1. In 1862, Union troops under General James Wilson destroyed the Atlanta and West Point Railroad near LaGrange, Georgia, during the Civil War. This action cut off the vital supply route for Confederate troops in nearby Alabama.

2. On April 11, 1924, the first regularly scheduled commercial flight in the United States took place between Varney Airlines and the U.S. Postal Service, flying between Pasco, Washington, and Elko, Nevada. The airline later became United Airlines.

3. In 1961, the Tybee Bomb, a hydrogen bomb lost by the United States Air Force after a military aircraft accident, was lost near Tybee Island, Georgia. The bomb was never recovered and its exact location is still unknown.

4. Singer-songwriter Jason Aldean, who was born in Macon, Georgia, on April 11, 1977, has had 22 number one hits on the Billboard Country charts, making him one of the most successful country artists of all time.

5. In 2018, Augusta National Golf Club hosted the 82nd Masters Tournament, one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in the world. Patrick Reed won his first major championship and the coveted green jacket.