Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 27
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| January 27, 1732 |
Privy Council approves Georgia's charter |
| January 27, 1734 |
Heading South along the coast, Oglethorpe stops at St. Simon's Island, where he spends the night. It is during his stay on the island the Oglethorpe decides to build Fort St. Simon, Fort Frederica and New Inverness
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 27, 1785 |
University of Georgia incorporated by the General Assembly. It is the first state-supported higher education institute in the United States
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
| January 27, 1799 |
John Wereat dies, Bryan County, Georgia
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Bryan County, Georgia |
| January 27, 1916 |
The battleship Georgia is decommissioned
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| January 27, 1927 |
Kennesaw Mountain Landis issues a decision in the Ty Cobb / Tris Speaker gambling scandal, clearing them of any impropriety and ordering them reinstated by their clubs. |
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Ty Cobb |
| January 27, 1941 |
Delta announces that Atlanta will be the home to its fleet
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Delta Air Lines
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| January 27, 1994 |
Claude Akins dies, Altadena, California
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Claude Akins |
| January 27, 2009 |
The FDA completes an inspection of the Peanut Corporation of America facility in Blakely, Georgia. |
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Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella Outbreak |
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