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Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1912
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| January 12, 1912 |
W. J. Gaines dies
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| March 12, 1912 |
Juliette Gordon Low organizes the Girl Guides in Savannah. This is the precursor to today's Girl Scouts
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts |
| May 13, 1912 |
The 17th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing for direct election of Senators becomes law. Georgia does not ratify.
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| May 18, 1912 |
For three innings Ty Cobb put up with insults from New York Highlanders fan Claude Lueker. Finally, Cobb charge the man, beating him fiercely. Lueker, who had lost a hand in an industrial accident could not defend himself. A. L. President Ban Johnson, who was attending the game, immediately suspended Cobb. |
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Ty Cobb |
| June 20, 1912 |
An intensity V earthquake struck Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| June 30, 1912 |
Bleckley County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Bleckly County, Georgia |
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Logan E. Bleckley |
| August 14, 1912 |
Wheeler County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Wheeler County, Georgia |
| September 24, 1912 |
Druid Hills Golf Club opens in Atlanta
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| November 5, 1912 |
Woodrow Wilson elected President of the United States, defeating Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt. |
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Woodrow Wilson |
| November 17, 1912 |
Construction begins on St. Joseph's Church, Athens
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| November 27, 1912 |
George Leon Smith II born, Stillmore, Georgia
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George Leon Smith II |
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