| December 31, 1775 |
Richard Montgomery dies while storming the city of Quebec, Canada. Daniel Morgan is taken prisoner.
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Daniel Morgan |
| December 31, 1787 |
Augusta Convention unanimously adopts the proposed Constitution and creates a committee to draft a letter of ratification. The letter is written and adopted on the same day. |
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Augusta Convention |
| December 31, 1835 |
Battle of Withlachoochee in the Semiole Indian War
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Duncan L. (Lamont) Clinch |
| December 31, 1862 |
Battle of Stone's River (1st day)
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Civil War - 1862 |
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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne |
| December 31, 1881 |
1881 International Cotton Exposition closes.
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1881 International Cotton Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia |
| December 31, 1895 |
Cotton Exposition closes after entertaining more than 800,000 people in just over 3 months.
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Piedmont Park |
| December 31, 1917 |
Seaboard Air Line Railroad inaugural service on a new rail line between Savannah and Charleston greatly reduces the time it takes to travel between these two cities.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| December 31, 1919 |
Nevin Opera House burns, Rome, GA |
| December 31, 1926 |
Last Atlanta flight of C. A. M 10. There was not enought business to support the Atlanta to Miami route.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| December 31, 1966 |
Georgia defeats SMU 24-9 in the Cotton Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| December 31, 1971 |
Georgia defeats North Carolina 7-3 in the Gator Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| December 31, 1973 |
Jury selection begins in Seminole County for Carl Issacs. The racially mixed jury has six women.
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Alday family murders
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| December 31, 1978 |
Georgia loses to Stanford 25-22 in the Bluebonnet Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| December 31, 1995 |
Green Bay Packers defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Wild Card playoff game, 37-20 |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| December 31, 1996 |
After a service in Atlanta, JonBenet Ramsey's body is laid to rest in Marietta, Georgia.
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Marietta, GA |
| December 31, 1998 |
Georgia (8-3) defeats Virginia in the Peach Bowl (Atlanta)
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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