Living On $81K A Year In Decatur, Georgia | Graham Stephan

Between the holidays and Decatur's bicentennial, there is a lot to celebrate this week! Here are this weeks events and meetings. Events: 12/7 Tree Lighting 6pm Decatur Square Bicentennial Celebration: 12/9 Bicentennial Walk & Run (https://rb.gy/3gzzg7) 12/9 Bicentennial Parade (https://rb.gy/wxx7qe) 12/9 Celebration on the Square 12/10 Bicentennial Walking Tour 12/10 '200 Stories’ Screening & Panel (https://rb.gy/r4als8) 12/10 Menorah Lighting 4:30 Decatur Square —— Meetings: 12/4 City Commissio

Stephen Decatur Jr. was born in Maryland on January 5, 1779, and became one of America's most celebrated naval heroes. He joined the U.S. Navy at age 19 in 1798 and was promoted to captain at 25, making him the youngest person ever to reach that rank in Navy history. Decatur gained international fame in February 1804 when he led a daring nighttime raid into Tripoli harbor, where he and 75 sailors destroyed the captured USS Philadelphia by setting it ablaze. British Admiral Horatio Nelson praised