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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for February 16
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| February 16, 1757 |
Henry Ellis arrives in Savannah, carrying his orders to replace John Reynolds as Governor. Reynolds immediately sets sail on the Charming Martha, leaving Ellis in charge.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| February 16, 1776 |
Col. Lachlan McIntosh, commander of Amercan forces in Georgia, informs General Washington of of five British warships in Tybee Inlet. (Syren, Scarborough, Raven, Tamer, and Cherokee)
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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George Washington |
| February 16, 1776 |
Georgia's militia officers sign loyalty oath to the radicals
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| February 16, 1804 |
Stephen Decatur promoted to Captain, U. S. Navy, He recaptured the USS Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli and destroyed the vessel to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.
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Stephen Decatur
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| February 16, 1810 |
Chief Justice John Marshall in Fletcher vs. Peck renders Peck's title to land purchased during the Yazoo Land Fraud as valid
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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Fletcher v. Peck |
| February 16, 1845 |
Julia Scarborough Barnsley dies, Savannah, Georgia |
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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Godfrey Barnsley and Barnsley Gardens
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| February 16, 1854 |
Clay County created
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Henry Clay |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Clay County, Georgia |
| February 16, 1856 |
Terrell County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Terrell County, Georgia |
| February 16, 1863 |
The CSS Chattahoochee, a twin-screw steam powered gunboat built in Saffold, Georgia (Early County, just north of the Florida-Georgia state line) enters service
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Early County, Georgia |
| February 16, 1966 |
The Atlanta Falcons round out their roster with an additional 42 players via a supplimental league draft. |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| February 16, 1990 |
Heavy rains began falling in north Georgia. Combined with soggy ground from earlier rainfall this results in the downtown area of Mccaysville, Georgia flooding
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| February 16, 1993 |
Jimmy Carter and Michael Jackson are appointed co-chairs of the "Heal Our Children" initiative
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Jimmy Carter |
| February 16, 2002 |
Investigators find bodies at Walker County crematorium
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| February 16, 2005 |
Lt. Paul Denny of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department disputes the figures offered by ChoicePoint. "We know that there is a national number that is much larger than that" he said, referring to the 35,000 people ChoicePoint announced had been affected. |
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ChoicePoint scandal |
| February 16, 2005 |
ChoicePoint announces that a credit scandal previously believed to have only affected California residents actually affects people from across the United States. |
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ChoicePoint scandal |
| February 16, 2005 |
2004-2005 hockey season cancelled over contract dispute. |
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Atlanta Thrashers |
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