| January 5, 1938 |
At the White House, Franklin Roosevelt and Carl Vinson discuss disturbing world developments including the Naval armament of Germany and Japan |
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Carl Vinson, Father of the Two Ocean Navy
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| January 19, 1938 |
A bill to legalized liquor in 16 Georgia counties is introduced in the legislature
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| February 21, 1938 |
Anti-lynching legislation is defeated in the U. S. Senate. Georgia Senator Russell led the "Southern bloc" against the NAACP supported bill.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| March 4, 1938 |
George Foster Peabody dies at his home in Warm Springs, GA |
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George Foster Peabody |
| March 23, 1938 |
Maynard Jackson born, Dallas, Texas
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| March 29, 1938 |
Eastern Air Transport (formerly Pitcairn Aviation) changes its name to Eastern Air Lines |
| April 1, 1938 |
Arthur L. Hutchins becomes the first Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent
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| April 5, 1938 |
Henry Picard wins the Masters in Augusta |
| May 5, 1938 |
C. E. Woolman elected to board, appointed vice president and general operations manager
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Delta Air Lines
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| May 16, 1938 |
Terminal Hotel on the corner of Spring and Mitchell Street in Atlanta burns, killing 35.
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| June 0, 1938 |
Civilian Conservation Corps arrive at Camp Brumby (NM-3)
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| August 11, 1938 |
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visits Barnesville
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| August 11, 1938 |
President Roosevelt speaks at the University of Georgia commencement
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| August 25, 1938 |
Clark Gable signs for the role of "Rhett Butler" in Gone With The Wind
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Gone With The Wind
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| September 8, 1938 |
Sam Nunn is born, Perry, Georgia
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| September 9, 1938 |
Ron Fairly born, Macon, Georgia
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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Ron Fairly |
| October 15, 1938 |
79 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia are protected by limiting road incursions and foresting with a one-mile boundary secured by an agreement between the National Park Service and the Forest Service.
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| November 19, 1938 |
Ted Turner born, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Ted Turner |
| November 21, 1938 |
President Franklin Roosevelt tours Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| November 25, 1938 |
Coffee County courthouse burns
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Coffee County, Georgia |
| December 3, 1938 |
Richard B. Russell Sr. dies.
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| December 10, 1938 |
"The Burning of Atlanta" is filmed on backlots of MGM, in Los Angeles, California
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Gone With The Wind
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