| August 4, 1825 |
Jefferson Davis begins his defense during court-martial proceedings for the Benny Havens's incident. He will be found guilty and dismissed from West Point. The
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Jefferson Davis |
| August 4, 1828 |
Alexander Stephens passes the entrance exam for Frankin College (now the University of Georgia) |
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Alexander Stephens |
| August 4, 1881 |
H. I. Kimball appears before the House Finance Committee to secure funding for the International Cotton Exposition. Statewide support for the project is mixed. |
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1881 International Cotton Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia |
| August 4, 1913 |
Jim Conley testifies at the trial of Leo Frank, claiming that Frank had gotten his help in moving Mary Phagan's body to the cellar.
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| August 4, 1944 |
Train crash in Lanier County (near Stockton, GA) claims the lives of 47 people
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Lanier County, Georgia |
| August 4, 1996 |
Closing Ceremonies for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta
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| August 4, 2000 |
Thomas Allgood Sr., a former Georgia state senator dies when his Piper Malibu Mirage collided with a utility pole during take-off.
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| August 4, 2007 |
Federal authorities bust an illegal still operating in the Chattahoochee National Forest near Clayton, Georgia. It is the largest operation found in the National Forest in over 20 years. |
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William Rabun |
| August 4, 2007 |
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hits his 755th round-tripper, tying Hank Aaron's Major League record for lifetime home runs with an opposite field smash off Padres pitcher Clay Hensley at Petco Park in San Diego. |
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Bonds Breaks Hank Aaron's career home run record |
