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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1909;_Stamp_Act
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| January 16, 1909 |
President-elect William H. Taft speaks at Georgia Tech
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| February 9, 1909 |
Dean Rusk born, Cherokee County, Georgia
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Cherokee County, Georgia |
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Dean Rusk
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| May 17, 1909 |
In protest over the hiring of black workers on the Georgia Railroad, firemen go on strike
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| September 13, 1909 |
Ty Cobb hits his 9th home run of the season, giving him baseball's elusive Triple Crown (league leader in average, runs batted in and home runs). None of his 9 home runs left the park.
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Ty Cobb |
| October 9, 1909 |
"Moonshine Kate" Carson is born. She was the daughter of legandary country musician Fiddlin' John Carson |
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Fiddlin' John Carson |
| October 25, 1909 |
A New York-to-Atlanta road race, sponsored by the New York Herald and the Atlanta Journal, begins on Broadway |
| November 3, 1909 |
The New York-to-Atlanta road race culminates on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. |
| November 6, 1909 |
Atlanta becomes the third city to host an N. A. A. M. sanctioned automobile exhibition. Opened by Chamber of Commerce president Asa Candler, the meeting was attended by Henry Ford, Ransom E. Olds, Charles E. Duryea, Benjamin Briscoe and John N. Willys, each of whom will speak during the weeklong affair. |
| November 8, 1909 |
William H. Taft, President of the United States, speaks in Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| November 9, 1909 |
"Fastest track in the world," Candler Field opens. It lasts one season
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| November 18, 1909 |
A schooner, the George Taulane, vanishes without a trace off the coast of Georgia
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| November 18, 1909 |
Songwriter Johnny Mercer was born in Savannah
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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Johnny Mercer |
| December 28, 1909 |
Henry "Obediah" Barber dies at his home in the Okefenokee Swamp
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Okefenokee Swamp |
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Henry Obediah Barber |
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