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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 25
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| December 25, 1775 |
The "Crown post" closes throughout the United States
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| December 25, 1787 |
Special convention to ratify the Constitution is scheduled to begin in Augusta. |
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Augusta Convention |
| December 25, 1794 |
Several men threaten the governor of Georgia to make it unpleasant for him if he does not sign the Yazoo Act. Governor Mathews does not listen
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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| December 25, 1826 |
Jefferson Davis is confined to quarters at West Point during the "eggnog riot." He will later avoid court-martial because he was not in the room when Capt. Hitchcock entered it. He would enter it moments later and warn the cadets that Hitchcock was on his way.
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Jefferson Davis |
| December 25, 1832 |
Whites open a hospital for black slaves, Savannah, GA
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 25, 1837 |
Dade County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Dade County, Georgia |
| December 25, 1929 |
Atlanta's Fox Theater opens
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia
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| December 25, 1947 |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution moves to a new building at 143 Alabama St.
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| December 25, 2006 |
Singer James Brown dies |
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James Brown |
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