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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 15
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| December 15, 1703 |
John Martin Bolzius born, Forst, Germany |
| December 15, 1733 |
Trustees approve assisting the Salzburgers move to the colony of Georgia |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| December 15, 1786 |
William Schley born, Fredrick, Maryland |
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William Schley |
| December 15, 1796 |
Anthony Wayne dies on a return trip to Philadelphia. |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
| December 15, 1818 |
The Third Georgia Land Lottery is authorized. It is held in 1820
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
| December 15, 1818 |
Irwin County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Irwin County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Walton County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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George Walton
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Walton County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Gwinnett County created
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Button Gwinnett |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Habersham County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Habersham County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Hall County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Hall County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Early County created
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Peter Early |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Early County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1818 |
Appling County created
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Daniel Appling |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Appling County |
| December 15, 1824 |
Ware County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Ware County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1824 |
Upson County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Upson County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1832 |
James Bowman and in his family are killed near Salacoa, Cherokee Nation (now Georgia). The savage murders would be blamed on the Cherokee
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| December 15, 1852 |
Taylor County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Taylor County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1853 |
Dougherty County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Dougherty County, Georgia |
| December 15, 1885 |
Robert Augustus Toombs dies, Washington, Georgia
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Wilkes County, Georgia |
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Robert Toombs |
| December 15, 1910 |
Flying machine races take place at Candler Field auto racecourse
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| December 15, 1939 |
Atlanta is the site for the premiere of "Gone With The Wind," the classic American romance
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Gone With The Wind
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Margaret Mitchell |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| December 15, 1958 |
Atlanta City Council approves the largest single expenditure in its history, almost 10 million dollars for a new airport. It is completed in 1961
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| December 15, 1984 |
MARTA service extended to Lenox Mall and Lindbergh Center
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| December 15, 1988 |
Singer James Brown is sentenced to six years in prison on a wide variety of charges.
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James Brown |
| December 15, 1989 |
Glory, a story of African-American troops during the Civil War, starring Denzel Washinginton, Morgan Freeman and Matthew Broderick, opens in general release. Portions of the movie had been shot in Savannah and on Jekyll Island
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Movies filmed in Georgia
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| December 15, 2000 |
DeKalb County sheriff-elect Derwin Brown murdered in his driveway
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Derwin Brown murdered |
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
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