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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for February 26
Yesterday Tomorrow
| February 26, 1823 |
Joseph LeConte, geologist, founded, along with John Muir, The Sierra Club, born, Liberty County, Georgia
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Liberty County, Georgia |
| February 26, 1856 |
Miller County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Miller County, Georgia |
| February 26, 1856 |
Haralson County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Haralson County, Georgia |
| February 26, 1941 |
Eddie Rickenbacker was flying from New York to Atlanta on a Douglas DST Silversleeper when it crashed outside of Atlanta. Nine people in the plane were killed, eight injured. Rickenbacker, severely injured, lay trapped in the wreckage overnight. He was taken to Piedmont Hospital the next day. |
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Fulton County, Georgia |
| February 26, 1990 |
Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga IV dies
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| February 26, 2010 |
The Kia Sorrento plant in West Point, Georgia, officially opens |
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