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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1934
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| December 0, 1934 |
Woolman resigns from Delta board
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Delta Air Lines
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| February 5, 1934 |
Henry "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron born, Mobile, Alabama
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Hank Aaron
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| February 9, 1934 |
U. S. Army, at the order of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, takes over all delivery of air mail in the country pending the rebid of all mail contracts. Previous contracts awarded fraudulently according to then Senator Hugo Black.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| March 22, 1934 |
Play begins at the first Augusta National Invitational Tournment, later the Masters.
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Bobby Jones |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Masters Tournament |
| March 25, 1934 |
Horton Smith wins the Augusta National. Bobby Jones finishes 13th, his best showing ever.
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Masters Tournament |
| June 12, 1934 |
New airmail contracts are made permanent, with Delta and Eastern gaining top seats at Atlanta Airport
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| June 14, 1934 |
Ocmulgee National Monument becomes part of the National Park System
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City of Macon, Georgia |
| July 4, 1934 |
Delta begins air mail service from Charleston to Fort Worth, including Atlanta, Augusta and other stops in Georgia.
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Delta Air Lines
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| July 4, 1934 |
Delta begins air mail service from Atlanta to Charleston, South Carolina
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| September 3, 1934 |
Atlanta airplane pioneer Doug Davis dies from injuries received from a crash during an air race in Cleveland, Ohio
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| September 11, 1934 |
William Gordon Brantley dies, Washington, D. C.
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Brantley County, Georgia |
| December 1, 1934 |
Atlanta Airport becomes the official home of the National Weather Service in Atlanta
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National Weather Service
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