Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 19
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| December 19, 1703 |
Attacked as they approach a fortified position, Colonel Moore, 50 irregulars and about 1,000 Creek Indians attack the town of Ayaville, in present-day Worth County on the Flint River
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Creek Indians |
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Worth County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1778 |
Governor of East Florida Patrick Tonyn gets word of the impending English invasion of Georgia |
| December 19, 1793 |
Oglethorpe County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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James Oglethorpe |
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Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1793 |
Warren County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Warren County, Georgia |
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Joseph Warren |
| December 19, 1793 |
Montgomery County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Montgomery County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1793 |
McIntosh County created
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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McIntosh County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1793 |
Bryan County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Bryan County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1815 |
Representatives of the Cherokee Nation arrange a meeting with the President of the United States
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| December 19, 1857 |
Glascock County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Glascock County, Georgia |
| December 19, 1860 |
City of Colquitt chartered
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City of Colquitt |
| December 19, 1865 |
Governor James Johnson, who had been appointed by Andrew Johnson (no relation), gives up the position to Charles Jenkins, who had been inaugurated five days earlier
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Charles Jones Jenkins |
| December 19, 1865 |
Atlanta National Bank opens its doors. With capital stock of more than $100,000, and the first national bank in the Southeast, Atlanta National gave the Gate City the ability to fund growth. |
| December 19, 1902 |
Gainesville becomes the first city in the South to illuminate their streets with electric light
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| December 19, 1904 |
Benjamin Wynn Fortson born, Tignall, Georgia
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| December 19, 1939 |
New York premiere of Gone With The Wind at the Capitol Theater.
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Gone With The Wind
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| December 19, 1960 |
Rockin' Around the Chrismas Tree by Brenda Lee, a song she recorded in 1958, peaks at #14
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Brenda Lee
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| December 19, 1982 |
The Atlanta Falcons clinch a play-off spot with a 17-7 win over the San Francisco 49ers. |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| December 19, 1997 |
Republicans call for impeachment of Ralph David Abernathy III
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Ralph David Abernathy III |
| December 19, 1997 |
Charges of obstructing a police officer are dropped against Georgia quarterback Mike Bobo.
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| December 19, 2008 |
Canopy Skywalk collapses at Atlanta Botanical Garden killing 1 and injuring 18 |
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