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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for April 26
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| April 26, 1582 |
Spanish Ambassador Bernadino de Mendoza accuses the English of plotting to land 10,000 troops in La Florida to establish a permanent colony.
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| April 26, 1802 |
Georgia cedes the land involved in the Yazoo Land Fraud (and the associated legal problems) to the United States. In exchange the state receives 1.25 million dollars and the promise of removal of the Cherokee Indians from the present-day boundaries of the state. President Thomas Jefferson announces the cession of Yazoo Act lands to the U. S. government
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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| April 26, 1856 |
Georgia Michael Troup died.
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George Michael Troup |
| April 26, 1865 |
General Joseph Johnston surrenders to William Tecumseh Sherman on the James Bennett farm near Durham, NC. Georgia was within Johnston's military district. |
| April 26, 1868 |
Although predating the end of the Civil War, this marks the first official celebration of Confederate Memorial Day
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| April 26, 1874 |
Oakland Cemetery dedicates a four-story granite structure commemorating "Our Confederate Dead" |
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Oakland Cemetery |
| April 26, 1886 |
Blues singer "Ma" Rainey born, Columbus
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey |
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Columbus, Georgia |
| April 26, 1894 |
"The Lion of Atlanta," a marble statue depicting a sleeping lion and carved in Canton, Georgia, is unveiled at Oakland Cemetery. |
| April 26, 1913 |
Mary Phagan is murdered at the National Pencil Company
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Fulton County, Georgia |
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| April 26, 1970 |
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins born, Des Moines, Iowa
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TLC |
| April 26, 1994 |
Atlanta based hip-hop group OutKast releases their first album, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik |
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OutKast |
| April 26, 1995 |
Friday, starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker opens in movie theaters. Many consider it Tucker's breakout role. |
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Chris Tucker |
| April 26, 2004 |
Lynn Turner's trial resumes in Perry, Georgia (Houston County). |
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Houston County, Georgia |
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Lynn Turner |
| April 26, 2005 |
Jennifer Wilbanks does not return from an evening jog. She is scheduled to get married on April 30. |
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Jennifer Wilbanks, The Runaway Bride |
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