| January 16, 1734 |
John Treutlen born, Kurnbach, Germany
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John Treutlen |
| January 16, 1774 |
War breaks out with the Creek over the settlement of recently ceded lands
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Creek Indians |
| January 16, 1865 |
From his field headquarters in Savannah, General William Tecumseh Sherman issues Special Field Orders, No. 15, giving "negroes now made free by the acts of war" abandoned coastal land from Charleston to the St. Johns River in Florida
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Slavery in Georgia |
| January 16, 1909 |
President-elect William H. Taft speaks at Georgia Tech
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| January 16, 1939 |
Vivien Leigh signs for her role as "Scalett O'Hara" in Gone With The Wind
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Gone With The Wind
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| January 16, 1961 |
Emotions by Brenda Lee peaks at #7
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Brenda Lee
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| January 16, 1966 |
St. Mary's Hospital in Athens begins operations
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| January 16, 1977 |
First in a series of three "Lover's Lane" shootings in Adams Park (Atlanta) claim the lives of LaBrian Lovett and Veronica Hill.
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| January 16, 1987 |
35-year-old Lita Sullivan opens the front door to her Atlanta townhome to Philip Anthony Harwood, who was carrying a box of pink roses. Harwood opens fire, killing Sullivan. The final decree in her divorce settlement (distribution of assets) from James Sullivan was scheduled for later in the day. |
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James Sullivan and the murder of Lita Sullivan |
| January 16, 1997 |
Explosion at the Sandy Springs Professional building draws authorities to the site where the Atlanta Northside Family Planning Service offices are located inside. A second bomb detonates shortly thereafter, injuring seven.
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Eric Rudolph and the Atlanta Area bombings |
| January 16, 2005 |
Atlanta Falcons defeat the St. Louis Rams, 47 to 17. |
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Atlanta Falcons postseason 2005 |
| January 16, 2006 |
At the Martin Luther King Day celebrations in Atlanta, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said that New Orleans would again be a "chocolate city." |
