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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 4;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| January 4, 1780 |
Richard Howley begins term as Governor
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 4, 1781 |
General Danial Morgan publishes an address to refugees of Georgia, appealing to them to join him in a return to Georgia. Morgan, at that time, was encamped on the Pacolet River
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Daniel Morgan |
| January 4, 1830 |
With a force of some 30 Cherokee and the permission of federal government, Major Ridge evicts whites who have illegally settled Cherokee land along the Georgia-Alabama border about 30 miles southwest of present-day Rome, Georgia. The act infuriates Georgia politicians
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Rome, Georgia |
| January 4, 1887 |
Piedmont Driving Club (horses, not cars) in Atlanta is formed by 100 white men (a requirement to join the club)
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Piedmont Park |
| January 4, 1906 |
The 17-story Candler Building in Atlanta is dedicated
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| January 4, 1978 |
BCCI repays a $3.4 million loan for Bert Lance
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Bert Lance |
| January 4, 1981 |
Atlanta Falcons lose to the Dallas Cowboys at the NFC division playoffs, 30-27 |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| January 4, 1982 |
Jury selection completed in the trial of Wayne Williams |
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| January 4, 1995 |
Newt Gingrich becomes the first Republican Speaker of the House in 40 years, and the first Georgian to hold the position in 102 years (Charles Crisp)
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Newt Gingrich
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| January 4, 2008 |
Gary Hilton dumps the body of Meridith Emerson less than a mile from the spot where Levi Frady's body had been dumped in 1997. |
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Levi Frady |
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Meredith Emerson |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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