Collette is a young female Labdrador Retriever mix who is available for adoption from the Barrow County Animal Shelter in Winder, GA. Jed is a 13-year old, 93-pound male Hound mix who is available for adoption from the Barrow County Animal Shelter in Winder, GA. Frank is a young male Boxer mix who is available for adoption from the Barrow County Animal Shelter in Winder, GA ..read more

On April 22, 1891, Asa Candler bought the recipe for Coca-Cola for $2300 and eventually turned its marketing from a “brain tonic” into a plain old tasty beverage. Adolf Hitler admitted defeat in World War II on April 22, 1945. The Atlanta Braves won their first home game in Atlanta Stadium on April 22, 1966. The Braves beat the New York Mets 8-4. It’s interesting to look back at how the Braves landed in Atlanta. During his 1961 campaign for mayor of Atlanta, Ivan Allen, Jr. promised to build a sports facility to attract a Major League Baseball team. After winning office, Allen chose a 47-acre ..read more

Sausage is a young male mixed breed dog who is available for adoption from Macon Bibb County Animal Welfare in Macon, GA. Dixie is a young female Labrador Retriever mix who is available for adoption from Macon Bibb County Animal Welfare in Macon, GA. Piggy is a young female American Bulldog mix puppy who is available for adoption from Macon Bibb County Animal Welfare in Macon, GA ..read more

According to tradition, on April 21, 753 B.C., Rome was founded. The one in Italy, not the one in Floyd County. On April 21, 1732, King George II signed the royal charter creating the colony of Georgia. The King’s signature did not make the charter effective as several additional steps were required. On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and William Dawes mounted up on horseback to warn of British troops on their way to confiscate American arms and to warn patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock, who the British sought to capture. By 1775, tensions between the American colonies and the British govern ..read more

Ace (Pen 154) is a 4-year old, 42-pound male Labrador Retriever and Terrier mix who is available for adoption from the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter in Lawrenceville, GA. Dobby (LC 17) is a 4-year old, 28-pound male Beagle mix who is available for adoption from the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter in Lawrenceville, GA. Little Bit (Pen 134) is a 2-year old, 46-pound female Labrador Retriever and Terrier mix who is available for adoption from the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter in Lawrenceville, GA ..read more

George Washington, recently elected President, left his Mount Vernon home on April 16, 1789 for his inauguration in New York. “I bade adieu to Mount Vernon, to private life, and to domestic felicity; and with a mind oppressed with more anxious and painful sensations than I have words to express.” On April 16, 1865, Columbus, Georgia fell to Union forces. The Battle of Columbus is widely considered to be the last battle of the Civil War. Though it is not unanimously held to be, a 1935 Act of the Georgia General Assembly declared it the war’s last battle. Hall of Famer Bob Feller of the C ..read more

Shorty is a young male English Bulldog mix who is available for adoption from the Valdosta Lowndes County Humane Society in Valdosta, GA. Catalina is a young female Shepherd mix puppy who is available for adoption from the Valdosta Lowndes County Humane Society in Valdosta, GA. Harley is a young male Hound mix who is available for adoption from the Valdosta Lowndes County Humane Society in Valdosta, GA. All hound all the time! Harley is loud and very proud of his houndness and is happy to tell you all about it. As a Hamilton Hound (our first ever true hound!), his handlers have learned that ..read more

On April 15, 1776, the Georgia Provincial Congress issued “Rules and Regulations,” which would serve as an interim state Constitution until the Constitution of 1777 was adopted. On April 15, 1783, the United States Congress ratified a preliminary peace treaty with Great Britain, which was signed in November 1782. RMS Titanic sunk at 2:20 AM on April 15,1912. Jackie Robinson, born in Cairo, Georgia, became the first African-American professional baseball player in the Major Leagues on April 15, 1947, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Robinson scored the winning run in ..read more

David is a young male mixed breed puppy who is available for adoption from Macon Bibb County Animal Welfare in Macon, GA. Davis is a young male mixed breed puppy who is available for adoption from Macon Bibb County Animal Welfare in Macon, GA. Benji is a young male mixed breed puppy who is available for adoption from Macon Bibb County Animal Welfare in Macon, GA ..read more

Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in what is now Albemarle County, Virginia. Jefferson served as Governor of Virginia, United States Secretary of State, delegate to the Second Continental Congress, and Third President of the United States. Jefferson is credited with writing the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. The first American society advocating for abolition of slavery was founded on April 14, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Franklin would later serve as President of the organization. On April 12, 1861, Confederates in Charleston, SC opened fire on Fed ..read more