January 21, 1925 |
Ocmulgee River crests at 26.3 ft in Lumber City during a flood.
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January 21, 1925 |
U. S. Mint strikes the first Stone Mountain coin. |
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Stone Mountain |
February 3, 1925 |
The Atlanta Aero Club, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Junior Chamber, the Atlanta Woman's Club,the American Legion, the Greater Atlanta Club and others announce support of a landing field in Atlanta. |
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Atlanta Municipal Airport |
February 8, 1925 |
After his arrest at the 125th Street Station in New York City, Marcus Garvey is taken to the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary to serve a sentence for his mail fraud conviction
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
February 13, 1925 |
Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler offers the site of the Atlanta Speedway to the city of Atlanta for use as an airport for a second time.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Atlanta Municipal Airport |
February 14, 1925 |
US Senator Walter George tells Atlanta mayor Walter Sims that an air route through Atlanta to Florida, and perhaps Panama, is being considered. |
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Atlanta Municipal Airport |
February 15, 1925 |
Atlanta mayor Walter Sims accepts the offer of Candler Field from Asa Candler |
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Atlanta Municipal Airport |
February 25, 1925 |
Committee overseeing the construction of Stone Mountain votes to cancel Gutzon Borglum's contract, following Borglum's outburst in the local papers over problems with the project.
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Stone Mountain |
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John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum |
February 25, 1925 |
Art Gillham sings into a microphone, producing the first "electronic recording" that was commercially produced |
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Art Gillham |
March 1, 1925 |
(circa) Huff Daland moves to Monroe, Louisiana
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Delta Air Lines
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March 16, 1925 |
Atlanta's Board of Alderman accept Asa Candler's offer of Candler Field to become Atlanta Airport
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
March 25, 1925 |
Flannery O'Connor (sometimes mispelled as O'Conner) is born in Savannah, Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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Flannery O'Connor |
April 1, 1925 |
Sculptor Augustus Lukeman takes over the Stone Mountain project. He suggests that three men, Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, be enshrined on the face of the mountain
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Stone Mountain |
April 20, 1925 |
William B. Hartsfield appointed head of committee to oversee Atlanta Airport operations
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Atlanta Municipal Airport |
May 5, 1925 |
Ty Cobb enjoys his best day at the plate, hitting three home runs, a double and two singles. The 16 total bases set an American League record that still stands.
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Ty Cobb |
May 15, 1925 |
Carl Sanders is born, Augusta, Georgia
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Carl Sanders |
May 22, 1925 |
Dean Rusk graduates from Boys High School, Atlanta, Georgia
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Dean Rusk
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May 31, 1925 |
The Wisconsin Monument, dedicated to the Union soldiers from Wisconsin who died in Georgia, is dedicated at the Marietta National Cemetery
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Marietta, GA |
June 15, 1925 |
Margaret Mitchell marries John Marsh.
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Margaret Mitchell |
July 3, 1925 |
Stone Mountain coins go on sale at 3,000 banks across the Nation |
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Stone Mountain |
July 13, 1925 |
WSB begins to broadcast a radio signal at 1,000 watts
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WSB Atlanta |
September 8, 1925 |
The Flint River Flood of 1925 begins |
September 27, 1925 |
First meeting of the President's Aircraft Board. Carl Vinson is the only Democrat on the board created by Republican Calvin Cooledge. |
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Carl Vinson, Father of the Two Ocean Navy
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