1. In 1877, the first woman to practice medicine in the state of Georgia, Dr. Mary Ann Harris Smith, was born in Milledgeville. She went on to establish the Smith Infirmary in Savannah, which became a landmark in the city's African American community.

2. On June 25, 1937, the iconic St. Simons Island Lighthouse was relocated 1500 feet inland due to the erosion of the beach it stood on. The lighthouse, which dates back to 1872, is now a popular tourist attraction and museum.

3. In 1950, Governor Herman Talmadge signed a bill outlawing the teaching of evolution in public schools in Georgia. The law was eventually overturned in 1967 by the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark case of Epperson v. Arkansas.

4. On June 25, 1978, the city of Atlanta hosted the first annual Atlanta Pride Festival, which is now one of the largest LGBTQ pride events in the Southeast. The festival celebrates the diversity and inclusion of the LGBTQ community in Georgia.

5. In 2003, former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush. Young was a key figure in the civil rights movement and served as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, founded by Martin Luther King Jr.