Bill Moyers thinks highly of university presses: "My work as a journalist has been richly and continuously informed by the world of ideas offered by university presses over the years. I can't imagine the life of the mind in America today without…
The year is 1995. The World Wide Web is 5 years old. 18 million American homes are now online, but only 3% of online users have ever signed on to the Web, according to the Pew Research Center.* The first planet outside our solar system is found…
On August 9, 1967, one of the most gifted athletes in Georgia sports history, Deion Sanders, was born in Fort Myers, Florida. If you grew up near Atlanta during the early 90s, you most likely have heard the nicknames “Primetime” and “Neon…
On this day in 1927, one of the pioneers of modern architecture in post-war Georgia, George Heery, was born in Athens, Georgia. If you have ever been to downtown Atlanta, you no doubt have seen Heery’s work. Heery would design, build and…
Rebecca Latimer Felton was born on this day in 1835. She became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate on November 21, 1922; however, she started her political career behind the scenes. Her husband, William Felton, served in Georgia's 7th…