| September 17, 1597 |
Juanillo, traveling to present-day St. Catherine's Island, kills the Spanish missionary (Santa Catalina de Guale)
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| September 17, 1774 |
The Continental Congress endorses the Suffolk Resolves |
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Intolerable Acts |
| September 17, 1775 |
Liberty Boys seize 250 barrels of gunpowder at Tybee Roads
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| September 17, 1775 |
Capt. Bowen, Capt. Barnwell, (SC) Capt. Joyner (SC) and Major Joseph Habersham seize an armed British schooner off Tybee Island under the command of Captain Maitland.
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| September 17, 1782 |
Colonel Elijah Clarke meets General Andrew Pickens at Long Creek to begin a westward sweep of Cherokee settlements for Tories. Their combined force totals some 400 men
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Elijah Clarke |
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Andrew Pickens |
| September 17, 1787 |
Signed by Abraham Baldwin and William Few of Georgia, the drafts for the Constitution are sent to Congress in preparation for ratification by the states.
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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Abraham Baldwin |
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William Few |
| September 17, 1793 |
George Handley dies, Rae's Hall, Georgia
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| September 17, 1807 |
Edward Telfair dies, Savannah, Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
| September 17, 1838 |
15 students attend Emory College in Oxford, Georgia.
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Ignatius Few |
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Emory University |
| September 17, 1862 |
Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)
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Civil War - 1862 |
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Robert Toombs |
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Philip Cook, CSA |
| September 17, 1881 |
Court-martial of Henry Flipper begins
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Henry O. Flipper From Slave to Officer
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| September 17, 1881 |
Henry Flipper is found not guilty of embezzlement, but guilty of a lesser included charge, "conduct unbecoming."
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Henry O. Flipper From Slave to Officer
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| September 17, 1947 |
Jackie Robinson named The Sporting News' Rookie of the Year |
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Jackie Robinson |
| September 17, 1962 |
High Hopes Baptist Church near Dawson, Georgia is burned to the ground. It is the 4th "Negro Church" to be set ablaze. |
| September 17, 1978 |
Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt and Menachem Begin, prime minister of Israel sign the Camp David Peace Accords. This historic moment was brokered by Jimmy Carter.
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Jimmy Carter |
| September 17, 1982 |
William Putnam is sentanced to die for the murders of David and Katie Hardin
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A killer pays the price |
| September 17, 1982 |
In the wee hours of the morning the Georgia House and Senate resolved the differences between the versions of the first new state constitution in 37 years |
| September 17, 2008 |
Hanover Foods purchases Castleberry Brands and announces the closing of the Garden City (Augusta) plant |
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Food recall at Castleberry in Augusta |
| September 17, 2009 |
Some of the heaviest rain ever reported in Georgia falls northwest of Atlanta as a tropical system dumps rain across the state. Places in Cherokee and Cobb Counties report one-day totals near 9.0 inches with weekly totals between 18.0 and 21.0 inches |
| September 17, 2010 |
Bank of Ellijay fails. Its assets are purchased by Community and Southern Bank |
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Bank Failures in Georgia |
| September 17, 2010 |
First Commerce Community Bank, Douglasville, GA fails. Its assets are purchased by Community and Southern Bank. |
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Bank Failures in Georgia |
| September 17, 2010 |
The Peoples Bank, Winder, GA fails. Its assets are purchased by Community and Southern Bank |
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Bank Failures in Georgia |
