| January 15, 1751 |
A Provincial Assembly is called to convene in Savannah. One of the major discussions will be the annexation of Georgia into South Carolina
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 15, 1796 |
Jared Irwin begins term as governor
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 15, 1815 |
Captain Massias informs General John Floyd that the British have captured "Point Petre" and St. Marys (Camden County, War of 1812)
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Camden County, Georgia |
| January 15, 1821 |
Lafayette McLaws born, Augusta, Georgia
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Lafayette McLaws |
| January 15, 1849 |
Democrat John C. Calhoun, who had tried to unite the South across party lines with his Southern Address runs headlong into the Whigs headed by Alexander Stephens and John Clayton. They wanted the proposal tabled, finally resigning when it wasn't. |
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Henry Clay |
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Alexander Stephens |
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John C. Calhoun |
| January 15, 1869 |
End of the Ogeechee Revolt. By this time white troops had secured the land between the Ogeechees from the former slaves that were holding it.
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| January 15, 1893 |
Fannie Kemble (Butler) died, London, England
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Fannie Kemble (Butler) |
| January 15, 1902 |
Savannah Electric Company purchases the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railroad. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 15, 1918 |
Governor Hugh Dorsey, responding to an acute fuel shortage, takes control of coal distribution in the state
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| January 15, 1929 |
Martin Luther King born at 501 Auburn Avenue, home of Rev. King, Sr.
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Martin Luther King
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| January 15, 1947 |
Herman Talmadge, son of Gene Talmadge and a write-in candidate on the 1946 gubernatorial ballot, claimed the governorship of Georgia. Outgoing governor Ellis Arnell refused to acknowledge Talmadge's claim to the governorship.
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Georgia's Three Governors Controversy |
| January 15, 1993 |
First Union completes acquisition of Decatur Federal, Decatur, Georgia
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| January 15, 1999 |
Judy Neelley, convicted of the brutal murders of two Georgia teenagers has her death sentance commuted by the Governor of Alabama
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Judy Neelley - A woman on death row
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