1. In 1837, Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot were executed in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which ceded Cherokee land to the US government.

2. In 1865, Union forces captured the city of Savannah, led by General William T. Sherman during the Civil War. The city and surrounding areas then became part of General Sherman's "March to the Sea" campaign.

3. In 1913, the Great Atlanta Fire broke out, destroying over 1,500 buildings and causing millions of dollars in damage. The cause of the fire is still unknown, but it is believed to have started in a downtown shop.

4. In 1965, civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo was murdered on a highway outside Selma, Alabama after participating in a voting rights march. Liuzzo, a white woman from Michigan, had come to Selma to support the movement and was targeted by members of the Ku Klux Klan.

5. In 1983, the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (March Madness) hosted a game between the University of Georgia and North Carolina State University. Georgia lost the game 67-60, but it was notable because it was the first time a March Madness game had been played in the state of Georgia.