| August 10, 1747 |
Queen of the Creeks, Mary Musgrove, claims ownership of much of Georgia, including the land from Savannah to Pipe Makers Bluff
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
| August 10, 1774 |
Meeting at Tondee's Tavern to vote on eight resolutions, including calling the Intolerable Acts "contrary to the British constitution." The Radicals did not elect representatives to the First Continental Congress, although the proposal did receive much of the meeting's attention.
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| August 10, 1776 |
Declaration of Independence read to citizens in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Archibald Bulloch |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Savannah |
| August 10, 1890 |
Clio arrives at the Grant Park Zoo. The elephant was purchased through donations by the children of Atlanta |
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ZooAtlanta |
| August 10, 1921 |
Following an active day of sailing and swimming at Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada, Franklin Roosevelt lays ill, unable to move his legs. Weeks later the illness is diagnosed as polio. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| August 10, 1926 |
Alvin "Junior" Samples is born, Cumming, GA
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Junior Samples |
| August 10, 1993 |
Georgia Lottery introduces Cash 3 |
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Georgia Lottery |
| August 10, 1993 |
Tickets for Lotto Georgia go on sale for the first time
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