| January 31, 1928 |
Legendary R&B singer Chuck Willis is born, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Chuck Willis |
| February 19, 1928 |
Fire destroys Charlton County Courthouse
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Charlton County, Georgia |
| March 1, 1928 |
Tempest Storm (Annie Blanche Banks) born in Eastman, GA.
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Tempest Storm |
| April 9, 1928 |
After blasting Gutzon Borglum's work from the face of Stone Mountain, Augustus Lukeman unveils his work on the face of the mountain. Mayor Jimmy Walker of New York attends the ceremony
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Stone Mountain |
| May 1, 1928 |
Atlanta to New York and Atlanta to New Orleans air mail service is launched
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| May 20, 1928 |
The Venables reclaim Stone Mountain, ending any attempt to complete the sculpture. |
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Stone Mountain |
| May 24, 1928 |
13 Hall of Fame bound players including Ty Cobb play in a single game between the Philadelphia A's and the New York Yankees. |
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Ty Cobb |
| June 14, 1928 |
Cornerstone laid for Fox Theater, Atlanta
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
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| June 23, 1928 |
Lookout Mountain Hotel, also known as the Castle in the Clouds, opens on Lookout Mountain in Georgia.
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Lookout Mountain |
| September 30, 1928 |
Service is inaugurated from the Savannah Municipal Airport by Eastern Air Express to Miami and New York
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 17, 1928 |
Blind Willie McTell records Statesboro Blues
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William Samuel 'Blind Willie' McTell |
| November 1, 1928 |
National Weather Service establishes an office at the Atlanta Airport
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National Weather Service
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| December 17, 1928 |
New tunnel enters operation through Chetoogeta Mountain near Tunnel Hill, replacing a 1,477 foot tunnel built to complete the Western and Atlantic Railroad
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
| December 28, 1928 |
While drilling an access shaft to a cave that had been sealed by a railroad tunnel, a worker discovers a second cave in Lookout Mountain. This cave will become Ruby Falls.
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Lookout Mountain |
