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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1970
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| January 1, 1970 |
Atlanta UHF Channel 17, WJRJ becomes WTCG (Turner Communications Group
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Ted Turner |
| January 25, 1970 |
M*A*S*H premiers, New York City |
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JoAnn Pflug |
| February 20, 1970 |
Georgia ratifies the 19th Amendment, allowing women the right to vote, 50 years after it becomes law
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| March 25, 1970 |
"Mary Doe" applies for a "therapeutic abortion" (allowed under Georgia's laws), but is turned down.
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Roe v. Wade expanded in ruling on Doe v. Bolton |
| March 27, 1970 |
Georgia ratifies the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote |
| April 2, 1970 |
A TV show titled "It Couldn't be Done" features the carving at Stone Mountain in a segment
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Stone Mountain |
| April 3, 1970 |
Jimmy Carter announces his candidacy for governor. He will run against former governor Carl Sanders and others
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Carl Sanders |
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Jimmy Carter |
| April 16, 1970 |
Lawyers for "Mary Doe" and other pro-choice entities begin federal action to overturn Georgia's abortion laws.
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Roe v. Wade expanded in ruling on Doe v. Bolton |
| April 23, 1970 |
James Dickey's work Deliverance is published. The work is loosely based on an incident that occurred when he paddled down the Coosawattee River between Ellijay and Carters (Quarters). The area in which it happened was to be flooded to form Carters Lake.
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James Dickey |
| April 26, 1970 |
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins born, Des Moines, Iowa
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TLC |
| May 9, 1970 |
Dedication services are held for the carvings in Stone Mountain, although work continues on the masterpiece through 1972. President Nixon had been scheduled to attend, but Kent State forced him to give the visit to Vice-president Spiro Agnew.
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Stone Mountain |
| May 9, 1970 |
Six African-Americans are killed during riots in Augusta sparked by the apparent torture-murder of Charles Oatman, a learning-impaired black youth, while in custody in the Richmond County (GA) jail. |
| May 16, 1970 |
"Man o' War," Central of Georgia rail service between Columbus and Atlanta ends.
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Columbus, Georgia |
| May 17, 1970 |
Hank Aaron singles in Cincinnati for his 3,000th hit
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Hank Aaron
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| June 22, 1970 |
In a ballroom of the American Hotel in Atlanta, the National Congress of Parents and Teachers and the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers, both of which had Georgia roots, were combined into a single organization
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| July 18, 1970 |
The Great Wallenda walks across Tallulah Gorge, Tallulah Falls, Georgia. |
| September 9, 1970 |
Jimmy Carter forces a run-off in the Democratic primary for governor, garnering more than 48% of the vote
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Jimmy Carter |
| September 23, 1970 |
Carter wins run-off
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Jimmy Carter |
| October 4, 1970 |
John Rousakis begins a 21-year stint as mayor of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 16, 1970 |
Camp Sumter, a Union POW camp, becomes Andersonville National Historic Site.
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Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia
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| October 26, 1970 |
With people like Bill Cosby and Coretta Scott King watching, Muhammad Ali defeats Jerry Quarry by a knockout in the 3rd round in front of a packed house of 5,000 at the old Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta
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| November 3, 1970 |
Carter defeats Republican Hal Suit in race for governor. Lester Maddox, who was the pro-segregation governor preceding Carter, becomes Lieutenant Governor
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Jimmy Carter |
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