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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for February 28;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| February 28, 1732 |
The final eighth of Georgia is conferred to the Trustees, coming from Lord Carteret.
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| February 28, 1863 |
Confederate ship "Nashville" sunk in the Ogeechee River by Union ironclad |
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Civil War - 1863 |
| February 28, 1864 |
The CSS Nashville is sunk off Genesis Point on the Great Ogeechee River (near Fort McAllister)
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Civil War - 1864 |
| February 28, 1874 |
City limits of Atlanta expanded to 1.5 miles from the Zero Mile Post
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| February 28, 1922 |
Georgia Railway and Power licenses the radio call letters WGM
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| February 28, 1952 |
U. S. Senator from Georgia Richard B. Russell announces his candidacy for President of the United States.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| February 28, 1957 |
Cindy Wilson, lead singer of the B-52's, born in Athens
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| February 28, 1971 |
Atlanta Airport is renamed William B. Hartsfield Atlanta Airport
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| February 28, 2007 |
Police receive hundreds of tips after releasing closed circuit photos of the Barbie Bandits. One man identifies the girls as strippers "Charli" (Heather Lyn Johnston) and "Adrianne" (Ashley Nicole Miller). |
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Barbie Bandits |
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