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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for April 6
Yesterday Tomorrow
| April 6, 1733 |
Ironically, Dr. Cox becomes the first colonist to die in Georgia. |
| April 6, 1735 |
Morovians arrive in Georgia. They had been personally invited to join the colony by James Oglethorpe
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| April 6, 1756 |
Charges are brought by Georgia General Assembly to Lord Halifax about royal governor John Reynolds. William Little, his secretary, was handling administration of the colony and not Reynolds. Little, a friend of Reynolds from the Royal Navy, changed the voting of the house to show that a bill which was approved by the Georgia legislature had been voted down.
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| April 6, 1787 |
Duncan Lamont Clinch born, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
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Duncan L. (Lamont) Clinch |
| April 6, 1830 |
James Augustine Healy, who will become the first African-American Roman Catholic Bishop, is born near Grey, Georgia (Jones County). He is the property of Michael Morris Healy, who was also his father.
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James Augustine Healy |
| April 6, 1838 |
Winfield Scott is given command of federal forces in the Cherokee Nation. |
| April 6, 1906 |
Tornadoes strike North Georgia, striking Woodlands, (the estate of Godfrey Barnsley) and Gainesville, Georgia
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Godfrey Barnsley and Barnsley Gardens
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| April 6, 1917 |
With America's imminent entry into The Great War, the battleship Georgia is recommissioned, serving as an escort and troop transport
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| April 6, 1917 |
United States declares war on Germany |
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Woodrow Wilson |
| April 6, 1935 |
Brown Thrasher designated the state bird by decree of Governor. Legislature made it official in 1970
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| April 6, 1936 |
Tornado destroys downtown Gainesville |
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Hall County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| April 6, 1936 |
Horton Smith wins his second Masters |
| April 6, 1953 |
The first Milwaukee Braves game is played at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| April 6, 1958 |
Arnold Palmer wins the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. It is his first "major" tournament win.
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Masters Tournament |
| April 6, 1976 |
Carter wins Wisconsin Democratic primary
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Jimmy Carter |
| April 6, 1997 |
Georgia lottery introduces Cash 4 |
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Georgia Lottery |
| April 6, 2006 |
Cynthia McKinney apologizes to the Capitol Police for striking a guard |
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Cynthia McKinney |
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