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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for February 25
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| February 25, 1784 |
Georgia grants 40,000 acres to form a state college. The men on the board include John Houstoun, James Habersham, William Few, Joseph Clay, William Houstoun, Nathan Brownson and Abraham Baldwin
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John Houstoun, Patriot |
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Abraham Baldwin |
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William Few |
| February 25, 1784 |
Washington County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Washington County, Georgia |
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George Washington |
| February 25, 1784 |
Franklin County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Franklin County, Georgia |
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Benjamin Franklin |
| February 25, 1856 |
Berrien County created
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John MacPherson Berrien (John Berrien) |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Berrien County, Georgia |
| February 25, 1856 |
Colquitt County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Colquitt County, Georgia |
| February 25, 1875 |
City of Douglasville (Douglas County) founded
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Douglas County, Georgia |
| February 25, 1875 |
Oconee County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Oconee County, Georgia |
| February 25, 1925 |
Committee overseeing the construction of Stone Mountain votes to cancel Gutzon Borglum's contract, following Borglum's outburst in the local papers over problems with the project.
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Stone Mountain |
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John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum |
| February 25, 1925 |
Art Gillham sings into a microphone, producing the first "electronic recording" that was commercially produced |
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Art Gillham |
| February 25, 1937 |
Live oak becomes the state tree
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| February 25, 1948 |
Martin Luther King becomes associate minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Auburn Av. at the age of 19.
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Martin Luther King
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| February 25, 1961 |
The Chattahoochee River rises to 28 feet at West Point, one foot below the historic record set in 1929 |
| February 25, 1992 |
Ooooooohhh...On the TLC Tip, by Atlanta based TLC is released. Three songs became hits, "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg," "What About Your Friends," and "Baby, Baby, Baby."
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TLC |
| February 25, 2005 |
Diary of a Mad Black Woman opens. Written by Atlantan Tyler Perry, who also had multiple roles in the comedy-drama, the film surprised the industry by rocketing to Number 1 in box office reciepts its first week of release. |
| February 25, 2010 |
According to DeKalb County Police, a 2009 Toyota Corolla slammed into the front of a neighbor's home across the street near Stone Mountain when her accelerator got stuck. The VIN indicated that her car was one of those recalled by Toyota for such problems. |
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
| February 25, 2010 |
Coca-Cola and McDonalds, facing criticism for the judges selection at the percussive dance "Sprite Step Off" in Atlanta, announced they would award a co-prize to the second place team from a chapter from Alpha Kappa Alpha along with the original winner, a chapter from Zeta Tau Alpha. |
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2010 Sprite Step Off |
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