November 21, 1733

1733 In response to an Aug. 12, 1733 letter from James Oglethorpe stating that rum drinking was responsible for much of the sickness and death in Georgia, the colony’s Trustees voted to prohibit the drinking of rum in Georgia and directed that all barrels or other containers of rum brought into the colony be destroyed.

November 21, 1860

1860 Following the Nov. 6 election of Abraham Lincoln as President, Gov. Joseph E. Brown signed an act calling for a secession convention in Georgia. According to the legislation, on the first Wednesday in January 1861, elections would be held throughout the state to elect delegates to the convention, which would convene in Milledgeville on Jan. 16, 1861.

November 21, 1864

1864 Ten miles east of Macon, Sherman’s forces entered the small community of Griswoldville and burned Samuel Griswold’s pistol factory, which had supplied thousands of Confederate sidearms. Also burned was a mill and a soap and candle factory, a train of railroad cars with locomotive driving wheels, and apparently one third of the town.

November 21, 1922

1922 Rebecca Latimer Felton attended the first of two days she would serve as a U.S. Senator from Georgia--the first woman to serve in that body. (See Oct. 3 entry for more information.)

November 21, 1935

1935 President Frankin D. Roosevelt arrived in Warm Springs, Ga. for his twenty-ninth visit to his "second home."

November 21, 1938

1938 - President Frankin D. Roosevelt arrived in Warm Springs, Ga. for his thirty-fourth visit to his "second home."

November 21, 1980

1980 While the Atlanta school bus drivers’ strike continued (see Nov. 20 entry), Fulton County schools re-opened.

November 21, 1997

1997 The Atlanta Braves announced the signing of Colorado Rockies power hitting first baseman Andres Galarraga to a three-year contract that will pay the 36-year-old slugger $24.75 million over the three years. In 1997, Galarraga hit .318, including 41 home runs and 140 RBIs.

November 21, 1998

1998 One day before the 134th anniversary of the Battle of Griswoldville, the Georgia Civil War Commission dedicated the 18-acre site in Jones County east of Macon where the battle was fought on Nov. 22, 1864 as a Georgia state historic site.