| June 20, 1773 |
Peter Early born, Madison County, Virginia
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Peter Early |
| June 20, 1793 |
Eli Whitney files a patent application for the cotton gin, developed on the plantation of American Revolutionary hero General Nathaniel Greene
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Nathanael Greene |
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Slavery in Georgia |
| June 20, 1819 |
S. S Savannah arrives in Liverpool, becoming the first steam-powered ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean
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| June 20, 1865 |
Orders for the release of former Georgia Governor Joe Brown from Carroll Prison (Old Capitol Prison) are issued |
| June 20, 1912 |
An intensity V earthquake struck Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| June 20, 1920 |
Actor DeForest Kelley born, Atlanta, Georgia
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DeForest Kelley |
| June 20, 1930 |
Bobby Jones wins the British Open, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England |
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Bobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf |
| June 20, 1941 |
Gov. Eugene Talmadge demands the resignation of three regents board members who opposed his efforts to oust Dean Walter Cocking on charges of "advocating doctines contrary to southern tradition" |
| June 20, 1953 |
Louise Suggs wins the LPGA Western Open |
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Louise Suggs |
| June 20, 1979 |
Willie Foster Sellers is arrested at a Delta Frieght dock in Atlanta, Georgia. He had been one of the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted
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Delta Air Lines
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