| January 1, 1740 |
At the head of a fleet that included some 15 boats and 200 men, General Oglethorpe decides to raid two Spanish forts in response to an earlier attack by the Spanish on Amelia Island. The raiding party is a combined force of Highland Rangers, soldiers from Fort Frederica, and Creek, Chickasaw, and Uchee Indians.
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James Oglethorpe |
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Creek Indians |
| January 1, 1745 |
Anthony Wayne born, Paoli, Pennsylvania |
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
| January 1, 1749 |
Probable date of the birth of George Walton, justice of the courts, governor and leader of the executive branch and signer of the Declaration of Independence, in Goochland (now Cumberland County), Virginia
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George Walton
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| January 1, 1751 |
Slavery officially becomes legal in Georgia
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Slavery in Georgia |
| January 1, 1758 |
John Paulding born, New York City
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| January 1, 1776 |
The Continental Congress recommends an attack on Florida
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| January 1, 1788 |
Before signing the letter of ratification, John King and Henry Osborne propose that the Constitution and the ratification by Congress be added to the document. The Convention agrees and returns the document to the committee. |
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Augusta Convention |
| January 1, 1804 |
James Walker Fannin born, Twiggs County
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Twiggs County, Georgia |
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James Walker Fannin |
| January 1, 1826 |
Gwinnett County Academy opens
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
| January 1, 1827 |
Creek relinquish ceded land in western Georgia.
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Creek Indians |
| January 1, 1833 |
Georgia States Rights and Free Trade Association formed
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| January 1, 1842 |
The state asks former U. S. Senator and Governor Wilson Lumpkin to become disbursing agent for the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Lumpkin accepts. |
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
| January 1, 1856 |
John MacPherson Berrien dies, Savannah
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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John MacPherson Berrien (John Berrien) |
| January 1, 1861 |
Georgia votes against holding a secession convention, but the results are manipulated by Governor Joseph Brown to indicate that the state strongly supported the convention.
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Civil War - 1861 |
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Joseph Emerson Brown |
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Herschel V. Johnson |
| January 1, 1886 |
John Stith "Doc" Pemberton, Frank Robinson, David Doe and Edward Holland formed the Pemberton Chemical Company. Robinson and Doe were selling printed advertising, Holland owned land, which he deeded to the company. |
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John Stith (Styth) Pemberton |
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Coca-Cola |
| January 1, 1891 |
Sale of 238,120 acres of the Okefenokee Swamp to the Suwannee Canal Company by the State of Georgia for $62,000. |
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Okefenokee Swamp |
| January 1, 1895 |
Art Gillham is born |
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Art Gillham |
| January 1, 1897 |
Atlanta University and Tuskegee Institute square off in the first college football game between African-American schools. Atlanta University won. |
| January 1, 1901 |
The entire Georgia Tech senior class (18 students) fails to return as scheduled from the Christmas break. President Lyman Hall suspends graduation as a result.
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| January 1, 1904 |
New courthouse opens for Miller County (Colquitt, GA)
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City of Colquitt |
| January 1, 1908 |
Atlanta becomes a "dry" town. Liquor sales are restricted.
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| January 1, 1919 |
Franklin Springs Institute, now Emanuel College, opens in Franklin Springs (Franklin County) |
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Franklin County, Georgia |
| January 1, 1923 |
Civil Rights leader W. W. (Wesley Wallace) Law born, Savannah
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| January 1, 1929 |
California's Roy Riegel scores winning TD in Rose Bowl for Georgia Tech
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Roy Riegels earns his 'Wrong Way' nickname |
| January 1, 1932 |
Reorganization Act of 1931 goes into effect. Georgia, faced with mounting debt because of decreased revenue during the Great Depression, reorganizes a vast bureaucracy into 18 agencies and departments to save money.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| January 1, 1942 |
Georgia defeats TCU 40-26 in the Orange Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1943 |
Georgia defeats UCLA 9-0 in the Rose Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1943 |
Georgia wins Rose Bowl
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Georgia beats UCLA, 9-0 at the Rose Bowl |
| January 1, 1944 |
Georgia Tech defeats Tulsa in the Sugar Bowl
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| January 1, 1945 |
Tulsa defeats Georgia Tech 26-12 at the Orange Bowl
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| January 1, 1946 |
Georgia defeats Tulsa 20-6 in the Oil Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1947 |
Georgia defeats the University of North Carolina in the Sugar Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1948 |
Georgia ties Maryland 20-20 in the Gator Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1948 |
Georgia Tech defeats Kansas 20-14 at the Orange Bowl
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| January 1, 1949 |
Georgia loses to Texas 41-28 at the Orange Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1950 |
The gates on Allatoona Dam are closed and the lake begins to fill
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| January 1, 1952 |
Culminating a dream of Mayor William B. Hartsfield, Atlanta expands the city limits, annexing more than 118 square miles of land. Total population increased by more than 100,000 people and Atlanta rose from 32nd to the 23rd most populus city in the United States. |
| January 1, 1952 |
Georgia Tech defeats Baylor 17-14 at the Orange Bowl in Miami
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| January 1, 1953 |
Georgia Tech defeats Ole Miss 24-7 at the Sugar Bowl
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| January 1, 1954 |
Georgia Tech defeats West Virginia 42-19 at the Sugar Bowl
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| January 1, 1956 |
Georgia Tech defeats Ole Miss 7-0 at the Sugar Bowl
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| January 1, 1960 |
Georgia defeats Missouri 14-0 at the Orange Bowl in Miami
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1969 |
Georgia loses to Arkansas 16-2 at the Sugar Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1970 |
Atlanta UHF Channel 17, WJRJ becomes WTCG (Turner Communications Group
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Ted Turner |
| January 1, 1975 |
Headquarters of the Eighth Air Force moved to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana |
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Eighth Air Force |
| January 1, 1976 |
Georgia loses to Arkansas 31-10 in the Cotton Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1976 |
Ted Turner purchases the Atlanta Braves
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
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Ted Turner |
| January 1, 1977 |
Georgia loses to Pitt at the Sugar Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1979 |
Full diplomatic relations with the communist government of China resumes
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Jimmy Carter |
| January 1, 1981 |
Georgia defeats Notre Dame, 17-10 at the Sugar Bowl, winning the National Title. Outgoing U. S. President Jimmy Carter watches
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1982 |
Pitt defeats Georgia, 24-20 at the Sugar Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1983 |
Penn State defeats Georgia, 27-23 at the Sugar Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1989 |
Vince Dooley ends his college coach career with a 34-27 win over Michigan State at the Gator Bowl
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Vince Dooley |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1993 |
Georgia defeats Ohio State 21-14 in the Florida Citrus Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1994 |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, a story about Jim Williams of Savannah, who was tried four times (and convicted three times) for the murder of Danny Hansford
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| January 1, 1996 |
Richmond County and the city of Augusta merge
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Richmond County, Georgia |
| January 1, 1998 |
Georgia defeats Wisconsin 33-6 in the Outback Bowl
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 1999 |
Georgia Tech (9-2) defeats Notre Dame at the Gator Bowl
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| January 1, 2000 |
Georgia Tech (8-3) loses to Miami at the Gator Bowl, 28-13
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| January 1, 2000 |
Georgia (7-4) defeats Purdue in overtime at the Outback Bowl in Tampa, 28-25
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 2001 |
MARTA's fare increases to $1.75
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| January 1, 2002 |
Robert Nardelli is begins serving as Chairman of the Board for The Home Depot |
| January 1, 2003 |
A 17-year old woman walks into the Douglasville,
Georgia, police station and reports that she had been forced to have sex with a group of teenagers at a nearby hotel. Police return to the hotel room, find a group of males and evidence of sexual activity including a videotape of the incident. |
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Genarlow Wilson |
| January 1, 2004 |
Georgia Bulldogs (#11) defeat Purdue (#12) in the Capital One Bowl (formerly the Citrus Bowl) in Orlando, FL. With the game tied at the end of the 4th quarter, courtesy of a Purdue field goal with 49 seconds remaining, capping an astounding 24-point comeback by Purdue. On the first series of plays in overtime, Georgia decided to go in a fourth and one situation, scoring the winning touchdown. |
| January 1, 2005 |
No. 7 ranked Georgia Bulldogs defeat No. 17 Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida. |
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University of Georgia's post-season appearances
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| January 1, 2007 |
Falcons Head Coach Jim Mora is fired |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| January 1, 2008 |
Meredith Hope Emerson turns up missing after hiking the Appalachian Trail and the Freeman Trail through the Blood Mountains Wilderness. |
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Meredith Emerson |
