Albany, Georgia
| April 29, 1885 |
Famed conductor/composer Wallingford Riegger was born in Albany, Georgia. He spent almost all his life in New York.
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Albany, Georgia |
| March 11, 1906 |
Carnegie Library in Albany opens
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Albany, Georgia |
| March 15, 1916 |
Big Band leader Harry James born, Albany
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Harry James |
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Albany, Georgia |
| September 23, 1930 |
Ray Charles (Robinson) born, Albany
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Ray Charles |
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Albany, Georgia |
| December 16, 1961 |
Martin Luther King is arrested while leading 250 activists to city hall in Albany, Georgia. He did not have a parade permit.
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Martin Luther King
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Albany, Georgia |
| February 27, 1962 |
Martin Luther King is convicted of minor offenses in Albany, Georgia as a result of his attempt to desegregate that city, however other charges remain pending
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Martin Luther King
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Albany, Georgia |
| July 10, 1962 |
Rev. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph David Abernathy are convicted of charges stemming from his 1961 attempt to desegregate government buildings in Albany, Georgia. He is sentenced to a 45-day jail term.
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Martin Luther King
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Ralph David Abernathy, Jr. |
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Albany, Georgia |
| July 12, 1962 |
An unidentified person pays Martin Luther King's fine, freeing him from an Albany, Georgia jail
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Martin Luther King
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Albany, Georgia |
| May 3, 1984 |
S. W. A. T. team members surround Carlton Gary, an escapee from the South Carolina prison system, at the Albany, Georgia, Holiday Inn. He was captured alive. While in Georgia's custody, he is linked to the murders of three of the Wynnton Stock Strangler's murders.
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Wynnton Stocking Strangler |
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Albany, Georgia |
| September 21, 1992 |
Albany's Carnegie Library begins a new life -- as the home of the Albany Area Arts Council
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Albany, Georgia |
| July 27, 1996 |
Atlanta Centennial Park is ripped by an explosion in the early morning hours. Alice Hawthorne of Albany lies dead.
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Eric Rudolph and the Atlanta Area bombings |
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Albany, Georgia |
| December 17, 2008 |
Cooper Tires announces the closure of its Albany, Georgia facility, slated for completion in December, 2009. Production will move to three other plants in the United States. |
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Albany, Georgia |
| May 6, 2011 |
Mary Tyson of Albany, Georgia is selected "Mother of the Year" by Good Morning, America. |
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Albany, Georgia |
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