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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for August 15
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| August 15, 1754 |
Benjamin Hawkins born, Granville (now Warren) County
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Benjamin Hawkins |
| August 15, 1817 |
Peter Early dies, Scull Shoals, Georgia
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Peter Early |
| August 15, 1836 |
Harriet Ruggles Gold dies, Creek Path, South Carolina
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Harriet Ruggles Gold |
| August 15, 1898 |
Lilian Carter born, Richland, Georgia
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Lillian Carter |
| August 15, 1915 |
Gutzon Borglum meets with representatives of the United Daughters of the Confederacy about carving Stone Mountain
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John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum |
| August 15, 1917 |
Atkinson County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Atkinson County, Georgia |
| August 15, 1935 |
Vernon Jordan born at Grady Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
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Vernon Jordan |
| August 15, 1947 |
Captain Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter born, Macon, GA
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Capt. Manley Lanier Carter |
| August 15, 1967 |
Carson McCullers suffers a major stroke and enters a comatose state. |
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Carson McCullers |
| August 15, 1978 |
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area is created
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| August 15, 1979 |
Andrew Young forced to resign his post as United States Ambassador to the United Nations after it became public knowledge that he had covertly met with a delegation from the Palestine Liberation Organization
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Andrew Young |
| August 15, 1992 |
Travis Tritt releases T-R-O-U-B-L-E
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Travis Tritt |
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