The Province of Georgia was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution by signing the 1776 Declaration of Independence the State of Georgia's first constitution was ratified in February 1777 Georgia was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24 1778 and was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2 1788, Steam power introduced Georgia Tech students hold a heated long and ongoing rivalry with the University of Georgia known as Clean Old-Fashioned Hate the first known hostilities between the two institutions trace back to 1891 the University of Georgia's literary magazine proclaimed UGA's colors to be "old gold black and crimson" Dr Charles H Herty then President of the University of Georgia felt that old gold was too similar to yellow and that it "symbolized cowardice" After the 1893 football game against Tech Herty removed old gold as an official color Tech would first use old gold for their uniforms as a proverbial slap in the face to UGA in their first unofficial football game against Auburn in 1891 Georgia Tech's school colors would henceforth be old gold and white. . 30 Kyle Wright A number of notable musicians in various genres of popular music are from Georgia Among them are Ray Charles (whose many hits include "Georgia on My Mind" now the official state song) and Gladys Knight (known for her Georgia-themed song "Midnight Train to Georgia"), Led by the Wright brothers Barnes and Spalding the Red Stockings dominated the National Association winning four of that league's five championships the team became one of the National League's charter franchises in 1876 sometimes called the "Red Caps" (as a new Cincinnati Red Stockings club was another charter member). . . 5.6.2 Europe ? ? ? ? ? ? A report prepared by European Olympic officials after the Games was critical of Atlanta's performance in several key issues including the level of crowding in the Olympic Village the quality of available food the accessibility and convenience of transportation and the Games' general atmosphere of commercialism IOC vice-president Dick Pound defended criticism of the commercialization of these Games stating that they still adhered to a historic policy barring the display of advertising within venues and that "you have to look to the private sector for at least a portion of the funding and unless you're looking for handouts you're dealing with people who are investing business assets and they have to get a return.".
5.6 Energy use and production, Fulton County has a 7% total sales tax including 4% state 1% SPLOST 1% homestead exemption and 1% MARTA Sales taxes apply through the entire county and its cities except for Atlanta's additional 1% Municipal Option Sales Tax to fund capital improvements to its combined wastewater sewer systems (laying new pipes to separate storm sewers from sanitary sewers) and to its drinking water system Fulton County has lowered its general fund millage rate by 26% over an eight-year period, In 1867 Major General John Pope military governor of Georgia called for an assembly in Atlanta to hold a constitutional convention at that time Atlanta officials moved once again to have the city designated as Georgia's state capital donating the property where Atlanta's first city hall was constructed the constitutional convention agreed and the people voted to ratify the decision on April 20 1868 the Georgia General Assembly first convened in Atlanta on July 4 1868. 40/4 1 Bidding process In Africa humid subtropical climates are primarily found in the southern hemisphere of the continent the Cwa climate is found over a large portion of the interior of the Middle and Eastern African regions This area includes central Angola northeastern Zimbabwe the Niassa Manica and Tete provinces of Mozambique the southern Congo provinces southwest Tanzania and the majority of Malawi and Zambia Some lower portions of the Ethiopian Highlands also have this climate. 44 2614 The composition of religious affiliation in Georgia is 70% Protestant 9% Catholic 1% Mormon 1% Jewish 0.5% Muslim 0.5% Buddhist and 0.5% Hindu Atheists deists agnostics and other unaffiliated people make up 13% of the population the largest Christian denominations by number of adherents in 2010 were the Southern Baptist Convention with 1,759,317; the United Methodist Church with 619,394; and the Roman Catholic Church with 596,384 Non-denominational Evangelical Protestant had 566,782 members the Church of God (Cleveland Tennessee) has 175,184 members and the National Baptist Convention USA Inc has 172,982 members the Presbyterian Church (USA) is the largest Presbyterian body in the state with 300 congregations and 100,000 members the other large body Presbyterian Church in America had at its founding date 14 congregations and 2,800 members; in 2010 it counted 139 congregations and 32,000 members the Roman Catholic Church is noteworthy in Georgia's urban areas and includes the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah Georgia is home to the largest Hindu temple in the United States the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta located in the suburb city of Lilburn Georgia is home to several historical synagogues including the Temple (Atlanta) Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta) and Congregation Mickve Israel (Savannah) Chabad and the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute are also active in the state, In 1958 the Braves again won the National League pennant and jumped out to a three games to one lead in the World Series against the New York Yankees once more thanks in part to the strength of Spahn's and Burdette's pitching But the Yankees stormed back to take the last three games in large part to World Series MVP Bob Turley's pitching.
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