| August 21, 1567 |
Seeking revenge for the massacre at Fort Caroline, a war ship under the command of Dominiue de Gourges leaves France and heads to the Fort. He engages Indians, whom the occupants of Fort Caroline had befriended, and as a combined force attack the Spanish stronghold, easily defeating the garrison. Nearly all the Spaniards are killed in the attack.
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| August 21, 1739 |
Creeks confirm their cession of land to Georgia in a second treaty
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James Oglethorpe |
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Treaty of Coweta |
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Creek Indians |
| August 21, 1850 |
Upset with the outcome of the Nashville Convention and the passage of the Compromise of 1850, Southern nationals meet in Macon to form the short-lived Southern Rights party |
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City of Macon, Georgia |
| August 21, 1876 |
Yellow fever strikes Savannah. Within a month 40 people died.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| August 21, 1917 |
Treutlen County created
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John Treutlen |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Treutlen County, Georgia |
| August 21, 1921 |
Georgia permits women to vote. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution (Women granted the right to vote) had been ratified Aug. 18, 1920.
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| August 21, 1946 |
Savannah trollies make their final run. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| August 21, 1955 |
Atlanta phone numbers begin an expansion to 7 digits
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| August 21, 1955 |
On the St. Mary's River the Cason J. Callaway collides with the B.F. Jones, causing major structural damage to both ships. |
| August 21, 1974 |
Set in Georgia in 1948, Buster and Billie is released to theaters. It stars Jan Micheal Vincent and Joan Goodfellow as the title characters and was filmed in Statesboro
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| August 21, 1979 |
Turner Communications Group becomes Turner Broadcasting System.
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Ted Turner |
| August 21, 1990 |
The World of Coke opens near Underground Atlanta |
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Coca-Cola |
| August 21, 1995 |
Crash kills 8 at Carrollton
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Crash kills 8 at Carrollton |
| August 21, 2008 |
As Tropical Storm Fay makes its third landfall near Flagler Beach, Florida, heavy rain begins to drench south Georgia |
| August 21, 2009 |
A $50,000 reward fund is established for information on Kristi Cornwall |
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Kristi Cromwell |
| August 21, 2009 |
ebank, a Georgia bank and one of the first Internet Banks fails. Its assets are purchased by Stearns Bank |
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Bank Failures in Georgia |
| August 21, 2009 |
First Coweta Bank fails. Its assets are purchased by United Bank |
