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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 4
Yesterday Tomorrow
| December 4, 1766 |
Pending issuance of required stamps, the port of Savannah closes. |
| December 4, 1820 |
The Alabama State Legislature renames Cahaba County, Alabama to Bibb County.
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William Wyatt Bibb |
| December 4, 1841 |
The state suspends all work on the Western and Atlantic Railroad north of the Etowah River and dissolves the board managing the railroad. |
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
| December 4, 1864 |
Statesboro, Georgia, is the first major town visited by the Right Wing of Sherman's Army in almost two weeks.
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March to the Sea |
| December 4, 1864 |
Battle of Waynesborough
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Civil War - 1864 |
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March to the Sea |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
| December 4, 1890 |
The charter of the Chickamauga Memorial Association is finalized and submitted to the Superior Court of Walker County, Georgia. The charter, which lasted for 20 years, allowed anyone to join the group for a lifetime fee of $5.00. The objective of the organization was to acquire land and honor those who fought at Chickamauga, the bloodiest two days of American history. This is the official start of what will become the Chickamauga National Military Park.
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| December 4, 1895 |
Coca-Cola is now sold in all 46 states of the Union according to company president Asa Chandler
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| December 4, 1981 |
MARTA's North-South line opened
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| December 4, 2001 |
OutKast releases "Big Boi and Dre Present OutKast, compiling songs from the Atlanta-based La Face label:"Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" (1994), "ATLiens" (1996), "Aquemini" (1998) and "Stankonia" (2000).
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OutKast |
| December 4, 2002 |
Whitney Houston admits to Diane Sawyer on the ABC news program "Primetime" that she abused marijuana, cocaine and alcohol. |
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Whitney Houston
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