Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
More than a year after the start of the American Revolutionary War, the Declaration of the Independence – officially called The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America – was adopted by the Second Continental Congress at Pennsylvania State House (later renamed Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. On that same... Continue Reading →
Aviation pioneer Janet Harmon Bragg was born in the city of Griffin, Georgia, on March 24, 2007. She developed a strong interest in flying at a young age. In 1933, Bragg enrolled at Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical University in Chicago. By that time, the university had become an aviation school for blacks that was managed by pilots John C. Robinson (1903-1954)... Continue Reading →
February 14, 1888 A new streetcar company was chartered in Georgia to provide a small but important transit link in the north-central part of the state. More specifically, this company was established to better connect the city of Covington and the town of Oxford (incorporated as a city in 1914) with each other as well... Continue Reading →
Transportation History 