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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for March 29
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| March 29, 1540 |
After passing through a swamp, De Soto crosses a river, probably in Sumter County
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Sumter County, Georgia |
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Hernando deSoto |
| March 29, 1756 |
Royal governor John Reynolds writes to the British Board of Trade and charges Georgia assembly "greedy for power," incompetent and unfaithful.
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| March 29, 1814 |
Battle of Tohopeka (Horseshoe Bend)
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| March 29, 1938 |
Eastern Air Transport (formerly Pitcairn Aviation) changes its name to Eastern Air Lines |
| March 29, 1941 |
First George Foster Peabody Awards are presented |
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Peabody Awards |
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George Foster Peabody |
| March 29, 1945 |
Basketball star Walt Frazier born, Atlanta
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| March 29, 1954 |
Secretary of the Navy Robert B. Anderson presents the Medal of Honor for Corporal Lee Hugh Phillips to his mother, Izora Cantrell. Phillips body is reinterred at the Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia.
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Marietta, GA |
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Corporal Lee Hugh Phillips
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| March 29, 1961 |
The 23th Amendment to the Constitution, Presidential vote for Washington D. C., becomes law. Georgia does not ratify.
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| March 29, 1991 |
Douglas and Cobb County were hit by F3 tornadoes as part of a much larger system. More than 50 million dollars damage was done, with 27 people injured
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Douglas County, Georgia |
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| March 29, 2006 |
Formal request is made to the Georgia Supreme Court to remove Southwest Georgia Chief Judge Rucker Smith following his arrest on assault charges |
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Rucker Smith |
| March 29, 2006 |
Georgia Rep. Cynthia McKinney assaults a Capitol policeman after he stopped her from going around a security checkpoint |
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Cynthia McKinney |
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