| January 1, 1975 |
Headquarters of the Eighth Air Force moved to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana |
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Eighth Air Force |
| January 2, 1975 |
Fox Theater, Atlanta, closes its doors.
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Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
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| January 13, 1975 |
George Busbee inaugurated as governor
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| February 1, 1975 |
Outast member Antwann Andre Patton ("Big Boi") born, Savannah, Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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OutKast |
| February 19, 1975 |
Groundbreaking of Marta's (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) Rail System. Initial work done on Marta's East Line.
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| March 2, 1975 |
Sometimes called The Governor's Tornado, Atlanta's upscale north side, including the Governor's mansion, bears the brunt of tornadoes that killed three and caused 56 million dollars in damage
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| March 24, 1975 |
Early in the morning an F3 tornado strikes the governors mansion on West Paces Ferry. |
| April 18, 1975 |
Both the plans for I-485 and the Stone Mountain Tollway are officially discontinued by the Georgia Department of Transportation
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| April 18, 1975 |
The rail depot at Plains, Georgia opens as Jimmy Carter's campaign headquarters
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| April 18, 1975 |
Honeybee declare the state insect
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| May 8, 1975 |
Jack Howard Potts kills Douglas Priest. Priest's body is found the following day in Forsyth County |
| May 27, 1975 |
OutKast member Andre Lauren Benjamin born, Atlanta, Georgia
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OutKast |
| September 12, 1975 |
The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Facility in Glynco, Georgia, was dedicated. |
| October 29, 1975 |
Linda Ronstadt opens the Fox Theater in Atlanta, ten months after the theater had been closed "for good." Atlanta Landmarks borrowed $1.8 million to buy the building and initiated the Save the Fox campaign.
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Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
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| November 8, 1975 |
The Fighting Irish played Georgia Tech. At the end of the game Senior Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger played in two plays against the Yellowjackets, sacking QB Rudy Allen. This would later be the inspiration for the 1993 movie Rudy. |
| November 22, 1975 |
Professional pilots observe a UFO in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant, Savannah
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