| August 13, 1783 |
Although the name has been in use for a number of years, Charles Town officially becomes Charleston
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| August 13, 1854 |
Politician William Charles Adamson born, Bowdon, GA
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William Charles Adamson |
| August 13, 1881 |
Henry Flipper, the only black above the rank of Sergeant in the U. S. Army, is accused of embezzlement.
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Henry O. Flipper From Slave to Officer
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| August 13, 1881 |
Atlanta's Spelman College opens the first nursing school for African-Americans
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| August 13, 1893 |
"Nancy Hanks," Central Railroad and Banking Company (precursor to Central of Georgia) rail service between Savannah and Atlanta is ended because the rails and railbed were too rough for high-speed service. A number of the locomotives had left the tracks.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| August 13, 1904 |
60 acres of land in Cobb County west of Marietta are transferred to the Dan McCook Brigade Association. This is the start of today's Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| August 13, 1959 |
Brenda Lee records "Sweet Nothin's," her first top ten hit
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Brenda Lee
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