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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for April 15
Yesterday Tomorrow
| April 15, 1560 |
[circa] Tristan de Luna detaches 150 men to explore the Alabama River to the north. |
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Tristan de Luna |
| April 15, 1715 |
Start of Yamasee War (Yamasee Indians vs. South Carolina)
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| April 15, 1741 |
The Trustees divide Georgia into two counties, Savannah, with William Stephens as executive and Frederica, with James Oglethorpe as executive
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| April 15, 1776 |
Georgia passes the 'Rules and Regulations,' a document generally viewed as the first constitution of the state.
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| April 15, 1777 |
Gwinnett, as leader of the militia, attempts to call a council of war. McIntosh and his commanders, trained Continental soldiers, cannot believe that a politician with no military experience has called such a council and do not attend.
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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Button Gwinnett |
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Second Florida Expedition |
| April 15, 1821 |
Joseph E. Brown is born, Pickens District, South Carolina |
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Joseph Emerson Brown |
| April 15, 1850 |
Large fire in Atlanta destroys Augustus Wheat's warehouses, store, and livery stable in the area of Auburn Ave. This precipated the formation of the Atlanta Fire Department |
| April 15, 1862 |
After minor repairs, the General re-enters service on the Western and Atlantic Railroad |
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
| April 15, 1891 |
U. S. President Benjamin Harrison, who served under General William Tecumseh Sherman during the Atlanta Campaign, visits Atlanta
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| April 15, 1924 |
(circa) WDBA, Columbus, GA licensed
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Columbus, Georgia |
| April 15, 1947 |
Jackie Robinson dons a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform and walks onto Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn as firstbaseman (he would later play 2nd base and other positions). At that moment he becomes the first modern-era black player in the history of baseball.
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Jackie Robinson |
| April 15, 1964 |
Work begins on Atlanta Stadium, later known as Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium because the city needed financial help to complete the structure.
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
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Fulton County, Georgia |
| April 15, 1972 |
The Atlanta Braves premier on WTCG
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| April 15, 1996 |
Fox Theater, Atlanta is damaged during a fire that destroyed nearby buildings
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Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
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| April 15, 1998 |
Tornado strikes Dooly County |
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Dooly County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| April 15, 2005 |
OutKast settles a lawsuit over the use of Rosa Parks' name on a CD released in 1998. |
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OutKast |
| April 15, 2007 |
A tree felled by lightning strikes power lines near Waycross, starting the largest wildfire in the history of the state |
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Fires scorch Okefenokee and Southeast Georgia |
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Camden County, Georgia |
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Charlton County, Georgia |
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Ware County, Georgia |
| April 15, 2008 |
Delta annouces its intention to merge with Northwest Airlines |
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Delta Air Lines
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| April 15, 2008 |
Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press and Sage Publications filed a copyright infringement suit against four Georgia State University officials alleging "systematic, widespread and unauthorized copying and distribution of a vast amount of copyrighted works." |
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Copyright Lawsuit against Georgia State University |
| April 15, 2010 |
According to USA Today, friends of the young college student assaulted by Ben Roethlisberger tried to reach her in the women's restroom during the assault but were prevented by his bodyguards. One friend told a bodyguard the victim was "...too drunk to be alone back there with Ben. We need to get her." |
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Milledgeville assault |
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