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1. In 1775, Button Gwinnett, one of Georgia's three signers of the Declaration of Independence, was appointed to the Continental Congress.
2. On July 26, 1835, the town of Decatur, named after naval hero Stephen Decatur, was incorporated.
3. In 1864, during the American Civil War, Union troops entered Atlanta, Georgia, and shelled the city for five weeks before finally capturing it on September 2.
4. On July 26, 1947, President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act, which created the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency.
5. In 1996, during the Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia, a terrorist bombing at the Centennial Olympic Park killed one person and injured over 100 others.
5 Fun Facts About July 26 In Georgia History
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