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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for June 4
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| June 4, 1540 |
DeSoto enters Chiaha (present-day Rome, Georgia)
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Rome, Georgia |
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Hernando deSoto |
| June 4, 1738 |
George William Federick born to Louis Frederick, Prince of Wales, St. James's Square, London |
| June 4, 1775 |
Patriots in Savannah spike cannon assembled to celebrate the king's birthday
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| June 4, 1926 |
The Big Red Apple dedicated, Cornelia, Georgia
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| June 4, 1932 |
American Airlines (Airways at the time) inaugurates its "Gulf State Mail" flight, taking air mail from Atlanta to New Orleans and Houston. |
| June 4, 1946 |
President Harry S. Truman signs the (Russell-Ellender) National School Lunch Act into law. The act assured every child of a well-balanced, low-cost meal at school. It was one of Dick Russell's major accomplishments
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| June 4, 1948 |
Secretary of Defense transfers functions at the air field in Marietta from the Army to the Air Force
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Marietta, GA |
| June 4, 1960 |
"Mac" Davis graduates from South Dekalb High School, Georgia
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'Mac' Davis |
| June 4, 1983 |
Air show ends in tragedy
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Air show ends in tragedy |
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