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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for April 30;
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| April 30, 1562 |
Frenchman Jean Ribault sights land, a point he calls the French Cape (probably near St. Augustine) and heads north along the coast of Florida
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Jean Ribault |
| April 30, 1606 |
Bishop Altamirano arrives at Saint Catherine's, where he is greeted by many of the local chiefs.
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| April 30, 1798 |
Stephen Decatur appointed midshipman, U. S. Navy
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Stephen Decatur
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| April 30, 1825 |
Creek Chief William McIntosh is executed for trading Creek land to the state of Georgia without consent of the Creek tribal council.
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Creek Indians |
| April 30, 1953 |
A series of tornadoes in Peach, Houstoun, Marion, Twiggs and Bibb Counties left 310 people injured, 20 people dead (some sources say 19) and more than 15 million dollars in property damage, including heavy damage to Warner-Robbins Air Force Base
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Bibb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| April 30, 1954 |
National Weather Service office in downtown Atlanta closes
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National Weather Service
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| April 30, 1971 |
In a matter of minutes areas in Ware County receive 2.75 inches of hail
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| April 30, 1971 |
Last passenger service run between Macon and Atlanta (on the Nancy Hanks) |
| April 30, 1984 |
Police, who now suspect Carlton Gary as the Wynnton Stocking Strangler, attempt to apprehend him at an apartment complex where he is staying. Gary runs out of tthe building, naked.
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Wynnton Stocking Strangler |
| April 30, 1987 |
Bill Elliott sets the record for fastest lap in a stock car, 212.809 at Talladega Motor Speedway
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Bill Elliott |
| April 30, 2002 |
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Tornado destroys homes in Gordon County |
| April 30, 2005 |
At 1:30 am Jennifer Wilbanks calls her fiance John Mason and tells him she has been kidnapped. Authorities trace the phone call to a 7-11 in Albequerque, New Mexico. Local enforcement agents pick her up and take her to the Albequerque PD station, where she is questioned by the FBI and released. They had determined that no kidnapping took place. |
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Jennifer Wilbanks, The Runaway Bride |
| April 30, 2005 |
Chamblee, Georgia police stop a 1992 Lexus with paper tags. Suspicious of the driver, police took him in for questioning. When they ran his prints they found Ernest Morris was wanted in connection with a triple murder in Philadelphia. |
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