.
Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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December 15, 1939
Gone With the Wind premiered at Atlanta’s Loew’s Grand Theater.
Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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December 14, 1939
Clarke Gable arrived in Atlanta for the world premier of Gone With the Wind.
Dec 14th
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
They’ve got fancy candies AND an endless variety of toys! And apparently they’re good for shotgun weddings too. c.1881
Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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December 13, 1989
Driving Miss Daisy (filmed in Atlanta) was released.
Dec 13th
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December 12, 1829
GA Gov. George Gilmer signed an act making it illegal to teach a slave or free black to read or write.
Dec 12th
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December 11, 1944
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” singer Brenda Mae Tarpley was born in Atlanta.
Dec 11th
December 10, 1873
Atlanta’s Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception was dedicated.
Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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December 9, 1992
Chicago Cubs pitcher Greg Maddux signed with the Atlanta Braves.
Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 8th
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December 8, 1864
The Confederate flag was raised over Atlanta for the first time since Union occupation.
Dec 8th
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Winecoff Hotel Fire
On December 7, 1946, Atlanta’s Winecoff Hotel (know today as the Ellis Hotel) was the scene of the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history. Of the 280 guests staying in the hotel, 119 perished. The fire, believed to have started on the third floor, began sometime around 3:00 AM. Due to poor design, the flames easily spread from floor to floor. The hotel lacked fire escapes, fire...
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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December 7, 1941
Japan launched a surprise attack at Pearl Harbor.
Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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December 6, 1889
Atlanta businessman and philanthropist Robert W. Woodruff was born in Columbus, GA.
Dec 6th
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Dec 5th
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December 5. 1877
Georgians voted 99,000 to 55,000 to keep Atlanta as state capital (rather than Milledgeville).
Dec 5th
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