1. In 1783, the University of Georgia was founded in Athens, Georgia, becoming the first state-chartered university in the United States.

2. On January 25, 1861, Georgia held a secession convention in Milledgeville where delegates voted 208 to 89 in favor of seceding from the United States and joining the Confederacy.

3. In 1943, Georgia native Major League Baseball player, Jackie Robinson, was drafted into the Army and stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he faced racial discrimination and was court-martialed for refusing to move to the back of a segregated bus.

4. Peachtree Center, a prominent downtown Atlanta mixed-use development, officially opened on January 25, 1968, featuring three buildings with office space, retail shops, restaurants, and a hotel.

5. In 2000, a deadly tornado outbreak swept through Georgia, with one of the strongest and deadliest tornadoes touching down in Floyd County, killing 8 people and causing widespread destruction.