| March 12, 1734 |
First group of Salzburgers arrive in Savannah, aboard the Purysburg
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| March 12, 1792 |
Joseph Habersham begins a term as mayor of Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| March 12, 1831 |
Without warrants the Georgia Guard "arrests" a number of whites working in the Cherokee Nation. They are released from custody because they are licensed and acting as agents of the United States.
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| March 12, 1831 |
Arguing before the Supreme Court, lawyer William Wirt makes his case against the state of Georgia for extending its laws over the Cherokee Nation.
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| March 12, 1866 |
Atlanta city limits extended to 1.5 miles from present-day Underground Atlanta.
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| March 12, 1898 |
George Gress donates the Battle of Atlanta, a cyclorama, to the city of Atlanta |
| March 12, 1906 |
Andrew Carnegie donates $20,000 for the construction of a new library in Atlanta
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| March 12, 1912 |
Juliette Gordon Low organizes the Girl Guides in Savannah. This is the precursor to today's Girl Scouts
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts |
| March 12, 1929 |
Coca-Cola magnate Asa Candler dies, Atlanta
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Asa Griggs Chandler |
| March 12, 1932 |
Andrew Young born, New Orleans, Orleans Parrish, Louisiana
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Andrew Young |
| March 12, 1956 |
Declaration of Constitutional Principles, also known as the "Southern Manifesto," is released to the press. Georgia Senator Richard B. Russell wrote the final draft of the Manifesto, which attacked the Supreme Court ruling on Brown v. Board of Education Topeka. Only three southern Senators refused to sign it: Estes Kefauver, Albert Gore (Sr.) and Lyndon Johnson.
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The Road to Integration
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| March 12, 1964 |
Earthquake epicentered in tiny Haddock, Georgia, between Milledgeville and Macon
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| March 12, 1971 |
Allman Brothers band begins a two night set at New York's Fillmore East. It is recorded and released later this year.
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Duane Allman and the Allman Brothers Band |
| March 12, 1977 |
Lover's Lane murderer attacks a couple in Adams Park. He disappears without a trace and leaves one dead, one injured.
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Lover's Lane Murders |
| March 12, 1990 |
Clarence Thomas is sworn in as judge for the U. S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia
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Clarence Thomas |
| March 12, 2005 |
Gwinnett County police arrest multiple slaying suspect Brian Nichols in a Duluth, Georgia apartment |
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
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Atlanta courthouse attack |
| March 12, 2006 |
Korean car manufacturer Kia Motors announced that it would build a $1.2 billion facility in West Point, Georgia, their first American based plant. |
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Troup County, Georgia |
| March 12, 2007 |
R. E. M. is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio |
| March 12, 2008 |
Police arrest Demario Atwater in the murder of Athens native Eve Carson |
