| March 16, 1810 |
Chief Justice John Marshall delivered the opinion in Fletcher V. Peck. The ruling rescinded an act of the Georgia legislature which revoked rights previously granted by contract.
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Fletcher v. Peck |
| March 16, 1925 |
Atlanta's Board of Alderman accept Asa Candler's offer of Candler Field to become Atlanta Airport
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| March 16, 1950 |
Girls Scouts of the USA chartered by the United States Congress
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Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts |
| March 16, 1952 |
Russell appears on "Face the Nation."
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| March 16, 1955 |
I Got a Woman by Ray Charles, considered to be the first soul record, reaches #2 on the R&B charts
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Ray Charles |
| March 16, 1960 |
Carolyn Quilloin was arrested after she sat down at the whites only counter in Levy's Department Store in Savannah. She was black.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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The Road to Integration
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| March 16, 1976 |
Carter wins Illinois Democratic primary
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Jimmy Carter |
| March 16, 1983 |
Plane Crash at Waverly
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Plane Crash at Waverly |
| March 16, 2000 |
H. Rap Brown shoots Fulton County Sheriff Ricky Kinchen.
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Fulton County, Georgia |
| March 16, 2004 |
Whitney Houston checks into a drug rehab center. Within a week the pop diva checks out. |
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Whitney Houston
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| March 16, 2008 |
Georgia Bulldogs (basketball) easily defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks 66-57 to gain the number 14 seed in the NCAA tournament. |
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2008 Georgia Bulldogs Basketball |
