Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for April 17
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| April 17, 1790 |
Benjamin Franklin dies, Philadelphia, PA |
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Benjamin Franklin |
| April 17, 1884 |
Leo Frank born, Cuero, Texas
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| April 17, 1943 |
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt visits Chickamauga battlefield and the WAAC training grounds at Fort Oglethorpe
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| April 17, 1944 |
Martin Luther King delivers a speech "The Negro and the Constitution" in Dublin, GA
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Martin Luther King
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| April 17, 1950 |
The U. S. Supreme Court dismisses South v. Peters, an early attempt to end Georgia's county-unit system. |
| April 17, 1960 |
Martin Luther King appears on "Meet the Press."
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Martin Luther King
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| April 17, 1967 |
Marquis Grissom born, Atlanta
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Marquis Grissom |
| April 17, 1990 |
Ralph David Abernathy dies, Atlanta, Georgia
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Ralph David Abernathy, Jr. |
| April 17, 2005 |
Actor Chris Tucker (Rush Hour, The Fifth Element) is arrested for speeding on I-20 in Warren County following a brief chase. Tucker claimed he was on his way to church and did not realized the police were behind him. He was clocked doing 109mph in a 70 mph zone. |
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Chris Tucker |
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Warren County, Georgia |
| April 17, 2006 |
Georgia’s Judicial Qualification Commission postpones a hearing to remove Rucker Smith from office pending outcome of his assault trial |
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Rucker Smith |
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