Maynard Jackson was elected as the first black Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
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Ether was used as an anesthetic for the first time, by American surgeon Crawford Long, in Athens, Georgia.
Gone with the Wind, the drama film directed by Victor Fleming, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia.
The state of Georgia seceded from the United States of America.
Georgia became the 4th state to join the United States of America.
The first Atlanta International Pop Festival took place at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia, with as many as 150,000 partygoers.
