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Braves defeat Pirates, 1991 NLCS
Georgia headright grants
Battle of Griswoldville
Gregorian Calendar
Andrew Jackson (A. J.) Miller
Thomas Dorsey
Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey
Memorabilia auction nets gains for Marietta museum
William Harris (W. H.) Crawford
Storm of the Century
Missouri earthquake shakes Georgia
Police arrest trucker in Dublin
Holly Hunter
Actor Ben Affleck ticketed for speeding
Fiddlin' John Carson
Wilkinson County, Georgia
Ware County, Georgia
Morgan County, Georgia
McIntosh County, Georgia
Lanier County, Georgia
Irwin County, Georgia
Franklin County, Georgia
Early County, Georgia
Crawford County, Georgia
Cook County, Georgia
Coffee County, Georgia
Clinch County, Georgia
Carroll County, Georgia
Bryan County, Georgia
Bleckly County, Georgia
Berrien County, Georgia
Baker County, Georgia
Atkinson County, Georgia
Skydiving plane crashes, Jenkinsburg
Bobby Jones
Mickelson defeats Els to capture the Masters
Tour de Georgia 2004
Cumming, GA farm destroyed
John Hollis Bankhead
2005 Masters Tournament
Benjamin Hawkins
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Election of 2006
Yuchi Indians
Yuchi-Town
Georgia's Three Governors Controversy
Jack Alderman
Chrysler closes 14 dealerships in Georgia
Baldwin County DA Fred Bright's transcript
| October 30, 1629 |
Carolina Charter of 1629 is signed. This gave all land from the 31st parallel to the 36th parallel to the colony of Carolina. The grant included most of Georgia. |
| June 30, 1665 |
Carolina is chartered again to settle legal issues arising from the 1629 Carolina charter. This charter extends English control to south of St. Augustine, then capital of Spanish Florida
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| January 23, 1734 |
James Oglethorpe, Captain Ferguson and 16 men head out to explore the coast and name various geographic features
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 6, 1775 |
Provincial congress adopts 16 resolutions dealing mostly with restricting trade with England and other English colonies
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| August 3, 1910 |
Georgia ratifies the 16th Amendment to the Constitution
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| October 30, 1913 |
Winecoff Hotel opens, 176 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. At 16 stories, it is the tallest building in the city.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel |
| May 5, 1925 |
Ty Cobb enjoys his best day at the plate, hitting three home runs, a double and two singles. The 16 total bases set an American League record that still stands.
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Ty Cobb |
| March 28, 1927 |
The state of Georgia accepts a gift of 16 acres near Frogtown (now Neels) Gap. This becomes Vogel State Park.
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| September 14, 1932 |
Richard B. Russell, Jr., then governor of Georgia, defeats Charles Crisp of Americus, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives, for U. S. Senate. Final totals: 162,745 votes for Russell, 119,193 for Crisp (296 county units to 114 for Crisp). Russell will remain a senator for almost 40 years.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| January 19, 1938 |
A bill to legalized liquor in 16 Georgia counties is introduced in the legislature
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| February 29, 1940 |
Presentation banquet for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences where Gone With The Wind won 8 Oscars, a record which would stand for 16 years
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Gone With The Wind
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| December 22, 1962 |
Jeanette Clark, a 16 year old Barnesville, Georgia native, dies in a car accident on U. S. Highway 341, along with 2 other teenages who were attending Gordon College. Wayne Cochran, who had already written "Last Kiss," dedicated the song to Clark. |
| July 2, 1963 |
Warren Spahn in epic battle against Juan Marichal, as they each pitched 16 scoreless innings. Marichal's Giants eventually beat Spahn's Braves 1-0 on a Willie Mays homer
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| December 24, 1964 |
In a 3-day string of bad weather around the Christmas holidays, tornadoes, thunderstorms and hail cause 2 deaths and injure 20. More than 10 million dollars in damage is the result of this storm system. Hardest hit were Jones County, where a tornado killed 2 and injured 16, and Meriwether County where 2.5 inches of hail fell in a short period of time.
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| November 20, 1966 |
The Atlanta Falcons defeat the New York Giants, 27-16, marking the first victory in franchise history (they had lost 9 games by this time)
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Atlanta Falcons |
| January 1, 1969 |
Georgia loses to Arkansas 16-2 at the Sugar Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| December 20, 1969 |
Georgia loses to Arkansas 16-2 in the Sun Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| December 28, 1973 |
Georgia defeats Maryland 17-16 in the Peach Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| November 2, 1976 |
Georgia approves a revision to the state constitution by a vote of 610,516 to 394,764. One change is that a governor may succeed himself.
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| March 2, 1981 |
Jo-Jo Bell, 16, strangled.
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| August 2, 1985 |
Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crashes while attempting to land at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport. The original impact was in an empty field, but the plane remained intact and "bounced" onto a 6-lane highway, then crashing into a pair of water tanks. 136 out of 167 passengers died. |
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Delta Air Lines
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| July 18, 1988 |
In the early morning hours while attending the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Rob Lowe videotaped a sexual encounter with Tara Siebert (22) and a 16-year-old minor. Lowe passed out and as they were leaving one of the women took the video. Within a week thousands of copies were being passed around. |
| January 30, 2000 |
The Ice Bowl, as the Super Bowl was called by local residents, is played in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome after an ice storm knocks out power and results in a 47 car pile-up on Interstate 20 west of the city. In the game the St. Louis Rams beat the Tennessee Titans, 23-16
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The Georgia Dome |
| May 7, 2003 |
Internet Service Provider Earthlink wins a $16 million suit in Atlanta District Court against The Buffalo Spammer, a 36 year-old hack who lives with his mother in a run-down neighborhood in New York.
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| April 23, 2004 |
Jason McCartney (US) captured Stage 5 of the Tour de Georgia with a solo breakaway finish. On the first of two epic mountain stages, McCartney crossed the finish line with a final time of 5 hours, 40 minutes, and 16 seconds. |
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Tour de Georgia 2004 |
| April 24, 2004 |
Cesar Grajales captured Stage 6 of the Tour de Georgia atop the highest point in the state, Brasstown Bald. Comprised of 128.25 miles, the stage began in Athens and concluded after a "hors categorie" 3.5-mile climb up to the Bald with grades over 20%. Grajales' winning time was 5 hours, 16 minutes and 29 seconds.
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Tour de Georgia 2004 |
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