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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for August 18;
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| August 18, 1776 |
General Charles Lee reviews the troops on Yamacraw Green
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| August 18, 1780 |
Baron Dekalb dies while a prisoner of war from wounds he received during the battle of Camden, South Carolina
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Baron DeKalb |
| August 18, 1781 |
Nathan Brownson begins term as governor
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| August 18, 1905 |
Jeff Davis County created
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Jefferson Davis |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jeff Davis County, Georgia |
| August 18, 1905 |
Stephens County created
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Alexander Stephens |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Stephens County, Georgia |
| August 18, 1905 |
Toombs County created
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Robert Toombs |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Toombs County, Georgia |
| August 18, 1905 |
Turner County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Turner County, Georgia |
| August 18, 1920 |
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing women the right to vote becomes law. Georgia ratifies in 1970.
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| August 18, 1927 |
Rosalynn Smith (Carter) born, Plains, Georgia
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Jimmy Carter |
| August 18, 1941 |
Flood Control Act of 1941 is enacted. This act authorized, in part, the construction of Allatoona Dam by the U. S. Corps of Engineers
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| August 18, 1946 |
The state of Georgia grants a charter to "The Colombians," a highly organized, all-white group of neo-Nazis (although the state did not know this at the time) that promoted hatred of Jews and blacks.
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The Colombians |
| August 18, 1948 |
Bobby Jones plays his last round of golf, fittingly at the East Lake Country Club |
| August 18, 1965 |
The Beatles appear at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| August 18, 2005 |
Alpharetta City Council votes to remove R. J. Kurey from his seat on the council following dramatic evidence that Kurey repeatedly broke city laws and threatened city employees and residents. |
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Alpharetta City Council |
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