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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 5
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| January 5, 1762 |
John Stuart receives the title, "Royal Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Southern District of North America
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| January 5, 1779 |
Stephen Decatur is born, Sinnepuxent, Maryland
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Stephen Decatur
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| January 5, 1779 |
Zebulon Montgomery Pike is born, Somerset County, New Jersey. |
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Zebulon Pike |
| January 5, 1881 |
W. J. Gaines (Wesley John) Gaines proposes the establishment of a College for African-American youths in North Georgia.
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| January 5, 1905 |
Actor Sterling Holloway born, Cedartown
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Polk County, Georgia |
| January 5, 1910 |
The Jenkins County Courthouse, which had been completed less than two years before, burns. A new courthouse, almost identical to the first, is rebuilt over the next two years.
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Jenkins County, Georgia |
| January 5, 1938 |
At the White House, Franklin Roosevelt and Carl Vinson discuss disturbing world developments including the Naval armament of Germany and Japan |
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Carl Vinson, Father of the Two Ocean Navy
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| January 5, 1955 |
Walter George elected President pro tem of the Senate |
| January 5, 1978 |
Lance sells his National Bank of Georgia stock to Ghaith Phararon, an associate of Pakistani banker Agha Hasan Abedi, who founded BCCI in 1972
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Bert Lance |
| January 5, 1983 |
Jim Williams appeal is granted based on changes in the testimony of a Savannah policeman
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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 5, 2003 |
Atlanta Falcons beat the Packers at Green Bay, 27-7
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Falcons postseason, 2003 |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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