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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1964
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| January 23, 1964 |
The 24th Amendment to the Constitution, elimination of poll tax, becomes law. Georgia does not ratify.
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The Road to Integration
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| January 29, 1964 |
Dallas (Georgia) added to the Metro Atlanta telephone calling area
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| February 1, 1964 |
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, an influential cross-over hit for James Brown is released
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James Brown |
| February 17, 1964 |
Luke Appling inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown
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Luke Appling |
| March 5, 1964 |
Milwaukee Braves owners complete negotiations to move the team to Atlanta, Georgia.
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| March 12, 1964 |
Earthquake epicentered in tiny Haddock, Georgia, between Milledgeville and Macon
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| April 15, 1964 |
Work begins on Atlanta Stadium, later known as Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium because the city needed financial help to complete the structure.
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
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Fulton County, Georgia |
| April 23, 1964 |
Ground is broken for improving runways at Atlanta Airport by Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
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| May 15, 1964 |
After passing a bad check in a Rome, Georgia store, Sammie Earl Ammons is chased by local authorities into Cherokee County, Alabama, where he is arrested. He had been one of the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted
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Rome, Georgia |
| May 26, 1964 |
Robert Kennedy speaks at the dedication of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy chapel on the campus of the University of West Georgia, Carroll County, Georgia |
| June 12, 1964 |
The Atlanta Times newspaper publishes its first issue
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| June 27, 1964 |
On the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, a granite overlook on Big Kennesaw Mountain is dedicated to the generals in the battle that were born in Georgia
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| July 3, 1964 |
A day after the signing of the Civil Rights bill, 5 ministers visit Pickrick Restaurant, a whites-only establishment owned by Lester Maddox. Descriptions of the events that occurred that day varies widely, but Maddox will be charged with assault
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Lester Maddox |
| July 4, 1964 |
Carving resumes on the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial
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Stone Mountain |
| August 3, 1964 |
Flannery O'Connor died, Baldwin County Hospital, Milledgeville, from complications resulting from lupus.
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Baldwin County, Georgia |
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Flannery O'Connor |
| September 11, 1964 |
Hurricane Dora moves back across Florida and Georgia dumping substantial rain on Brunswick. |
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Glynn County, Georgia |
| September 14, 1964 |
Carl Vinson is awarded the Medal of Freedom by U. S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson. |
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Carl Vinson, Father of the Two Ocean Navy
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| September 18, 1964 |
Martin Luther King meets Pope Paul VI in Vatican City
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Martin Luther King
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| September 19, 1964 |
Covenant College on Lookout Mountain is dedicated
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Lookout Mountain |
| September 19, 1964 |
Vince Dooley begins his college coaching career with a 31-3 loss to Alabama
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Vince Dooley |
| September 19, 1964 |
Trisha Yearwood born, Monticello, Georgia |
| October 5, 1964 |
Heart of Atlanta v. U. S., the landmark case that expanded the "commerce clause" of the U. S. Constitution, is argued. |
| October 14, 1964 |
William Bartholomay announces the Braves move to Atlanta
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
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William Bartholomay announces the Braves are moving to Atlanta |
| October 14, 1964 |
Lawrenceville added to the Metro Atlanta telephone calling area
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| October 14, 1964 |
Buford added to the Metro Atlanta calling area
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| November 3, 1964 |
Georgia is one of six states whose electoral votes are won by Barry Goldwater. Lyndon Johnson wins by a landslide. Georgia objected to much of Johnson's "Great Society" plans.
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| November 3, 1964 |
Georgia, along with other southern states, vote for Republican candidate Barry Goldwater. It is the first time this happened since the Republican Party was founded.
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| November 7, 1964 |
"Last Kiss," a song written by Wayne Cochran, and recorded by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers reaches #2. The song is dedicated to a young woman who died in an accident in Barnesville, Georgia. |
| December 10, 1964 |
Martin Luther King accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway |
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Martin Luther King
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| December 13, 1964 |
Donald Eugene McGregor dies when a car in which he was a passenger spun out of control and overturned near Brunswick Marina during a rainstorm. |
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Donald Eugene McGregor |
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Glynn County, Georgia |
| December 14, 1964 |
In Heart of Atlanta v. U. S.The U. S. Supreme Court upholds the Civil Right Act of 1964. The "commerce clause" does allow Congress to regulate local commerce, noting the bill was "limited to enterprises having a direct and substantial relation to the interstate flow of goods and people" |
| December 24, 1964 |
In a 3-day string of bad weather around the Christmas holidays, tornadoes, thunderstorms and hail cause 2 deaths and injure 20. More than 10 million dollars in damage is the result of this storm system. Hardest hit were Jones County, where a tornado killed 2 and injured 16, and Meriwether County where 2.5 inches of hail fell in a short period of time.
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| December 26, 1964 |
Georgia defeats Texas Tech 7-0 in the Sun Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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