| February 13, 1743 |
Oglethorpe promoted to Brigadier General
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James Oglethorpe |
| February 13, 1776 |
Gov. Wright requests provisioning for the troops aboard the British ships at Tybee, promising the troops will not attack if provisioned
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James Wright |
| February 13, 1786 |
First board meeting for University of Georgia. Abramham Baldwin selected as president
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
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Abraham Baldwin |
| February 13, 1796 |
Gov. Irwin signs a bill rescinding the Yazoo Land Act. It will take 6 years and a landmark Supreme Court ruling for the state to settle claims resulting from this legislation
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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| February 13, 1796 |
Georgia legislature establishes a Mayor's Court in Savannah. This would eventually become the County Court.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| February 13, 1797 |
Georgia legislature makes Bruswick the county seat of Glynn County, although it had authorized building a jail and courthouse there ten years earlier
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Glynn County, Georgia |
| February 13, 1818 |
Andrew Jackson arrives at Fort Early in Crisp County. They will use the fort extensively in the Seminole Indian War and in the War against the Creek Indians
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Crisp County, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
| February 13, 1850 |
Gordon County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Gordon County, Georgia |
| February 13, 1854 |
Chattahoochee County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Chattahoochee County, Georgia |
| February 13, 1925 |
Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler offers the site of the Atlanta Speedway to the city of Atlanta for use as an airport for a second time.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Atlanta Municipal Airport |
| February 13, 1982 |
The jury visits the bridge over the Chattahoochee River where Wayne Williams dumped a body. |
| February 13, 2005 |
Georgia artists scored a major win at the Grammys, led by Ray Charles who received 8 posthumous awards including Record and Album of the Year for his Genius Loves Company. Atlanta-based Usher, who had won many awards in other shows, picked up three and Kayne West, born in Atlanta but raised in Chicago, who won for Best Rap Album, The College Dropout |
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Ray Charles |
| February 13, 2009 |
Peanut Corporation of America files for bankruptcy |
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Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella Outbreak |
