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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1924
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| January 0, 1924 |
WBBF, Atlanta, (now WGST) licensed
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| January 19, 1924 |
Gutzon Borglum unveils the head of Robert E. Lee at Stone Mountain, Georgia
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John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum |
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Stone Mountain |
| February 3, 1924 |
Former President Woodrow Wilson, who grew up in Augusta and practiced law in Atlanta, died in Washington, D. C.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Woodrow Wilson |
| April 0, 1924 |
WDBA, Columbus, GA licensed
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Columbus, Georgia |
| May 2, 1924 |
WDBE, owned by the Gilham-Schoen Electric Company, Gordon St., Atlanta, is licensed
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| May 30, 1924 |
C. E. Woolman to become vice president of Huff Daland Dusters, Macon, Georgia.
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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Delta Air Lines
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| July 18, 1924 |
Peach County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Peach County, Georgia |
| September 10, 1924 |
In the Democratic gubenatorial primary, William Harris defeated Thomas Hardwicke. Harris was a member of the Klan, Hardwicke adamently opposed to the organization. |
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Ku Klux Klan in Georgia |
| October 1, 1924 |
Jimmy Carter born, Plains, Georgia
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Sumter County, Georgia |
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Jimmy Carter |
| October 3, 1924 |
At the urging of owner George Foster Peabody, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor visit Warm Springs, Georgia for the first time. Peabody believes that the warm, mineral-laden water will benefit the polio-stricken politician. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| October 15, 1924 |
Fort Pulaski becomes part of the National Park System
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| December 2, 1924 |
Cartoonist Jack Davis born, Atlanta, Georgia
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