| November 5, 1739 |
In preparation for war, Oglethorpe returns to Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| November 5, 1765 |
Demonstration of sailors in Savannah to protest the new Stamp Act
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Stamp Act |
| November 5, 1813 |
Peter Early begins term as governor of Georgia
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Peter Early |
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| November 5, 1819 |
John Clark begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| November 5, 1844 |
Democrat James Polk defeats Whig Henry Clay in the Presidential election |
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Henry Clay |
| November 5, 1851 |
Howell Cobb begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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Howell Cobb |
| November 5, 1861 |
General Robert E. Lee placed in charge of Georgia coastal defenses
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Civil War - 1861 |
| November 5, 1892 |
Ferdinand vanDerveer dies, Hamilton, Ohio
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| November 5, 1912 |
Woodrow Wilson elected President of the United States, defeating Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt. |
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Woodrow Wilson |
| November 5, 1948 |
Bob Barr is born, Johnson City, Iowa
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| November 5, 1968 |
Democrat Herman Talmadge defeats Republican E. Earl Patton, Jr. in the general election for U. S. Senator |
| November 5, 1974 |
Democrat Herman Talmadge defeats Republican Jerry Johnson in the race for U. S. Senate |
| November 5, 1974 |
Paul John Knowles kills Carswell Carr and his daughter Mandy in Milledgeville
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| November 5, 1996 |
William Clinton defeats Robert Dole for President of the United States. Georgia voted for Dole. Democrat Max Cleland, who is running to fill the seat vacated by Sam Nunn's retirement, is elected U. S. Senator, defeating Republican Guy Milner.
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Max Cleland
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| November 5, 1997 |
Monica Lewinsky speaks with Clinton pal Vernon Jordan, looking for a job. She had just been listed as a potential witness against President Clinton in a sexual harassment case filed by Paula Jones
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Vernon Jordan |
| November 5, 1999 |
United Parcel Service delivers Yang-Yang and Lun-Lun to ZooAtlanta. The two giant pandas will be on display at the zoo for the next 10 years. Additionally, around-the-clock scientific observation aimed at increasing the population of this endangered species may help the panda's long term survival |
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ZooAtlanta |
| November 5, 2002 |
Georgia elects Sonny Perdue as its first Republican governor since 1872
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Sonny Perdue |
| November 5, 2003 |
Dernell Stenson is found murdered following a night out with friends. The Cincinnati Reds rookie was killed as he tryed to escape four men who were hijacking his SUV.
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