1. On June 4, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law, which ended segregation in public spaces in Georgia and throughout the United States. This was a major turning point in the fight for racial equality and civil liberties in the state.

2. In 1917, Georgia Governor Hugh Dorsey signed a state law that banned the teaching of evolution in public schools. This law was famously challenged in the Scopes Monkey Trial in Tennessee, which helped to establish the legal precedent for teaching evolution in science classrooms.

3. On June 4, 1942, the Georgia Power Company officially opened its new hydroelectric plant on the Tallulah River, near the border with North Carolina. This facility, known as the Tallulah Falls Dam, is still in operation today and provides power to much of the state.

4. In 1973, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter signed a bill that abolished the death penalty in the state. However, this law was later overturned by the Georgia Supreme Court, and executions resumed in 1983.

5. On June 4, 1850, the Georgia Legislature approved a resolution to start construction on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which would eventually connect the port city of Savannah to the growing city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This project played a major role in the economic growth and development of Georgia in the mid-19th century.