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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 22
Yesterday Tomorrow
| December 22, 1696 |
James Oglethorpe born, Godalming, County Surrey, England
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James Oglethorpe |
| December 22, 1775 |
Prohibitory Act
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| December 22, 1798 |
George Walker Crawford born, Columbia County, Georgia
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Columbia County, Georgia |
| December 22, 1808 |
Christ Church on St. Simons Island (Glynn County) is chartered
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Glynn County, Georgia |
| December 22, 1830 |
Heard County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Heard County, Georgia |
| December 22, 1837 |
Mercer College chartered, Penfield, Georgia.
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| December 22, 1841 |
City of Salem, county seat of Dade County, changes its name to Trenton
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Dade County, Georgia |
| December 22, 1849 |
Howell Cobb is elected Speaker of the House
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Howell Cobb |
| December 22, 1853 |
Theodore Roosevelt (Sr.) marries Mittie Bulloch at Bulloch Hall in Roswell, Georgia. Their son Theodore (Jr.) would grow up to become President of the United States.
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| December 22, 1857 |
White County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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White County, Georgia |
| December 22, 1857 |
The Atlantic & LaGrange Railroad is renamed to The Atlanta and West Point Railroad
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| December 22, 1857 |
Schley County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Schley County, Georgia |
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William Schley |
| December 22, 1857 |
Wilcox County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Wilcox County, Georgia |
| December 22, 1919 |
The Lake Burton dam is closed, impounding the Tallulah River and forming the lake. |
| December 22, 1930 |
Georgia on my Mind, lyrics by Hoagy Carmichael and words by Stuart Gorrell, is copyrighted
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| December 22, 1939 |
Blues singer "Ma" Rainey dies, Columbus
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Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey |
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Columbus, Georgia |
| December 22, 1944 |
Flood Control Act of 1944 enacted. Created Allatoona Dam
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| December 22, 1962 |
Jeanette Clark, a 16 year old Barnesville, Georgia native, dies in a car accident on U. S. Highway 341, along with 2 other teenages who were attending Gordon College. Wayne Cochran, who had already written "Last Kiss," dedicated the song to Clark. |
| December 22, 1968 |
Gary Steven Krist is arrested in Punta Gorda, Florida by FBI and local police. He was one of the criminals who kidnapped heiress Barbara Mackle. He had been one of the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted
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| December 22, 1979 |
MARTA's West Line service begins. It is now possible to go from Avondale in the east to Hightower Station in the west
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| December 22, 1984 |
Georgia ties Florida State 17-17 in the Citrus Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| December 22, 1995 |
Butterfly McQueen, best known for her role as "Prissy" in Gone With The Wind died in a tragic accident in Augusta, Georgia involving a kerosene heater that caught the dress she was wearing on fire. She ran outside and attempted to roll on the ground. A passing teenager smothered the fire with a blanket, but the badly burned actress died 10 hours later.
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Gone With The Wind
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Yesterday Tomorrow
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