| January 13, 1933 |
Augusta National Golf Club formally opens
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 23, 1933 |
Georgia ratifies the 20th Amendment, changing terms of office for the President and Senators.
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| February 15, 1933 |
Assassination attempt on Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Miami, Florida |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| March 9, 1933 |
Senator Russell appointed to the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| March 13, 1933 |
President Roosevelt asked Congress to amend the Volstead Act, allowing for the sale of beer. Southern legislators are unhappy with the request. When voted on and approved two days later only two Georgians vote for the act. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| May 3, 1933 |
Singer James Brown, "The Godfather of Soul" is born in either Macon, Georgia or Barnwell, SC
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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James Brown |
| May 17, 1933 |
Charles Hillyer (C.H.) Brand dies in Athens
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| May 18, 1933 |
Creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Three north Georgia lakes are currently part of the TVA.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| June 10, 1933 |
By Executive Order, Kennesaw Mountain property is transferred from the War Department to the Department of the Interior
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| August 22, 1933 |
Georgia Day at the 1933 Chicago International Exposition
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| September 9, 1933 |
WSB begins to broadcast a radio signal at 50,000 watts
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WSB Atlanta |
| November 18, 1933 |
While in Warm Springs, Franklin Delano Roosevelt journeys to Savannah for Georgia's 150th year celebration, speaking in Fitzgerald and Cordele during the trip
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| November 18, 1933 |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| November 19, 1933 |
Lucien Lamar Knight dies, Clearwater, Florida. His body is returned to Georgia, where it is buried at the cemetery at Christ Church (St. Simons Island, Glynn County)
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Glynn County, Georgia |
| November 25, 1933 |
Jean Sherwood Harper writes to her former employer, arguing for protection of the Okefenokee Swamp as a wildlife sanctuary. She had worked for then President Franklin Roosevelt as a young lady. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
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Okefenokee Swamp |
| December 5, 1933 |
The 21th Amendment to the Constitution, repeal of the 18th Amendment, becomes law. Georgia does not ratify.
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| December 29, 1933 |
Sons of the Desert, starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy released. |
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Oliver Hardy |
