| April 16, 1773 |
William Bartram leaves Savannah, heading south on the King's Road to Darien
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William Bartram |
| April 16, 1777 |
General Lachlan McIntosh begins to move his Continentals south. Gwinnett orders his militia to stay in Sunbury. When McIntosh finds out about Gwinnett's order he tries to draw supplies to which he is entitled from the quartermaster. Gwinnett has the quartermaster refuse the request.
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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Button Gwinnett |
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Second Florida Expedition |
| April 16, 1849 |
A late season freeze destroys the cotton crop through much of Georgia
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| April 16, 1865 |
Wilson's Federal cavalry captures Columbus and West Point
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Civil War - 1865 |
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Columbus, Georgia |
| April 16, 1886 |
Woodrow and Ellen Wilson have the first of their three daughters at Ellen's aunt's house in Gainesville, Georgia
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Woodrow Wilson |
| April 16, 1963 |
The Antebellum Plantation opens at Georgia's Stone Mountain Park |
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Stone Mountain |
| April 16, 1970 |
Lawyers for "Mary Doe" and other pro-choice entities begin federal action to overturn Georgia's abortion laws.
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Roe v. Wade expanded in ruling on Doe v. Bolton |
| April 16, 1978 |
Lucius Clay dies, Chatham, Massachusetts
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General Lucius D. Clay |
| April 16, 2001 |
Driven premieres, starring Atlanta-born actor Kip Pardue. It will gross $32 million in 11 weeks of general release
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Kevin Ian 'Kip' Pardue |
| April 16, 2002 |
Erika Greene wins 58 million dollars in the Big Game Georgia Lottery |
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Georgia woman wins multi-state lottery |
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Georgia Lottery |
| April 16, 2002 |
Olga Korbut pays fine rather than go to trial for shoplifting.
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Olga Korbut shoplifting |
