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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 24;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| December 24, 1768 |
Royal governor James Wright dissolves the House
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James Wright |
| December 24, 1821 |
Newton County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Newton County, Georgia |
| December 24, 1824 |
Alabama invites the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the Revolutionary War to visit the state
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Marquis de Lafayette |
| December 24, 1825 |
Butts County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Butts County, Georgia |
| December 24, 1825 |
Taliaferro County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Taliaferro County, Georgia |
| December 24, 1827 |
State declares its intention to lay out the city of Columbus, Georgia
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Columbus, Georgia |
| December 24, 1828 |
Julia Henrietta Scarborough marries Savannah cotton factor Godfrey Barnsley
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Godfrey Barnsley and Barnsley Gardens
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| December 24, 1831 |
Georgia Gold Lottery enacted. This lottery, whose enabling act and drawing dates were different than the Sixth Georgia Land Lottery is, for some reason, frequently combined with the earlier lottery. It is, in fact, totally separate
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
| December 24, 1944 |
Mike Curb born, Savannah, Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
| December 24, 1964 |
In a 3-day string of bad weather around the Christmas holidays, tornadoes, thunderstorms and hail cause 2 deaths and injure 20. More than 10 million dollars in damage is the result of this storm system. Hardest hit were Jones County, where a tornado killed 2 and injured 16, and Meriwether County where 2.5 inches of hail fell in a short period of time.
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| December 24, 1968 |
The crew members of the U. S. S. Pueblo are released after Major General Gilbert Woodward signed an apology. Dean Rusk, who had been heavily involved the negotiations, had Woodward sign a document disavowing any wrongdoing, stating the US did not apologize, and that the only reason the U. S. signed the document was to free the prisoners. Rusk publicly labeled the apology as "...a lie" before it was signed.
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Dean Rusk
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| December 24, 1978 |
Atlanta Falcons defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football Conference Wild Card Playoff, 14-13 |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| December 24, 1995 |
The Christmas Eve miracle. Bobby Herbert, filling in for an injured Jeff George, powers the Atlanta Falcons to a 28-27 win over the World Champion San Francisco 49er's with two touchdowns, the second one coming with less than two minutes remaining in the game, gaining the Falcons a berth in the NFC playoffs |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| December 24, 2000 |
Georgia (7-4) defeats Virginia at the Oahu Bowl, 37-14
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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