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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for April 27
Yesterday Tomorrow
| April 27, 1865 |
Steamship Sultana exploded about ten miles north of Memphis, Tennessee. Many of the dead had survived horrible conditions at Georgia's Andersonville Prison and were returning home.
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Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia
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Civil War - 1865 |
| April 27, 1896 |
General Lafayette McLaws [CS, Longstreet] addresses the Confederates Veterans Association of Savannah and changes the story he gave in his official report, taking James Longstreet to task for the failure at Gettysburg
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Lafayette McLaws |
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James Longstreet |
| April 27, 1913 |
The body of Mary Phagan, bloody, broken, possibly sexually assaulted, was found in the basement of the National Pencil Company in Atlanta. Newt Lee, who found the body, is arrested.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| April 27, 1927 |
Coretta Scott (King) born, Heiberger, AL
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| April 27, 1971 |
Henry Aaron hits his 600th home run
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Hank Aaron
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| April 27, 1996 |
The Olympic Flame begins an 84-day, 15,280 mile journey across the United States, ending in Atlanta at the the opening ceremonies
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| April 27, 2002 |
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Senator Zell Miller addresses NRA |
| April 27, 2005 |
Duluth, Georgia police, assisted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, state police and FBI, along with friends of Jennifer Wilbanks and concerned citizens, begin search a 5.5 square mile area for the missing woman. Among those searching are members of the wedding party. |
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Jennifer Wilbanks, The Runaway Bride |
| April 27, 2011 |
Tornadoes strike Ringgold and Cedartown, killing 15 in Georgia and 295 throughout the South. |
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Catoosa County, Georgia |
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Polk County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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