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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for August 20
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| August 20, 1794 |
Battle of Fallen Timbers. U. S. troops under General Anthony Wayne defeat the Miami Confederacy |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
| August 20, 1864 |
Battle of Lovejoy's Station
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Civil War - 1864 |
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Clayton County, Georgia |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
| August 20, 1932 |
While campaigning for the U. S. Senate, Dick Russell is involved in a serious automobile crash near Dublin, Georgia.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| August 20, 1977 |
Jack Stephens introduces Indonesian businessman Mochtar Riady, who makes an offer for Lance's 200,767 shares of the National Bank of Georgia. The deal is refused at the time, but is consummated in 1982.
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Bert Lance |
| August 20, 1980 |
Clifford Jones, 13, strangled.
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| August 20, 2007 |
According to his attorney, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick reached a plea agreement on dogfighting charges that had all but destroyed his football career. |
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Michael Vick |
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