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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 17
Yesterday Tomorrow
| December 17, 1793 |
Hancock County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Hancock County, Georgia |
| December 17, 1863 |
Major General Lafayette McLaws is relieved of duty by General James Longstreet after the battle of Fort Sanders. McLaws demands a court-martial. He is cleared of all charges
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Lafayette McLaws |
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James Longstreet |
| December 17, 1913 |
Atlanta's Capitol City Club, on the corner of Peachtree and Harris St. opens for business. |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| December 17, 1920 |
First meeting of the Lions Club in Georgia (Atlanta)
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| December 17, 1928 |
New tunnel enters operation through Chetoogeta Mountain near Tunnel Hill, replacing a 1,477 foot tunnel built to complete the Western and Atlantic Railroad
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
| December 17, 1968 |
Ruth Eiseman-Schier, the first woman ever to appear on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list, is arrested from the kidnapping of Barbara Jane Mackle. Mackle, who was eventually rescued, had been buried alive in a coffin-like box in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
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| December 17, 1976 |
WTCG, Channel 17 (Atlanta), owned and operated by Ted Turner, begins to uplink its signal to a satellite transponder and give it to cable operators across the country for free. It is the first "Superstation"
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Ted Turner |
| December 17, 1976 |
The first of the so-called "Superstations" begins broadcasting from Atlanta as WTBS (owned by Ted Turner)
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Ted Turner |
| December 17, 2002 |
Vernon Can Read! published. Vernon Jordan's employer, Robert Maddox, was so impressed with the fact that his chauffeur could read that he told all his friends, hence the title. The book is an accurate look at the difference between life in the North and life in the South for blacks from the 1940's - 1980's.
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Vernon Jordan |
| December 17, 2008 |
Cooper Tires announces the closure of its Albany, Georgia facility, slated for completion in December, 2009. Production will move to three other plants in the United States. |
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