1. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Emergency Banking Act, which marked the beginning of his New Deal and helped stabilize the nation's banking system during the Great Depression. This act had a significant impact on Georgia, as many of the state's banks were struggling financially at the time.

2. On April 5, 1980, the city of Atlanta hosted its first Peachtree Road Race, which has since become a beloved annual tradition in the city. The race attracts tens of thousands of participants every year and is one of the largest 10K races in the world.

3. In 1996, the Atlanta Braves played their first regular season game at Turner Field, which had been built for the previous year's Olympic Games. The Braves would call Turner Field home for more than 15 years, winning multiple division titles and appearing in numerous postseasons during that time.

4. On this date in 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for espionage, becoming the first U.S. civilians to receive the death penalty for such a crime. Though they were not from Georgia, their case captured the attention of many Georgians and sparked intense debate about the roles of spies and traitors in American society.

5. Finally, in 1978, the Georgia Bulldogs won their first NCAA men's basketball championship, defeating the University of Kentucky 69-62 in the championship game. The victory was a major triumph for the Bulldogs and marked a turning point for the program, which had struggled for many years before that.