| January 18, 1775 |
Provincial congress called to order in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 18, 1776 |
James Wright, John Mullryne, Josiah Tatnall and Anthony Stokes are ordered to be arrested, their associates disarmed. Wright is arrested the same day by Major Joseph Habersham.
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James Wright |
| January 18, 1782 |
Daniel Webster born, Salisbury, New Hampshire |
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Daniel Webster |
| January 18, 1854 |
Robert Milledge Charlton dies, Savannah, Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
| January 18, 1871 |
Invitations go out for a University of Georgia Alumni meeting at the end of July. Benjamin Harvey Hill is to be the speaker. |
| January 18, 1892 |
Rotund actor Oliver Hardy, part of the Laurel and Hardy comedy team born in Harlem, Georgia
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Oliver Hardy |
| January 18, 1913 |
Wren's Nest, home of Joel Chandler Harris, becomes a memorial to the writer
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Joel Chandler Harris |
| January 18, 1939 |
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt establishes the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge between Atlanta and Macon. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| January 18, 1950 |
Georgia State Industrial College renamed to Savannah State College |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 18, 1960 |
City of Atlanta approves plan to desegregate schools
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Donald L. Hollowell |
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The Road to Integration
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| January 18, 1981 |
Pvt. Joseph Christopher is arrested at Fort Benning, Georgia and charged in the assault on a black enlisted man. His arrest resulted in Buffalo NY police solving a string of racist murders by Christopher, who was from the Buffalo area. |
| January 18, 2011 |
Atlanta public high schools are placed on probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which warned that board infighting in the governance of the city's school system had reached a dangerous level. |
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Atlanta School Cheating Scandal |
