Media Summary: The Battle of Chickamauga — part of the Civil War — was fought from September 18 to 20 in Northwest Georgia. For more Local ... On October 6, 1924, civil rights icon Joseph Lowery was born. For more Local News from Part of the Revolutionary War, this siege was detrimental to American troops, but it started as a masterful plan. For more Local ...

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The Battle of Chickamauga — part of the Civil War — was fought from September 18 to 20 in Northwest Georgia. For more Local ... On October 6, 1924, civil rights icon Joseph Lowery was born. For more Local News from Part of the Revolutionary War, this siege was detrimental to American troops, but it started as a masterful plan. For more Local ... On August 22, 1864, four men were executed for conspiring to plot a slave insurrection in Brooks County, according to the Georgia ...

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This Day in History: January 19, 1861, Georgia secedes from the Union
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This Day in History: September 18, 1863, Largest battle ever fought in Georgia begins
This Day in History: August 8, 1962, WALB interviews mayor about Albany Movement stance
This Day in History: January 2, 1788, Georgia ratifies the U.S. Constitution
This Day in History: October 6, 1924: Civil rights leader Joseph Lowery was born
2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL: Stories that shape us
This Day in History: August 9, 1814, Treaty of Fort Jackson signed in Georgia
This Day in History: December 20, 1946, Fmr. Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue born
This Day in History: September 1, 1941, Ground breaks on new Air Force base in Georgia
This Day in History: August 11, 1940, Devastating hurricane strikes Georgia
Dougherty County’s first African American DA reflects on history-making milestones
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