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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 1;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| December 1, 1566 |
Juan Pardo begins his first expedition from Santa Elana, in search of a land route to Mexico
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| December 1, 1775 |
Council of Safety takes supervision of courts and appoints judges to the court of appeals
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| December 1, 1780 |
George Gauphin (Galphin) dies in Savannah before his trial before British authorities for treason.
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 1, 1913 |
Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials and Legends, by Lucian Lamar Knight, is published
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| December 1, 1934 |
Atlanta Airport becomes the official home of the National Weather Service in Atlanta
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National Weather Service
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| December 1, 1942 |
Federally mandated gas rationing goes into effect. Designating users as A, B, or C, the government determined the number of gallons of gas each family on the homefront was allowed based on occupation.
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| December 1, 1954 |
This Is Your Life airs an episode featuring comic team Laurel and Hardy |
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Oliver Hardy |
| December 1, 1955 |
Rosa Parks refuses to move to the back of a Montgomery, Alabama bus.
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Martin Luther King
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| December 1, 1992 |
Following devastating storms that hit the state the previous month, portions of Georgia are declared federal disaster areas
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| December 1, 2007 |
Marina, the Georgia Aquarium's ailing beluga whale, died about 2 AM |
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Georgia Aquarium |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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