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100 Years of Girl Scouts
In 2012, the Girls Scouts of the USA celebrated their 100th anniversary. by Jennie Wood Two Girl Scouts with Juliette Gordon Low (center) Related Links Girl Scouts Official…W. W. Law 2002 Deaths
W. W. LawAge: 79 civil-rights activist who served as president of the Savannah branch of the NAACP from 1950 to 1976. He led the drive to desegregate the city and helped to establish a civil-…William PIERCE, Congress, GA (1740-1789)
PIERCE, William, a Delegate from Georgia; born in that State in 1740; completed preparatory studies; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War as aide-de-camp to Gen.…John WALTON, Congress, GA (1738-1783)
WALTON, John, (brother of George Walton and cousin of Matthew Walton), a Delegate from Georgia; born in Virginia in 1738; became a planter near Augusta, Ga.; delegate from St. Paul Parish to…Bobby Thomson Biography
baseball playerBorn: 10/25/1923Birthplace: Glasgow, ScotlandDied: 8/16/2010 (Savannah, Ga.) Robert Brown Thomson came to the United States at age 2 and grew up…Joseph BRYAN, Congress, GA (1773-1812)
BRYAN Joseph , a Representative from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., August 18, 1773; was educated by private tutors and attended Oxford University in England; traveled in France during the…America’s Top Ten Most Popular Landmarks, 2014
Source: Gettysburg Cemetery (Wikimedia Commons), Golden Gate Bridge (Jeff Chiu for Associated Press), Alcatraz Island (Eric…Lachlan McINTOSH, Congress, GA (1725-1806)
McINTOSH, Lachlan, a Delegate from Georgia; born near Raits, in Badenoch, Scotland, March 17, 1725; immigrated with his parents to Georgia in 1736 and established the settlement of New…Richard Wylly HABERSHAM, Congress, GA (1786-1842)
HABERSHAM Richard Wylly , a Representative from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., in December 1786; attended private schools, and was graduated from Princeton College in 1810; studied law; was…Josiah TATTNALL, Congress, GA (1762-1803)
Senate Years of Service: 1796-1799 Party: Democratic Republican TATTNALL Josiah , a Senator from Georgia; born at Bonaventure, near Savannah, Ga., in 1762; completed preparatory studies; went…