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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 10
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| January 10, 1736 |
Scottish Highlanders under the command of Hugh MacKaye arrive in Savannah on the Prince of Wales.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 10, 1749 |
James Habersham and Rev. George Whitefield among others, petition for the repeal of the ban against slaves. Georgia President William Stevens signs the petition.
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| January 10, 1778 |
John Houstoun becomes the first native-born Georgian to lead the executive branch.
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John Houstoun, Patriot |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 10, 1800 |
Savannah, Georgia records 18 inches of snow
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 10, 1815 |
British troops land on Cumberland Island, off the coast of Georgia. |
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Camden County, Georgia |
| January 10, 1832 |
Secretary of War Lewis Cass responds to the official protest of the Cherokee Nation against the state of Georgia, claiming Andrew Jackson is "...anxious for the termination of all your difficulties"
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Lewis Cass |
| January 10, 1861 |
Florida secedes from the Union |
| January 10, 1961 |
Judge W. A. Bootle issues a temporary injunction preventing Georgia governor Earnest Vandiver from cutting off funds to the University of Georgia to prevent black Americans from attending class.
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Donald L. Hollowell |
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
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Ernest Vandiver, Jr. |
| January 10, 1961 |
University of Georgia quarterback Fran Tarkenton, picked by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the draft, announces he has signed a contract with the expansion team
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| January 10, 1966 |
Georgia legislature refuses to seat Julian Bond because of his advocation of draft-dodging. Bond would have been the first black legislator in Georgia since Reconstruction
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Julian Bond |
| January 10, 1972 |
An F3 tornado sweeps through Fulton and Dekalb Counties, killing one person and injuring 9 while causing half a million dollars in property damage
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Fulton County, Georgia |
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| January 10, 2005 |
Councilman R. J. Kurey adds words to the city charter when reading from it into the record of an Alpharetta City Council meeting. When another councilman asks for a copy of the charter Kurey was reading from later in the day, Kurey replied "Kiss my [deleted], you pompous SOB! |
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Alpharetta City Council |
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