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Atlanta Braves lose World Series to Minnesota Twins
Braves defeat Pirates, 1991 NLCS
Peter Early
Harriet Ruggles Gold
Brenda Lee
Gregorian Calendar
Thomas Dorsey
Georgia ratifies the Bill of Rights
Missouri earthquake shakes Georgia
Lachlan McIntosh
James Nathaniel 'Jim' Brown
Fighter downs EP-3E
Thomas County, Georgia
Stewart County, Georgia
Pike County, Georgia
Glynn County, Georgia
Glascock County, Georgia
Franklin County, Georgia
Early County, Georgia
Coweta County, Georgia
Coffee County, Georgia
Chattahoochee County, Georgia
Charlton County, Georgia
Carroll County, Georgia
Camden County, Georgia
Bacon County, Georgia
Appling County
Alpharetta City Council
Daniel Appling
23 dead in Brunswick crash
Crash kills 8 at Carrollton
Chickamauga-Second Day
Chickamauga-First Day
American Civil War
Georgia Tech / 2004 NCAA Tournement
Tour de Georgia 2004
Mayor Bill Campbell indicted
2004 National League Division Series
Atlanta courthouse attack
2005 Masters Tournament
2005 Tour de Georgia
George Leon Smith II
Cason J. Callaway
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Abernathy convicted on 18 felony counts
Benjamin Hawkins
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
James Monroe
Joseph Emerson Brown
Election of 2006
2008 Georgia tornado outbreak
Columbus, Georgia
Jack Alderman
Chrysler closes 14 dealerships in Georgia
Baldwin County DA Fred Bright's transcript
| February 1, 1733 |
Oglethorpe and the settlers land on the site of present-day Savannah. They meet John and Mary Musgrove, who trade with nearby Indians
Georgia celebrates February 12 as her founding because of the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752. |
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James Oglethorpe |
| September 5, 1774 |
First Continental Congress convenes with representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies. Only Georgia is absent.
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| May 16, 1777 |
Button Gwinnett, with his second George Wells and Lachlan McIntosh, with his second Col. Joseph Habersham square off in a duel just east of Savannah, Georgia. At 12 paces (about 60 feet), the General and Gwinnett fire pistols. McIntosh sustains an wound in his leg while Gwinnett is shot in the hip. Unaware of the severity of Gwinnett's wound, McIntosh asks if Gwinnett wants to duel again.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Button Gwinnett |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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Lachlan McIntosh |
| May 19, 1804 |
Georgia ratifies the 12th 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 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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| January 8, 1815 |
Andrew Jackson accepts the British surrender at New Orleans. (War of 1812) |
| January 15, 1815 |
Captain Massias informs General John Floyd that the British have captured "Point Petre" and St. Marys (Camden County, War of 1812)
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Camden County, Georgia |
| November 9, 1864 |
General William Tecumseh Sherman issues the first orders (Special Orders No. 120), from Kingston, Georgia (Bartow County) directly related to his "March to the Sea." Over the next few days the city of Rome will be destroyed and track from Atlanta to Chattanooga will be torn up, some transported to Tennessee for later use, some twisted into Sherman's hairpins or Sherman's neckties and left by the side of the railroad.
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Civil War - 1864 |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
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March to the Sea |
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Rome, Georgia |
| October 8, 1888 |
Georgia Tech opens its doors with a total of 129 students
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| January 1, 1891 |
Sale of 238,120 acres of the Okefenokee Swamp to the Suwannee Canal Company by the State of Georgia for $62,000. |
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Okefenokee Swamp |
| July 15, 1905 |
Trolley service is inaugurated between Atlanta and Marietta. The 12 mile run takes roughly 30 minutes |
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Marietta, GA |
| September 22, 1906 |
Four days of rioting ensue after the election of Hoke Smith, who ran on a platform of denying blacks the right to vote. Whites not only started the riots, but tried to lay blame on blacks. Officially the death toll is 12, but the actual number was probably significantly higher.
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| February 8, 1925 |
After his arrest at the 125th Street Station in New York City, Marcus Garvey is taken to the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary to serve a sentence for his mail fraud conviction
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| April 8, 1942 |
As part of "Operation Drumbeat," the SS (Steamship) Oklahoma is attacked and sunk by German U-boat 123 within site of St. Simons Island, Georgia (Glynn County). After closing to a distance of 400 meters, Kapitanleutnant Reinhard Hardegan gave the order to fire on the merchant marine vessel. The U-boat fired a single torpedo at the unarmed oil tanker, which suffered a direct hit to its engine room. The tanker went down in minutes and 19 men of the 38 man merchant marine crew died. Hardegan then found the Esso Baton Rouge (3 dead out of a 41 man crew). Among the boats giving aid and assistance was the yacht of Coca-Cola magnate Charles Candler.
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Glynn County, Georgia |
| April 9, 1942 |
Heading south off the coast of Georgia, U-boat 123 sinks the Esparta off the coast of Cumberland Island, Georgia (Camden County).
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| April 11, 1942 |
U-boat 123 sinks the Gulfamerica off the Florida coast near Jacksonville
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| January 1, 1945 |
Tulsa defeats Georgia Tech 26-12 at the Orange Bowl
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| July 24, 1952 |
The temperature in Louisville, Georgia rises to 112 degrees, a state record
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| January 2, 1967 |
Georgia Tech loses to Florida, 27-12 at the Orange Bowl in Miami
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| October 8, 1968 |
The Shade (1880), a sculpture by artist Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) is donated to the Woodruff Arts Center (formerly the Atlanta Arts Association) in memory of the 122 members of the Association who died in an airplane crash at Orly Field, June 3, 1962 |
| March 4, 1980 |
12-year old Angel Lenair doesn't come home as expected. Her body is discovered on March 10. She may have been assaulted.
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| June 9, 1980 |
Chris Richardson, 12, is missing, never returning after a trip to a nearby swimming pool.
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| October 9, 1980 |
Charles Stephens, 12, strangled.
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| February 6, 1981 |
Patrick Baltazar, 12, strangled.
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| April 30, 1987 |
Bill Elliott sets the record for fastest lap in a stock car, 212.809 at Talladega Motor Speedway
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Bill Elliott |
| April 4, 1997 |
First National League game at Turner Field, Atlanta Braves lose to the Chicago Cubs, 5-4. It is only the fifth field used by the Braves as a home field in more than 125 years of playing baseball
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
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Ted Turner |
| March 14, 2001 |
The largest traffic accident in Georgia's history occurs on I-75 near Ringgold, Georgia, involving 125 car and killing 5.
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| January 1, 2004 |
Georgia Bulldogs (#11) defeat Purdue (#12) in the Capital One Bowl (formerly the Citrus Bowl) in Orlando, FL. With the game tied at the end of the 4th quarter, courtesy of a Purdue field goal with 49 seconds remaining, capping an astounding 24-point comeback by Purdue. On the first series of plays in overtime, Georgia decided to go in a fourth and one situation, scoring the winning touchdown. |
| 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 |
| September 7, 2004 |
Sweeping north through Georgia, Hurricane Francis brings sustained winds of up to 35 mph and 12 inches of rain in some areas. Especially hard hit were the southern tier of counties. |
| November 2, 2004 |
Three-term Republican congressman Johnny Isakson of Marietta defeated Decatur Democrat Denise Majette from the U. S. House of Representatives to win the U. S. Senate seat vacated by Zell Miller. Also elected to the U. S. House were Jack Kingston (1st), Sanford Bishop (2nd), Jim Marshall (3rd), Cynthia McKinney (4th), John Lewis (5th), Tom Price (6th),John Linder (7th), Lynn Westmoreland (8th), Charlie Norwood (9th), Nathan Deal (10th), Phil Gingrey (11th), John Barrow (12th), and David Scott (13th). |
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Marietta, GA |
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Zell Miller |
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Cynthia McKinney |
| August 22, 2005 |
Rep. Jack Kingston dedicates the "Forgotten Invasion" exhibit at Cumberland Island National Seashore Museum, paying tribute to the fort on Peters Point that was the site of the last battle of the War of 1812. |
| November 7, 2006 |
Sonny Perdue (Republican) defeats Mark Taylor (Democrat) by a margin of 3-2. In other races, Casey Cagle (R) was elected Lieutenant Governor over Jim Martin (D), Karen Handel (R) defeated Gail Buckner (D) for Secretary of State. U. S. House winners were :Jack Kingston, District 1; Sanford Bishop, District 2; Lynn Westmoreland, District 3; Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr., District 4; John Lewis, District 5; Tom Price, District 6; John Linder, District 7; Jim Marshall, District 8; Nathan Deal, District 9; Charlie Norwood, District 10; Phil Gingrey, District 11; John Barrow, District 12; David Scott, District 13 |
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Election of 2006 |
| June 30, 2008 |
A 1200-megawatt coal-fired plant in Early County is blocked by Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore of the Fulton County Superior Court. |
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Early County, Georgia |
| November 4, 2008 |
In the general election, Republican John McCain receives 2,046,419 votes (52.3%) to Democrat Barrack Obama's 1,840,397 votes (47.0%). Libertarian Bob Barr received 28,771 (0.7). For the U. S. Senate, Republican Saxby Chambliss received 1,864,909 votes (49.8%), Democrat Jim Martin received 1840397 votes (46.8%) and Libertarian Allen Buckley received 127.785 votes (3.4%), forcing the election into a run-off. U. S. House elections sent Jack Kiingston, Sanford Bishop, Lynn Wesstmoreland, Hank Johnson, JR., John Lewis, Tom Price, John Linder, Jim Marshall, Nathan Deal, Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey, John Barrow, and David Scott to Washington |
| February 19, 2010 |
Lima, a 12-year-old zebra from Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus escapes the pen at Phillips Arena and is spotted near Centennial Park, CNN and on the Downtown Connector before being captured near the Grady Curve |
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