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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for September 1
Yesterday Tomorrow
| September 1, 1936 |
Russell defeats Talmadge during the Democratic primary in race for U. S. Senate, 263,154 to 134,695 (county unit vote-378 to 143).
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
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Eugene Talmadge |
| September 1, 1952 |
A spate of UFO sightings riled people in Atlanta and Marietta
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Marietta, GA |
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UFO sightings in Marietta and Atlanta |
| September 1, 1983 |
Conservative U. S. Representative Lawrence "Larry" McDonald, from Cobb County, Georgia dies when Korean Airlines Flight 007, a Boeing 747, is shot down by a Soviet MIG fighter in international waters in the Sea of Japan. All 269 people aboard died.
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| September 1, 1985 |
Cale Yarborough's broken belt at the Southern 500 in Darlington, SC, ensures a million-dollar celebration for Bill Elliott. Elliott won the Daytona 500 in February and the Winston 500 in May. With the win at Darlington, he became the first person to win three of the top 4 races in the NASCAR circuit
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Bill Elliott |
| September 1, 1991 |
The soundtrack to Home Alone 2 is released, which includes Sleigh Ride, the first TLC recording
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TLC |
| September 1, 1993 |
First Georgia HOPE Scholarship awarded to Matthew Miller of Snellville. He will attend Gwinnett Technical College |
| September 1, 2001 |
Wachovia and First Union merge
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| September 1, 2003 |
Gwinnett County Judge David M. Fuller resigns following an investigative report by Fox 5 News |
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David M. Fuller |
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| September 1, 2004 |
Democratic Senator Zell Miller gives the keynote address at the Republican convention |
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Zell Miller |
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