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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for January 8;
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| January 8, 1734 |
Salzburgers set sail for Georgia in the ship Purysburg |
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| January 8, 1778 |
John Houstoun elected governor
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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John Houstoun, Patriot |
| January 8, 1783 |
Lyman Hall begins term as governor
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Lyman Hall |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 8, 1798 |
Ratification of the 11th Amendment is formally announced by the President |
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Chisholm v. Georgia |
| January 8, 1815 |
Andrew Jackson accepts the British surrender at New Orleans. (War of 1812) |
| January 8, 1821 |
Treaty with the Creek at Indian Springs, Creek Nation ceded additional Creek land to Georgia
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Butts County, Georgia |
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Bibb County, Georgia |
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Monroe County, Georgia |
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Pike County, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
| January 8, 1821 |
James Longstreet born, Edgefield District, South Carolina
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James Longstreet |
| January 8, 1825 |
Eli Whitney died
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| January 8, 1836 |
The Georgia Battalion under the command of Col. William Ward unfurls a flag featuring a large blue star on a field of white in Velasco. They are enroute to join Col. James Fannin at Goliad. |
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Lone Star Flag |
| January 8, 1973 |
Ice fell in Atlanta and north Georgia, followed by an unusual 96 hour below freezing period. Restoring power took more than a week.
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| January 8, 1982 |
First witnesses are called in the Wayne Williams trial |
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| January 8, 1993 |
Terry Ralston and her 15-year-old son Michael are killed after being taken from their laudromat in Jesup, Georgia. Micheal was shot 6 times from behind at close range, his mother was shot once. Larry Jenkins, 17, is convicted of the crime and sentenced to death. |
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Supreme Court ruling takes 2 in Georgia off death row |
| January 8, 2007 |
Falcons name Bobby Petrino of the University of Louisville as their new head coach |
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Atlanta Falcons |
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