On August 20, 1781, General George Washington sent Continental troops from New York toward Yorktown, Virginia to engage British troops under Gen. Cornwallis.
On August 20, 1906, Gov. Joseph Terrell signed legislation to build a statue of Georgia founding father James Oglethorpe in Savannah and a bill to build a statue of former Confederate General and Georgia Governor John B. Gordon at the State Capitol.
The other day we mistakenly identified Solon Borglum as the designer of both the Stone Mountain carving and the Gordon equestrian statue; he did design the Gordon piece, but his brother Gutzon Borglum designed the Stone Mountain monument.
The Georgia Department of Archives and History was created by legislation signed by Georgia Governor Hugh Dorsey on August 20, 1918.
On August 20, 1920, the American Professional Football Association, which would later be renamed the National Football League, was formed in Akron, Ohio. If you go to the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, the Professional Football Hall of Fame is about an hour away in Canton, Ohio.
On August 20, 1923, Georgia Governor Clifford Walker signed legislation requiring state schools teach the United States and Georgia Constitutions and students pass an exam on the documents before being allowed to graduate.
On August 20, 1965, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones was released in the UK.
On August 20, 1974, President Gerald Ford nominated Nelson Rockefeller as Vice President of the United States.
Does your local government have military gear?
The New York Times Upshot column has a fascinating interactive map that allows you to see what military hardware a county has procured from the military through the 1033 program that has been in the news recently.
A ballot vacancy to be filled
The Republican nominee in a State House seat not being contested by Democrats has died, but as his name is not yet public, I’m withholding it for the moment. You’ll hear later today or tomorrow, I’m sure.
If I’m reading it correctly, under Georgia Code §21-2-134(b)(1)(B),
the nomination may remain vacant or may be filled at the decision of the state executive committee of the party. The decision whether to fill such vacancy shall be made by the state executive committee by 4:00 P.M. on the next business day following the actual knowledge of the death or disqualification of the candidate.
Because no Democratic candidate qualified, the new Republican nominee will take office in January.
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