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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1975;_Virginia_Resolves
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| January 1, 1975 |
Headquarters of the Eighth Air Force moved to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana |
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Eighth Air Force |
| January 2, 1975 |
Fox Theater, Atlanta, closes its doors.
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Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
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| January 13, 1975 |
George Busbee inaugurated as governor
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| February 1, 1975 |
Outast member Antwann Andre Patton ("Big Boi") born, Savannah, Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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OutKast |
| February 19, 1975 |
Groundbreaking of Marta's (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) Rail System. Initial work done on Marta's East Line.
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| March 2, 1975 |
Sometimes called The Governor's Tornado, Atlanta's upscale north side, including the Governor's mansion, bears the brunt of tornadoes that killed three and caused 56 million dollars in damage
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| April 18, 1975 |
Both the plans for I-485 and the Stone Mountain Tollway are officially discontinued by the Georgia Department of Transportation
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| April 18, 1975 |
The rail depot at Plains, Georgia opens as Jimmy Carter's campaign headquarters
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| April 18, 1975 |
Honeybee declare the state insect
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| May 27, 1975 |
OutKast member Andre Lauren Benjamin born, Atlanta, Georgia
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OutKast |
| September 12, 1975 |
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Facility in Glynco, Georgia, was dedicated. |
| October 29, 1975 |
Linda Ronstadt opens the Fox Theater in Atlanta, ten months after the theater had been closed "for good." Atlanta Landmarks borrowed $1.8 million to buy the building and initiated the Save the Fox campaign.
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Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
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| November 22, 1975 |
Professional pilots observe a UFO in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant, Savannah
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