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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 29;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| January 29, 1733 |
Sailing from Beaufort on six smaller boats, the settlers head for the site on the Savannah River selected by Oglethorpe
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 29, 1848 |
Moses Formwalt elected first mayor of Atlanta
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
| January 29, 1879 |
General William Tecumseh Sherman visits Atlanta.
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| January 29, 1892 |
Coca-Cola is incorporated.
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Coca-Cola |
| January 29, 1964 |
Dallas (Georgia) added to the Metro Atlanta telephone calling area
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| January 29, 2005 |
Ice storm hits Atlanta and North Georgia knocking out power for more than 100,000 people. Two deaths were directly attributed to the storm |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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