Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1900 <<Previous year    Next year>> Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1900's 1910's 1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's Year 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 February 19, 1900 Writer Carson McCullers (Lula Carson Smith) born, Columbus, Georgia   Carson McCullers   Columbus, Georgia June 1, 1900 Mary Phagan born, Marietta, Georgia   Marietta, GA   Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan June 24, 1900 35 people die when a Southern Railways train plunged into a washout 1.5 miles north of McDonough, Georgia.   Henry County, Georgia July 1, 1900 Combining the old Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railroad (renamed to the Georgia and Alabama Railroad in 1895) with other assets, 35 year-old John Skelton Williams creates Seaboard Air Line Railway.   City of Savannah, Georgia August 5, 1900 James Augustine Healy dies in Portland, Maine.   James Augustine Healy October 1, 1900 The Atlanta Daily News begins publication. November 8, 1900 Author Margaret Mitchell, who penned "Gone With The Wind" is born, Atlanta, GA   Margaret Mitchell   Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) The best search in Georgia History Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1900's 1910's 1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's Year 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
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