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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for August 29;
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| August 29, 1721 |
Henry Ellis born in Monaghan, England
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| August 29, 1787 |
Daniel Appling born
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Daniel Appling |
| August 29, 1862 |
Battle of Richmond, Kentucky |
| August 30, 1862 |
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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne |
| August 29, 1916 |
President Woodrow Wilson calls for legislation creating an eight-hour work day and time-and-a-half for overtime.
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William Charles Adamson |
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Woodrow Wilson |
| August 29, 1931 |
Celebration is held on St. Simons Island for the completion of a highway from Atlanta to Brunswick, GA. This meant it was now possible to travel to most cities on paved road.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| August 29, 1957 |
The 1957 Civil Right Act is passed in the Senate by a vote of 60 to 15. It was the first Civil Rights legislation passed in the United States in 79 years.
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The Road to Integration
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| August 29, 1965 |
"Falcons" is chosen as the name of the Atlanta team. |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| August 29, 1991 |
Five commemorative postage stamps go on sale celebrating comedians. Georgian Oliver Hardy (along with his partner, Stan Laurel) graces one of the stamps. |
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Oliver Hardy |
| August 29, 2005 |
Tornadoes from hurricane Katrina destroy homes and chicken houses in Carroll County and a motel and businesses in the Helen area of White County. Others injured people in Spaulding County and Peach County |
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Carroll County, Georgia |
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White County, Georgia |
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Hurricane Katrina |
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Spalding County, Georgia |
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Peach County, Georgia |
| August 29, 2005 |
Hurricane Katrina strikes the coastal area east of New Orleans. |
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Hurricane Katrina |
| August 29, 2008 |
Alpharetta-based Integrity Bank, with assets of 11.1 billion dollars is closed by the FDIC. All assets are purchased by Regions Financial over the weekend. |
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