September 25, 1864

1864 Confederate Pres. Jefferson Davis arrived at Palmetto, Georgia, for a briefing from Gen. Hood. Davis tried to boost the morale of the troops and that evening was entertained by the Twentieth Louisiana band.

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September 25, 1895

1895 The Cotton States and International Exposition hosted a giant fireworks show on this night, described by the Atlanta Constitution as "the greatest pyrotechnical display ever seen in the south."

September 25, 1895

1895 The Colored Baptist Foreign Mission convened at Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta. More than 400 delegates representing every state were in attendance.

September 25, 1926

1926 Tiny Oglethorpe University in Atlanta stunned the college football world with a 7-6 defeat of Georgia Tech at Grant Field. After the game, Oglethorpe fans reacted to the victory by staging a spontaneous parade through downtown Atlanta.

September 25, 1941

1941 Warren Akin Candler died in Atlanta. Born in Villa Rica on Aug. 23, 1857, he graduated from Emory College in 1877. Afterwards, he served as a Methodist minister in Atlanta, Sparta, Dahlonega, and Augusta. In Augusta, Candler worked with the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church to help create Paine Institute in 1882. Candler served as president of Emory College for a decade (1888-98), and then as Methodist bishop from 1898 until 1935. In this capacity, Candler helped create Southern Methodist University and Emory University, serving as Emory’s chancellor from 1914 to 1922.