Phone a friend….Today marks the 131st anniversary of the patent issued for a coin-operated telephone — in 1889, it was issued to William Gray. 71 years after that, “Echo I,” a balloon satellite, allowed the first two-way telephone conversation by satellite to take place.
Peaches
- 2 longtime Georgia House incumbents appear to be defeated
- Man threatens action from militia if Georgia officer isn’t arrested
- Parents and teachers clash at Georgia school board meeting after viral hallway photo
- Georgia city votes to remove pavilion where slaves were sold.
- Georgia clothing store called ‘racist’ for appointment fee policy
- Federal government approves initial $85M loan for Georgia’s unemployment trust fund
- Georgia appeals ruling that blocked restrictive abortion law
- Stone Mountain braces for another armed protest
Jimmy Carter
- County holds jury trial by Zoom, possibly nation’s first
- Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd cases likely to air on Court TV
- A $12 trillion price tag
- Nearly three dozen health experts object to HHS coronavirus database
- Is Your Master Bedroom Racist?
- How The South Botched Spanish-Language Outreach On COVID-19
Sweet Tea