Atlanta History Center

May 25

View of Atlanta’s Grady Hospital, which was formally dedicated on May 25, 1892.
Browse and order prints from our collection.

View of Atlanta’s Grady Hospital, which was formally dedicated on May 25, 1892.

Browse and order prints from our collection.

May 24

Someone is getting spoiled down at the AHC’s 1860s Smith Family Farm this morning.

Someone is getting spoiled down at the AHC’s 1860s Smith Family Farm this morning.

May 24, 1850

Journalist Henry Grady was born in Athens, GA.

May 23

May 23, 1914

Noted Atlanta Constitution columnist Celestine Sibley was born in Holley, FL.

May 21

That face says it all!

That face says it all!

Great Atlanta Fire of 1917

Today is the anniversary of the Great Atlanta Fire of 1917. Relive the events of the day here: http://ow.ly/kMDCW

May 20

Woodwork in the library at Swan House.

Woodwork in the library at Swan House.

May 20, 1916

5,000 people attended dedication ceremonies at the base of Stone Mountain.

May 19

May 19, 1933

The Atlanta City Council voted to legalize the sale of beer containing less than 3.2 percent alcohol.

May 18

Have you ever noticed the door hidden in the wall in the downstairs hallway at Swan House? It was used as a pass through for the house staff.

Have you ever noticed the door hidden in the wall in the downstairs hallway at Swan House? It was used as a pass through for the house staff.

The roses have started blooming in the garden at Swan House.

The roses have started blooming in the garden at Swan House.

May 17

May 17, 1970

Hank Aaron became the first Major League player to get 3,000 hits and 500 home runs.

May 16

1864 view of Whitehall Street (now Peachtree) looking south from Alabama Street.
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1864 view of Whitehall Street (now Peachtree) looking south from Alabama Street.image


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May 16, 1938

Fire broke out at Atlanta’s Terminal Hotel, killing 34 hotel occupants.

May 15

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