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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for April 2;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| April 2, 1907 |
Luke (Lucius Benjamin) Appling born, High Point, North Carolina
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Luke Appling |
| April 2, 1917 |
President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war on Germany
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Woodrow Wilson |
| April 2, 1936 |
Tornado strikes Crisp County, killing 36 people, mostly in the Cordele area. |
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Crisp County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| April 2, 1939 |
Ralph Guldahl won the Masters in Augusta nine strokes under par. |
| April 2, 1946 |
The U. S. Supreme Court, in Primus King v. State of Georgia, rules the "white only" primary is unconstitutional.
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The Road to Integration
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| April 2, 1952 |
The cost of pay phones in Atlanta goes from 5 cents to a dime
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| April 2, 1961 |
Powder Springs added to the Metro Atlanta telephone calling area
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| April 2, 1961 |
Alpharetta added to the Metro Atlanta telephone calling area
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| April 2, 1970 |
A TV show titled "It Couldn't be Done" features the carving at Stone Mountain in a segment
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Stone Mountain |
| April 2, 2003 |
Winners of the George Foster Peabody Awards were announced by the University of Georgia's Henry Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Among the locally important awards:- "Terror on Tape," CNN Productions, Atlanta; examination of training videos made by al-Qaida members.
- "Door to Door," TNT starring William H. Macy in the true story of Bill Porter who battled cerebral palsy. Macy also co-wrote the script
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Peabody Awards |
| April 2, 2007 |
With Atlanta hosting the Final Four in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the Florida Gators defeat Ohio State, 84-75 |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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