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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 10;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| December 10, 1789 |
William Pierce, who represented the state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention, dies bankrupt in Savannah, Georgia
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William Pierce |
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
| December 10, 1790 |
Elbert County created
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Samuel Elbert |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Elbert County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1790 |
Columbia County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Columbia County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Jasper County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jasper County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Baldwin County reduced and expanded
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Baldwin County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Telfair County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Telfair County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Jones County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jones County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Laurens County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Laurens County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Morgan County created
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Daniel Morgan |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Morgan County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Putnam County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Putnam County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1807 |
Randolph County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Randolph County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1812 |
Emanuel County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Emanuel County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1836 |
Ignatius Few granted charter for college named for his friend John Emory
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Ignatius Few |
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Emory University |
| December 10, 1858 |
Quitman County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Quitman County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1864 |
The Daily Intelligencer returns to Atlanta from Macon
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
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City of Macon, Georgia |
| December 10, 1892 |
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery (Alabama) Railroad is placed into receivership
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 10, 1895 |
City of Douglas incorporated
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Coffee County, Georgia |
| December 10, 1938 |
"The Burning of Atlanta" is filmed on backlots of MGM, in Los Angeles, California
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Gone With The Wind
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| December 10, 1946 |
Two members of the Colombians describe in detail the activities of the group to an anti-Nazi group
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The Colombians |
| December 10, 1964 |
Martin Luther King accepts the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway |
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Martin Luther King
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| December 10, 1967 |
Singer Otis Redding dies in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin
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Otis Redding |
| December 10, 2002 |
Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize
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Jimmy Carter |
| December 10, 2002 |
Morris Brown College loses accreditation
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| December 10, 2003 |
Police talk with Bobby Brown about the attack on his wife Whitney Houston earlier in the week
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Whitney Houston
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Whitney Houston hit by Bobby Brown |
| December 10, 2007 |
U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson orders Michael Vick, convicted on charge of conspiracy in connection with a dogfighting enterprise known as "Bad Newz Kennels" from 2001 through April 2007, to 23 months in jail. |
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Michael Vick |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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