1982 Event Atlanta Ga's temperature goes below zero F 1981 Event 63rd PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots a 273 at Atlanta AC Ga 1979 Event President Carter attacked by a rabbit on a canoe trip in Plains Ga 1977 Event 39 killed in an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Ga 1976 Event 76th U.S. Golf Open: Jerry Pate shoots a 277 at Atlanta AC in Duluth Ga 1971 Event Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance 1964 Event Hurricane Hilda, kills 38 in La, Miss and Ga 1963 Event 15th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats 23-9 at East Lake CC Ga 1962 Event Savannah, world's 1st nuclear-powered ship, completes maiden voyage from Yorktown, Va, to Savannah, Ga 1915 Event Ku Klux Klan receives charter from Fulton County Ga 1868 Event FL, AL, LA, GA, North Carolina and South Carolina readmitted to US 1864 Event Battle of Ft. McAllister, GA 1864 Event Battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA 1864 Event Skirmish at Hood evacuated confederates from Atlanta GA 1864 Event Riot at McCook's to Lovejoy Station GA, US600 CS--- 1864 Event Riot at Stoneman's to Macon GA, US1000 CS--- 1864 Event Campaign in Northern Georgia - Chattanooga Georgia to Atlanta GA 1863 Event Chickamauga campaign GA 1863 Event CSS Chattahoochie explodes on Chattahoochie River GA, 18 die 1845 Event Ether 1st used in childbirth in U.S., Jefferson, Ga 1835 Event After gold discovery in Ga, Cherokees forced to move across Miss R 1819 Event 1st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga) 1788 Event Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Ga
