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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 2
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| January 2, 1766 |
Governor Wright, alone but carrying a single-shot muzzle-loaded pistol, turns back the Sons of Liberty at the gate of the Governor's mansion. They had come to the mansion to protest the Stamp Act.
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James Wright |
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Stamp Act |
| January 2, 1779 |
Archibald Campbell leaves Hessians to guard Savannah and begins a march to Augusta. |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 2, 1788 |
Delegates to the Augusta Convention sign the letter of ratification, making Georgia the fourth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. It was the first state in the Deep South to do so.
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Augusta Convention |
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 2, 1795 |
Amended version of the Yazoo Act passed by the Georgia House
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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| January 2, 1833 |
Greene County, Missouri is named for Nathanael Greene
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Nathanael Greene |
| January 2, 1863 |
Battle of Stone's River (2nd day)
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Civil War - 1863 |
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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne |
| January 2, 1904 |
James Longstreet dies, Gainesville, Georgia
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James Longstreet |
| January 2, 1906 |
Savannah's City Hall is dedicated
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 2, 1916 |
Joseph Rucker Lamar dies in Washington D. C. from the effects of a stroke that had kept him from his duties as Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court for the past year.
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| January 2, 1953 |
Russell nominates Lyndon Baines Johnson for minority leader at the Democratic caucus
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| January 2, 1967 |
Georgia Tech loses to Florida, 27-12 at the Orange Bowl in Miami
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| January 2, 1974 |
Carl Issacs goes on trial for the Alday family murders. He will be convicted and sentenced to death.
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Alday family murders
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| January 2, 1975 |
Fox Theater, Atlanta, closes its doors.
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Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
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| January 2, 1984 |
Georgia defeated the Texas Longhorns 10 - 9 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. With Texas leading late in the 4th quarter on three field goals, the Longhorns fumbled and Georgia recovered. Georgia QB John Lastinger tied the game on an option play and Kevin Butler kicked an extra point. Texas had been ranked #2 |
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 2, 2006 |
No 8 Georgia Bulldogs lose the Sugar Bowl to No. 11 West Virginia, 38-35 |
| January 2, 2006 |
Strong thunderstorms swept the state, bringing F1 to F3 tornadoes across the south and middle portions of the state and into Atlanta. No one died in the storms |
| January 2, 2007 |
Gaspar, a beluga whale, is euthanized at the Georgia Aquarium. He was suffering from a bone disease contracted before coming to the aquarium |
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Georgia Aquarium |
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