August 22, 1891

Georgia towns and cities incorporated by acts approved on August 22:

1891 Dexter (Laurens County) and Hazlehurst (Laurens County)

August 22, 1905

Georgia towns and cities incorporated by acts approved on August 22:

1905 Danville (Wilkinson and Twiggs counties), and Warwick (Worth County)

August 22, 1905

Other acts affecting Georgia towns and cities approved on August 22:

1905 Charter of Cohutta (created Dec. 3, 1895) repealed

August 22, 1907

Georgia towns and cities incorporated by acts approved on August 22:

1907 Apalachee (Morgan County), Bethlehem (Walton County), Beverly (Elbert County), Boynton (Catoosa County), Brinson (Decatur County), Bushnell (Coffee County), Caldwell (Laurens County), Covington Mills (Newton County), Crandall (Murray County), Diffee (Decatur County), Fairfax (Ware County), Ficklen (Wilkes and Taliaferro counties),Gay (Meriwether County), Haralson (Coweta and Meriwether counties), Ideal (Macon County), Machinery City (Cobb County), Maxeys (Oglethorpe County), Mountain City (Rabun County), Nicholson (Jackson County), Odum (Wayne County), Pretoria (Dougherty County), Riverside (Colquitt County), Springfield (Effingham County), Tignall (Wilkes County), Warwick (Worth County), and White Sulphur Springs (Meriwether County)

August 22, 1913

1913 In Fulton County Superior Court, the capital murder trial of Leo Frank began its twenty-third day. Prosecutor Hugh Dorsey took the offense, blistering Frank’s character and portraying Mary Phagan as a symbol of lost innocence and virtue. Dorsey tried to deflect charges of anti-Semitism by recalling the great names in Jewish history, arguing that Frank with his deviant behavior dishonored them as well as the southern girl he had so brutally murdered. Although Judge L.S. Roan kept strict control of the courtroom, Dorsey’s words were quickly relayed to the large crowd waiting outside. When Dorsey emerged he was greeted with thunderous applause.

August 22, 1919

1919 The Atlanta Constitution announced that the Candler family had sold their controlling interests in The Coca-Cola Co. to Trust Company of Georgia for $25,000,000. The article noted that Trust Company planned to reincorporate Coca-Cola Co. in Delaware, but that the company will keep its headquarters in Atlanta.

August 22, 1933

1933 Fishermen near Waynesboro killed a ten-foot long rattlesnake with a girth of eighteen inches. It also had sixty-one rattles and was the largest rattlesnake recorded in Georgia until that time. In fact, it may be the largest rattlesnake in recorded history!

August 22, 1961

1961 Southern Senators, led by Richard Russell and Herman Talmadge of Georgia, temporarily blocked attempts to extend funding for the Civil Rights Commission to an appropriations bill.

August 22, 1962

1962 The U.S.S. Savannah arrived in Savannah, Georgia, completing its maiden voyage from Yorktown, Virginia.

August 22, 1996

1996 Three months past his 19th birthday, Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones hit two home runs in a single game -- becoming the youngest player to do so in 35 years.