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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for February 27
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| February 27, 1736 |
Christian Priber petitions the South Carolina government for a "warrant of survey" (land) |
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Christian Priber |
| February 27, 1776 |
The Continental Congress creates the Southern Military Department of Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia.
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Southern Department of the Continental Army |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| February 27, 1800 |
Ellicott's Mound erected to denote the boundary between Georgia and Spanish Florida, where the St. Mary's River is formed by the Okefenokee Swamp
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Okefenokee Swamp |
| February 27, 1823 |
Union officer Ferdinand vanDerveer (alternate spelling Van Derveer) born, Middletown, Ohio
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| February 27, 1941 |
William Byron, a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Maryland, died when his private plane crashed near Jonesboro, Georgia
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| February 27, 1942 |
Martha Berry dies, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Martha Berry |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| February 27, 1962 |
Martin Luther King is convicted of minor offenses in Albany, Georgia as a result of his attempt to desegregate that city, however other charges remain pending
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Martin Luther King
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Albany, Georgia |
| February 27, 1971 |
Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas born, Atlanta
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TLC |
| February 27, 1982 |
Wayne Williams found guilty in Atlanta Child murders
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| February 27, 1991 |
Singer James Brown is released from prison after serving less than 3 years of a six year sentence
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James Brown |
| February 27, 1998 |
Following a piece on America's Most Wanted, Tony Ray Amati is arrested in Marietta, Georgia. He had been one of the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted
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Marietta, GA |
| February 27, 2003 |
Tony Cole makes charges of academic fraud in the University of Georgia basketball program on ESPN
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
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Vince Dooley |
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Coach Jim Harrick suspended |
| February 27, 2003 |
Bomb found in post office in Blairsville, GA
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| February 27, 2005 |
Jamie Foxx wins an Academy Award for his leading actor performance in Ray!, the self-titled biography of musician Ray Charles Robinson. Nominated for 5 Oscars, the movie scored two wins, for Foxx as Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and for Best Achievement in Sound. It had been nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year |
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Ray Charles |
| February 27, 2007 |
In a daring daylight robbery, two women hold up a Bank of America branch in Smyrna, Georgia. The media dubs them "The Barbie Bandits" and the case garners worldwide attention. |
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Barbie Bandits |
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