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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1884
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| January 24, 1884 |
24-year old Joseph Jacobs purchases a drug store on Peachtree Street near present-day Underground Atlanta.
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| February 19, 1884 |
The Southeast United States is struck by a series of more than 50 tornadoes, including 37 rated F2 or greater.
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| March 5, 1884 |
Joseph Thomas Robert, instrumental early leader of the Augusta Institute, which moved to Atlanta where it was known as the Atlanta Baptist Seminary and eventually Morehouse College, dies in Atlanta |
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Joseph Thomas Robert |
| April 17, 1884 |
Leo Frank born, Cuero, Texas
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| May 22, 1884 |
William Tatum Wofford dies, Cass Station, Georgia and is buried at the Cassville Cemetery
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William Tatum Wofford |
| July 25, 1884 |
First professional baseball game played in Atlanta (Present-day campus of Georgia Tech). Atlanta defeated Augusta.
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| September 23, 1884 |
Eugene "Gene" Talmadge born, Forsyth County, Georgia |
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Eugene Talmadge |
| November 3, 1884 |
The Atlanta Constitution becomes a true daily paper when it publishes its first Monday edition.
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