Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for October 16
Yesterday Tomorrow
| October 16, 1862 |
Eight of Andrew's Raiders escape from Fulton County jail, eventually reaching Union lines
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Fulton County, Georgia |
| October 16, 1918 |
Clifford West Henry dies following the during the first major American offensive of World War I. He is the boyfriend of Margaret Mitchell
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Margaret Mitchell |
| October 16, 1962 |
Jimmy Carter loses the Democratic primary in a run for the Georgia senate. Carter asks for a recount and wins, thanks to Baker v. Carr
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Jimmy Carter |
| October 16, 1962 |
Martin Luther King meets with President John F. Kennedy to discuss the issues King is involved with.
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Martin Luther King
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| October 16, 1970 |
Camp Sumter, a Union POW camp, becomes Andersonville National Historic Site.
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Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia
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| October 16, 1973 |
Maynard Jackson becomes the first African-American Mayor of Atlanta. Thomas Bradley (Los Angeles) and Coleman Young (Detroit) were also elected mayors this year.
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| October 16, 2000 |
Groundbreaking for the Booth Western Museum, Cartersville
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| October 16, 2006 |
After a tumultuous 14-year marriage marked by drug arrests and stints in rehab, Whitney Houston files for divorce from husband Bobby Brown. |
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Whitney Houston
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