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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 13
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| January 13, 1733 |
The Ann arrives in Charleston with James Oglethorpe, a doctor, a pastor and 114 colonists
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 13, 1795 |
Land is deeded to The Georgia Company, The Georgia-Mississippi Company, The Tennessee Company and the Upper Mississippi Company under the corrupt Yazoo Act. Georgia Governor George Mathews signs the deed. |
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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Fletcher v. Peck |
| January 13, 1815 |
600 British troops attacked Point Peter, overwhelming its 130 soldiers. The British seized St. Marys, looted jewelry and fine China from its residents, and burned the fort. |
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Camden County, Georgia |
| January 13, 1815 |
John McPherson Berrien, Robert Walker, Young Gresham and Stephen W. Harris rule a law passed by the general assembly was illegal. The assembly reprimands them for over-stepping their authority. |
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John MacPherson Berrien (John Berrien) |
| January 13, 1865 |
Flooding destroys property in east-central Georgia including Augusta and Hamburg
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Richmond County, Georgia |
| January 13, 1868 |
Thomas Ruger ordered to become "provisional governor" of Georgia, replacing Gov. Charles Jenkins, who refused to pay for a state constitutional convention. Jenkins flees the state.
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Charles Jones Jenkins |
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| January 13, 1902 |
The Boys' Industrial School opened. This is the earliest precursor to today's Berry College. |
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Martha Berry |
| January 13, 1933 |
Augusta National Golf Club formally opens
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 13, 1972 |
Jefferson and Burke Counties are the hardest hit by a series of strong storms that cause millions of dollars of damage and injure 26.
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| January 13, 1975 |
George Busbee inaugurated as governor
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| January 13, 1976 |
Henry Flipper's dishonorable discharge on 30 June 1882 is posthumously changed to an honorable discharge
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Henry O. Flipper From Slave to Officer
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| January 13, 2003 |
Sonny Perdue's inauguration as governor of Georgia
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Sonny Perdue |
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