| October 25, 1738 |
Oglethorpe sets sail for Fort Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| October 25, 1757 |
Georgia Governor Henry Ellis and South Carolina Governor William Lyttleton meet with various Chiefs in an effort to preserve the peace during the war with France
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| October 25, 1760 |
King George II dies. King George III, grandson of King George II assumes the throne.
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| October 25, 1780 |
Freeman Walker born, Charles City, Virginia
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Freeman Walker
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| October 25, 1805 |
Treaty of Tellico Blockhouse is signed, giving the government permission to build the Federal Road
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| October 25, 1805 |
Treaty of Tellico (sometimes given as October 27) |
| October 25, 1812 |
Stephen Decatur, in command of the USS United States captures HMS Macedonian during the War of 1812
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Stephen Decatur
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| October 25, 1902 |
Joseph Meriwether Terrell begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1901-2000
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| October 25, 1909 |
A New York-to-Atlanta road race, sponsored by the New York Herald and the Atlanta Journal, begins on Broadway |
| October 25, 1945 |
Kansas City Monarchs decide not to prevent Jaackie Robinson from playing for Montreal (International League). |
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Jackie Robinson |
| October 25, 1947 |
Secretary of the Interior declares Kennesaw Mountain NBP as "officially established." (The land acquisition, which had been challenged in court, was approved)
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| October 25, 1960 |
King sent to Reidsville (GA) State Prison for parole violation stemming from his May 4, 1960 arrest for driving without a license
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Martin Luther King
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| October 25, 1971 |
Live at the Fillmore East is certified as a Gold album
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Duane Allman and the Allman Brothers Band |
| October 25, 2006 |
Coca-Cola CEO Neville Isdell announced the company would donate 2.5 acres of prime real estate adjacent to the Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coke for a new Civil Rights Museum. |
