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D-Day 1944: Georgians who played a role

Here are some stories of Atlanta and Georgia connections to the Allied invasion of France beginning on June 6, 1944, D-Day

Atlanta was in the thick of D-Day action

Wright Bryan, 85, former editor of Journal; aired 1st account of D-Day

Helen Denton’s long-kept secret: As a secretary on General Eisenhower’s staff, she typed the plans for D-Day

How Atlantans heard news of the D-Day invasion

Stories of 4 Georgians who made the ultimate sacrifice during D-Day invasion

From 2022- ‘It’s so powerful for them’: WWII vets travel to Normandy in remembrance of D-Day

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Descendants of Mary Turner, who was lynched in 1918, pose with her historic marker and artist Lonnie Holley, fourth from left, at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, on Dec. 6, 2025 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Michael Warren)

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Bullet-pocked marker memorializing 1918 lynching goes on display in Atlanta

An exhibit opening Monday in Atlanta shows a historical marker from the site of a 1918 lynching that was repeatedly vandalized

Fog delays more than 1,000 flights Sunday at Atlanta airport after ground stop

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Inside Kemp’s response to unprecedented federal raid at Hyundai battery plant

As an unprecedented federal immigration raid descended on Georgia’s most prized economic project, Gov. Brian Kemp and his staff scrambled to get a handle on the crisis.

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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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DeKalb students raise fears about ICE raids; teachers told not to talk about it

The Sequoyah Middle School community asked DeKalb school officials to better support students who fear ICE.

Two-day effort helps free endangered right whale off Georgia coast

Georgia state officials helped disentangle a North American right whale, one of the most endangered whales on the planet.

Report: Election board member violated conduct code by going to Trump rally

A Georgia Inspector General's report found State Election Board Vice Chair Janice Johnston violated the board's code of conduct by attending a Donald Trump campaign rally.