| May 12, 1734 |
Salzburgers hold a thanksgiving service in their new chapel, first building completed in the town of Ebenezer. |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| May 12, 1740 |
Fort St. Diego surrenders to James Oglethorpe |
| May 12, 1741 |
Oglethorpe reports a contingent of 800 Spanish regulars arriving at St. Augustine
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James Oglethorpe |
| May 12, 1777 |
Florida Rangers rout Georgians waiting to meet Samuel Elbert on the Florida side of the St. Mary River
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Samuel Elbert |
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Second Florida Expedition |
| May 12, 1780 |
Benjamin Lincoln surrenders his command, Charleston, SC
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Andrew Pickens |
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Benjamin Lincoln
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Thomas Sumter |
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Lachlan McIntosh |
| May 12, 1780 |
British regain control of Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| May 12, 1791 |
George Washington reaches Savannah via ship and is greeted by, among others, Noble W. Jones, Lachlan McIntosh, Joseph Habersham, and John Houstoun
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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John Houstoun, Patriot |
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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George Washington in Georgia |
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George Washington |
| May 12, 1837 |
Stephen Harriman Long is hired by the state of Georgia as chief engineer for the Western and Atlantic Railroad. |
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
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Stephen Harriman Long |
| May 12, 1839 |
Georgia Historical Society founded
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| May 12, 1865 |
General William Tatum Wofford surrenders the last organized group of Confederate soldiers east of the Mississippi at Kingston, Georgia
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William Tatum Wofford |
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Civil War - 1865 |
| May 12, 1896 |
Anna Davenport Raines becomes president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy |
| May 12, 1903 |
Wilcox County Courthouse is completed, replacing the original 1858 courthouse. The new courthouse was designed by Frank Pierce Milburn |
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Wilcox County, Georgia |
| May 12, 1949 |
Berlin Air Lift comes to a successful end
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General Lucius D. Clay |
| May 12, 2005 |
Chris Tucker pleads guilty to speeding. |
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Chris Tucker |
| May 12, 2008 |
Former Representative Bob Barr from Georgia's 7th District announces his candidacy for President on the Libertarian ticket. |
