| February 6, 1926 |
Oliver Hardy signs with Roach Studios |
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Oliver Hardy |
| February 9, 1926 |
Atlanta forbids the teaching of evolution in public schools
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| February 20, 1926 |
Amelia Knoedler Penland is born |
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Amanda (Knoedler) Penland |
| March 21, 1926 |
Ralph David Abernathy born, Lindon, Alabama
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Ralph David Abernathy, Jr. |
| May 8, 1926 |
Harriet "Hattie" Harwell Wilson High (Mrs. Joseph Madison High) donates the land on which her house is built for the express purpose of building an art museum in Atlanta
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| May 25, 1926 |
Claude Marion Akins born, Nelson, Georgia
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Claude Akins |
| May 28, 1926 |
Georgia is split into three judicial districts, Northern, Middle and Southern
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| June 4, 1926 |
The Big Red Apple dedicated, Cornelia, Georgia
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| June 25, 1926 |
A board, comprised of an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers and two veterans (one Confederate and one Yankee) to review the creation of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| August 2, 1926 |
Sears Roebuck on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta opens its doors for business |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| August 10, 1926 |
Alvin "Junior" Samples is born, Cumming, GA
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Junior Samples |
| September 15, 1926 |
Air mail flights to Atlanta Airport (C. A. M. 10) begin
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| November 3, 1926 |
Amidst a growing scandal (he is later exonerated) Ty Cobb resigns as manager of the Detroit Tigers |
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Ty Cobb |
| December 7, 1926 |
Legislation is introduced to create the national memorial military park as recommended by the review board
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| December 31, 1926 |
Last Atlanta flight of C. A. M 10. There was not enought business to support the Atlanta to Miami route.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
