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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for September 9
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| September 9, 1774 |
The Suffolk Resolves are adopted by at a convention in Milton. Written by Joseph Warren, the Resolves split the members of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia |
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Joseph Warren |
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Intolerable Acts |
| September 9, 1776 |
Major General Charles Lee is replaced as commander of the Southern Department by Robert Howe, who is promoted to Major General
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Southern Department of the Continental Army |
| September 9, 1867 |
Nine soldiers from Fort McPherson roam through Shermantown (a town of freedmen around Wheat St., today's Auburn Ave.), vandalizing homes and beating blacks. Note: Shermantown was a common name for African American communities in Georgia after the War Between the States (Civil War)
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| September 9, 1912 |
Mae Crowe is found near the sight of her sexual assault. She regains consciousness long enough to identify Ernest Knox as her attacker. |
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Forsyth County, Georgia |
| September 9, 1920 |
Russell elected to the Georgia House
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| September 9, 1923 |
Stadium at Ponce de Leon park burns, destroying most of the Atlanta Crackers uniforms.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| September 9, 1924 |
Army Air Service tells the city of Atlanta they must have a airfield in order to retain the headquarters of the Fourth Corps area |
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Atlanta Municipal Airport |
| September 9, 1933 |
WSB begins to broadcast a radio signal at 50,000 watts
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WSB Atlanta |
| September 9, 1938 |
Ron Fairly born, Macon, Georgia
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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Ron Fairly |
| September 9, 1941 |
Otis Redding born, Dawson, Georgia
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Otis Redding |
| September 9, 1953 |
Horace Ward is drafted, effectively suspending his case to integrate the University of Georgia. |
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Donald L. Hollowell |
| September 9, 1965 |
The Atlanta Falcons announce the signing of their first two players, halfback Bob Paremore (St. Louis Cardinals) and Gary Barnes (Chicago Bears), a split end. |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| September 9, 1970 |
Jimmy Carter forces a run-off in the Democratic primary for governor, garnering more than 48% of the vote
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Jimmy Carter |
| September 9, 1988 |
Murder One, a movie based on the Alday family murders starring Henry Thomas and James Wilder, shot almost entirely in Toronto, Canada, opens to mixed reviews
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Alday family murders
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| September 9, 1988 |
Under appeal, claiming that a fourth trial constitutes double jeopardy, the case is take to the U. S. Supreme Court, which refuses to hear it.
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| September 9, 2001 |
Tickets for Lotto South go on sale in Georgia, Kentucky and Virginia
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| September 9, 2011 |
Four North Georgia terrorists are arraigned in Gainesville in front of Magistrate Judge Susan Cole. They plead not guilty. She heard testimony and arguments relating to Frederick Thomas, 73, of Cleveland, Georgia, who faces federal charges of conspiring to possess an unregistered explosive and an unregistered silencer, but did not rule on bond. |
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