1. In 1861, Georgia became the fifth state to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy, marking the beginning of the Civil War. Georgia played a pivotal role in the war, as it was home to key battles such as the Battle of Atlanta and Sherman's March to the Sea.

2. On January 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, which established a national system of social insurance in the United States. The law provided retirement benefits for millions of Americans and helped to alleviate poverty among elderly people.

3. Georgia native Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, but his legacy and impact on civil rights and social justice still looms large in the state's history. On January 14, 1963, King was arrested and jailed in Birmingham, Alabama for leading a nonviolent protest against racial segregation.

4. The Atlanta Braves baseball franchise was established on January 14, 1876, as the Boston Red Stockings. The team has experienced a storied history, winning multiple World Series championships and fielding legendary players such as Hank Aaron and Chipper Jones.

5. In 2011, Georgia became the first state in the nation to approve a statewide constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. However, the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015 made same-sex marriage legal in all states, including Georgia.