| January 11, 1986 |
Living In America, the theme from Rocky IV, reaches number 3 on the pop charts, making it singer James Brown's best performance on the charts since 1965
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James Brown |
| February 21, 1986 |
9 1/2 Weeks, starring Kim Basinger, opens in the United States |
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Kim Basinger |
| March 11, 1986 |
Georgia pardons Leo Frank, not because of new evidence in the murder of Mary Phagan, but because the state failed to provide protection while Frank was in custody.
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| March 31, 1986 |
First Union acquires Citizens Dekalb Bank of Clarkston, Georgia
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| June 3, 1986 |
Supreme Court orders a new trial in the Alday family murders
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Alday family murders
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| July 20, 1986 |
Hottest temperature ever recorded in Savannah - 105 degrees
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| August 8, 1986 |
In what will become one of the smartest moves that Ted Turner will ever make, he purchases the MGM library
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Ted Turner |
| August 26, 1986 |
Jury recieves its charge following the trial of Carlton Gary and returns a guilty verdict within an hour. |
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Wynnton Stocking Strangler |
| August 27, 1986 |
After finding Carlton Gary guilty on all counts the previous day, the jury returns a death sentence for the Stocking Strangler |
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Wynnton Stocking Strangler |
| September 8, 1986 |
A month after purchasing the MGM library, Ted Turner releases a colorized version of "Yankee Doodle Dandy," starring James Cagney
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Ted Turner |
| September 29, 1986 |
Designing Women, a fictional TV show set in Atlanta about Julia Sugarbaker (Dixe Carter), Mary Jo Shively (Annie Potts), Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke) and Alison Sugarbaker (Julia Duffy) airs on CBS.
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| October 1, 1986 |
The Carter Presidential Museum and Library and the Carter Center are dedicated.
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Jimmy Carter |
| October 1, 1986 |
First Union acquires Georgia State Bankshares, Inc., Atlanta
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| October 1, 1986 |
Carter Presidential Library is dedicated.
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Jimmy Carter |
| November 1, 1986 |
First Union completes the acquisition of First Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, Augusta
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| November 14, 1986 |
First Union buys Bank of Waynesboro (Georgia)
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| December 3, 1986 |
Plant Hatch, a nuclear power facility near Baxley, Georgia, accidentally released radioactive water into Georgia wetlands near the plant
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Nuclear warhead near Savannah |
| December 23, 1986 |
Georgia loses to Boston College 27-24 in the Hall of Fame Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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