Today In GA History

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 2001, the Atlanta Falcons took Michael Vick with the 1st pick in the draft 🏈

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1919 baseball legend Jackie Robinson was born in Georgia. He became the first black person to play in Major League Baseball. He also remains the only athlete to ever letter in four sports: baseball, football, basketball and track in UCLA history

#TodayInGAHistory in 1946, the deadliest hotel fire in US history happened in Atlanta. The Winecoff Hotel caught on fire and 119 people died and it was supposedly "fireproof".

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1949 WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1955 the first Waffle House opened in Decatur.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1996 Michael Johnson broke the world record and won the gold in the 200M at the Olympics in Atlanta.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1993, the press box at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium caught on fire and Braves players decided to snap some photos.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1996 Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic cauldron in Atlanta and inspired viewers around the globe. Today we remember and honor the light he shared with the world. 🕯️

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 2016 the Braves signed Freddie Freeman to an 8 year, $135 million deal, the largest in franchise history at the time. pic.twitter.com/oKDrNSWd9v

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#ThisDayInGAHistory in 2018 Atlanta United FC beat the Portland Timbers 2-0 to win the 2018 MLS cup.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1877 Georgia voters approved the new constitution and affirmed the movement of the state capital from Milledgeville to Atlanta 99,147 to 55,201.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1995 the Atlanta @Braves defeated the @Indians 1-0, at home, to win the 1995 World Series.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1974 Hank Aaron hit home run #733 — his final home run in an Atlanta Braves uniform.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1924 James Earl "Jimmy" Carter. Jr. was born in Plains, GA - the first U.S. president born in a hospital.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1963 Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in front of 250,000+ at the Lincoln Memorial.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 2007 Warner Robins’ Dalton Carriker hit a walk off HR. winning the LLWS. For a 2nd straight year, a Georgia team won.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1965 the Beatles made their only Georgia appearance with a concert at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1968 Atlanta Braves signed famed Negro League pitcher Satchel Paige to a contract. At the time, Paige was in his 60s, but the Braves took the action so Paige could qualify for a Major League Baseball pension.

#ThisDayInGAHistory in 1988, Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz made his debut for the @Braves.