| January 1, 1960 |
Georgia defeats Missouri 14-0 at the Orange Bowl in Miami
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 18, 1960 |
City of Atlanta approves plan to desegregate schools
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Donald L. Hollowell |
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The Road to Integration
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| January 24, 1960 |
Martin Luther King becomes co-pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church with his father, "Daddy King"
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Martin Luther King
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| February 1, 1960 |
Four students walk up to the lunch counter at F. W. Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina. After trying to order lunch they are asked to leave. The students begin a "sit-in," passively demanding equal treatment. The students are black; the lunch counter only served whites.
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The Road to Integration
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| February 29, 1960 |
In response to a filibuster organized by Georgia Senator Richard Russell, Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson announces he will keep the Senate in session continuously until a new Civil Rights bill proposed by the Eisenhower administration is passed. A watered-down version of the bill will pass later in the year.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
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The Road to Integration
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| March 10, 1960 |
Some places in north Georgia receive up to 10 inches of snow from a widespread storm
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| March 16, 1960 |
Carolyn Quilloin was arrested after she sat down at the whites only counter in Levy's Department Store in Savannah. She was black.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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The Road to Integration
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| March 28, 1960 |
Brenda Lee records "I'm Sorry," her first gold record. Today it is her signature song.
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Brenda Lee
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| April 12, 1960 |
Coca-Cola received a trademark on the contour bottle
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Coca-Cola |
| April 17, 1960 |
Martin Luther King appears on "Meet the Press."
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Martin Luther King
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| May 4, 1960 |
Dr. Martin Luther King arrested for driving without a Georgia license (he had one from Alabama and lived in Georgia at the time.)
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Martin Luther King
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| May 9, 1960 |
Judge Hooper sets a deadline for the desegregation of Atlanta schools at May 1, 1961
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Donald L. Hollowell |
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Frank A. Hooper |
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The Road to Integration
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| May 16, 1960 |
Peyton Hawes, of Elberton, calls Senator Russell with the idea of adding two dams on the Savannah River. Although the idea is tabled, one of the lakes formed by these dams will be named for the senator.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| May 23, 1960 |
The crash of a Delta Air Lines Convair CV-880 during a training flight at Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta kills 4 people
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Delta Air Lines
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| June 4, 1960 |
"Mac" Davis graduates from South Dekalb High School, Georgia
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'Mac' Davis |
| June 6, 1960 |
I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee peaks at #1 on Billboard's Top 40 chart. The flip side, "All You Gotta Do," written by fellow Atlantan Jerry Reed, would later make it to #9 on the Billboard Pop Chart.
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Brenda Lee
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| July 3, 1960 |
Henry Aaron hits his 200th home run
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Hank Aaron
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| July 31, 1960 |
Atlanta Motor Speedway holds the Dixie 300, its first NASCAR sanctioned race. The racetrack had been completed earlier this year.
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| August 2, 1960 |
After just over a year in existance, the Continental League folds without playing a single game. Major League Baseball agrees to accept four of its franchises as expansion teams in 1962. |
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| September 19, 1960 |
I Just Want to be Wanted by Brenda Lee reaches #1 on Billboard's Top 40 Charts
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Brenda Lee
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Jerry Reed |
| October 2, 1960 |
Duluth added to Metro Atlanta telephone calling area
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| October 2, 1960 |
Marietta added to the Metro Atlanta telephone calling area
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| October 2, 1960 |
Long distance direct dial (Direct Distance Dialing or DDD) service goes into effect in Atlanta.
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| October 19, 1960 |
During a sit-in at a Rich's lunch counter in Atlanta, Rev. Martin Luther King is arrested.
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The Road to Integration
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Martin Luther King
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| October 25, 1960 |
King sent to Reidsville (GA) State Prison for parole violation stemming from his May 4, 1960 arrest for driving without a license
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Martin Luther King
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| October 26, 1960 |
Robert Kennedy calls Georgia Governor Ernest Vandiver seeking King's release from Reidsville Prison
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The Road to Integration
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Martin Luther King
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Ernest Vandiver, Jr. |
| October 28, 1960 |
MLK released from Reidsville State Prison
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Donald L. Hollowell |
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Martin Luther King
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| November 19, 1960 |
Georgia on My Mind by Ray Charles reaches Number 1
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Ray Charles |
| November 25, 1960 |
Singer Amy Grant born, Augusta, Georgia
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| December 19, 1960 |
Rockin' Around the Chrismas Tree by Brenda Lee, a song she recorded in 1958, peaks at #14
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Brenda Lee
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