| January 1, 1993 |
Georgia defeats Ohio State 21-14 in the Florida Citrus Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 8, 1993 |
Terry Ralston and her 15-year-old son Michael are killed after being taken from their laudromat in Jesup, Georgia. Micheal was shot 6 times from behind at close range, his mother was shot once. Larry Jenkins, 17, is convicted of the crime and sentenced to death. |
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Supreme Court ruling takes 2 in Georgia off death row |
| January 12, 1993 |
Flash floods rip through Southeast Georgia causing 10 million dollars in property damage
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| January 15, 1993 |
First Union completes acquisition of Decatur Federal, Decatur, Georgia
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| January 23, 1993 |
Thomas Andrew Dorsey dies from complications arising from Alzheimer's Disease, Chicago, IL.
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Thomas Dorsey |
| February 16, 1993 |
Jimmy Carter and Michael Jackson are appointed co-chairs of the "Heal Our Children" initiative
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Jimmy Carter |
| February 18, 1993 |
Billy Issacs released from Georgia prison
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Alday family murders
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| March 13, 1993 |
The Storm of the Century.
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Storm of the Century |
| April 20, 1993 |
In a surprise announcement, Georgia does not select the low bid contractor to handle the new Georgia lottery, but GTECH, a Rhode Island company to which who had heavily lobbied for the contract. |
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Georgia Lottery |
| April 23, 1993 |
Arsonists destroy Kilgore Mill Covered Bridge on the border of Barrow and Walton County.
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| May 13, 1993 |
Inquiry into lottery officials choice of GTECH as the lottery vendor for the Georgia Lottery Corp. was appropriate in spite of the fact that GTECH's bid was 33% higher than the low bidder |
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Georgia Lottery |
| May 24, 1993 |
Final episode of Designing Women, a show set in Atlanta, Georgia airs on CBS.
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| June 2, 1993 |
Billy Joel, who named his daughter after Ray Charles, presents this music icon with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame
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Ray Charles |
| June 12, 1993 |
First Union merges with Georgia Federal, Atlanta
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| June 23, 1993 |
Fire destroys 4-Way Lunch in Cartersville. |
| June 29, 1993 |
Sales begin on Georgia Lottery first games: Instant Cash and Georgia Millionaire
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Georgia Lottery |
| August 10, 1993 |
Georgia Lottery introduces Cash 3 |
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Georgia Lottery |
| August 10, 1993 |
Tickets for Lotto Georgia go on sale for the first time
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| August 25, 1993 |
A federal grand jury indicts Fred Tokars
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Fred Tokars orders a 'hit' on his wife |
| September 1, 1993 |
First Georgia HOPE Scholarship awarded to Matthew Miller of Snellville. He will attend Gwinnett Technical College |
| September 2, 1993 |
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes charges boyfriend Andre Rison with assault, stemming from an incident that occurred at a Buckhead Kroger
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Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes |
| October 13, 1993 |
Philadelphia Phillies defeat the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series, 4 games to 2
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
