Few documents in American history are more iconic than the U.S. Constitution. This draft belonged to Georgia’s Abraham Baldwin, one of 55 delegates to the 1787 Convention, and is one of the crown jewels of the GHS Collection.
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In 1887, Atlanta adopted a new city seal prominently featuring the mythical Phoenix as a symbol of rebirth. Many times throughout the city’s history, Atlanta has redefined and reinvented itself, rising again as the city slogan “Resurgens” suggests.
DeKalb's Briarcliff Mansion, the former home of Coca-Cola heir Asa “Buddie” Candler Jr., sits on 42 acres of rich history. Once the height of society, the 40-room mansion has been slumbering for decades. Now a developer is set to awaken the estate again: https://t.co/wD8V95EZ1z
In 1928, (the same year Swan House was built), the Varsity was born.🌭🍔🍟 It began as "The Yellow Jacket" in a humble brick building on a cobblestone street across from Georgia Tech. Today it occupies a 5-acre lot spanning two city blocks & is the "world's largest drive-in."
Happy 76th Wedding Anniversary to our favorite couple! They are setting a new record every day as the longest-married presidential couple!!! Image: Carter Family
If you’re a former student, you might remember hearing about the GA Guidestones - the mysterious granite monoliths in Elberton, GA. Welp…somebody BLEW THEM UP.😳#TimeToUpdateThePowerpoint https://t.co/onlyXSs1uw
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the historic Civil Rights Act on #ThisDayInHistory in 1964. #DidYouKnow, he used more than 75 pens to sign the bill? He then gave them away as mementoes of the historic occasion https://t.co/HfAfNzGAWO
#OTD June 13, 1967: President Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Marshall was LBJ's Solicitor General and became the first African American to serve on the court. 🧵
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Today marks the 78th anniversary of #DDay.
Explore the history of this important day through original film, photos, and documents in the online @USNatArchives Catalog.
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Without the brilliant planning and heroic sacrifices of the D-Day invasion that began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1944, the Allies may have never defeated the Nazi forces in EuropeWithout the brilliant planning and heroic sacrifices of the D-Day invasion that began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1944, the Allies may have never defeated the Nazi forces in EuropeWithout the brilliant planning and heroic sacrifices of the D-Day invasion that began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1944, the Allies may have never defeated the Nazi forces in Europe.
This #CivicSeason, we're highlighting how young people have driven change. In #ArchivesExperience we told the story of Mary Beth Tinker, who at 13 was the youngest protestor against the Vietnam War at her school. https://t.co/L7yHUYNSeu
From 1912-1932, Julius Rosenwald, part-owner & leader of Sears, Roebuck, & Company, and American educator Booker T. Washington worked together to build over 4,000 rural schoolhouses in the South for African American children. In GA, 242 Rosenwald Schools were constructed.
President Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law on #ThisDayInHistory in 1830. The bill enabled the federal government to negotiate with southeastern Native American tribes for their ancestral lands. As a result, some 60,000 Native Americans were forced westward.
In Birmingham, Alabama, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1963, more than 1,000 Black school children marched through the city in a demonstration against segregation in what became known as the “Children’s Crusade” and “Children’s March.” https://t.co/0WU3w4qAMt