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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for August 9;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| August 9, 1787 |
The Continental Congress ratifies the agreement between South Carolina and Georgia on a new border
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| August 9, 1805 |
Zebulon Pike explores the Mississippi River from Fort Bellefontaine (St. Louis) north to Minnesota. |
| April 30, 1806 |
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Zebulon Pike |
| August 9, 1807 |
Cherokee Chief Doublehead is executed by The Ridge, James Vann and Alexander Saunders
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The murder of Chief Doublehead |
| August 9, 1814 |
Treaty of Fort Jackson, ceding the lower third of Georgia is signed by the Creek
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Jeff Davis County, Georgia |
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Atkinson County, Georgia |
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Berrien County, Georgia |
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Early County, Georgia |
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Baker County, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
| August 9, 1864 |
Union Army begins an almost continuous artillery barrage on downtown Atlanta
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| August 9, 1886 |
Central of Georgia Railroad reaches Bradley (Jones County)
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| August 9, 1903 |
"Bill Arp's" last letter appears in the Atlanta Journal
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| August 9, 1913 |
Herman Talmadge is born to Eugene and Mattie Talmadge on a farm near McRae
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Eugene Talmadge |
| August 9, 1939 |
Additional money is appropriated for land purchases by Kennesaw Mountain NBP
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| August 9, 1963 |
Whitney Houston born, Newark, New Jersey. Her mother is singer Cissy (Emily) Houston, her cousin is Dionne Warwick
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Whitney Houston
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| August 9, 1990 |
Voters agree to the unification of the Athens-Clarke County governments as a cost-cutting measure
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| August 9, 1991 |
Delta Airlines purchases international routes from bankrupt Pan Am. This includes the northeastern shuttle, all north Atlantic routes and the Frankfurt, Germany hub. Pan Am abandons these routes during the next six months
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Delta Air Lines
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Yesterday Tomorrow
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