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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 12;
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| January 12, 1776 |
British Man o' War appears at Tybee with a detachment of troops from Boston
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| January 12, 1798 |
James Jackson begins term as governor
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James Jackson |
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 12, 1869 |
Kimball Opera House opens for business in Atlanta, Georgia.
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| January 12, 1872 |
James Milton Smith begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| January 12, 1877 |
Alfred Holt Colquitt begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| January 12, 1908 |
[circa] First students begin arriving at the University of West Georgia |
| January 12, 1912 |
W. J. Gaines dies
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| January 12, 1937 |
Augusta decides to use buses instead of streetcars
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 12, 1961 |
Judge Bootle orders UGA to readmit Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes and charges Governor Ernest Vandiver with the responsibility of protecting them
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Donald L. Hollowell |
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The Road to Integration
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Ernest Vandiver, Jr. |
| January 12, 1961 |
Judge W. A. Bootle strikes down a state law designed to cut off funding if the University of Georgia becomes integrated.
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Donald L. Hollowell |
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
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Ernest Vandiver, Jr. |
| January 12, 1967 |
Ethel Harpst dies, Montgomery, AL. Her body is buried in Cedartown, Georgia
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| January 12, 1971 |
"The time for racial discrimination is over" announces Jimmy Carter, Georgia's new governor, shocking a mostly white Georgia crowd
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Jimmy Carter |
| January 12, 1989 |
Zell Miller announces his support for a Georgia lottery. At the time Zell was Lt. Governor and intending to run for governor. |
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Zell Miller |
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Georgia Lottery |
| January 12, 1993 |
Flash floods rip through Southeast Georgia causing 10 million dollars in property damage
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| January 12, 1998 |
In a taped phone conversation Monica Lewinsky admits that Vernon Jordan, as well as President William Clinton, encouraged her to lie about her affair with President Clinton while under oath (perjury).
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Vernon Jordan |
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