| January 9, 1735 |
Slavery and rum outlawed in the colony of Georgia. |
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Slavery in Georgia |
| January 9, 1784 |
John Houstoun begins his second term as governor
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John Houstoun, Patriot |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 9, 1786 |
Edward Telfair begins term as governor
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 9, 1787 |
George Mathews begins term as governor
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| January 9, 1792 |
John Milton elected mayor of Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 9, 1842 |
DeKalb County Courthouse burns. |
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
| January 9, 1845 |
Organizational meeting for Augusta Canal
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| January 9, 1861 |
Mississippi secedes from the Union |
| January 9, 1869 |
Open house held at the Kimball Opera House for reporters, businessmen and civic leaders. |
| January 9, 1904 |
John Brown Gordon dies, Miami, Florida
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John Brown Gordon
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| January 9, 1927 |
WSB joins the National Broadcasting Company. |
| January 9, 1961 |
Bootle stays his ruling forcing the University of Georgia to desegregate. Bootle's stay is ruled "improvidently granted" by an Atlanta judge. Vernon Jordan is told to escort Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes to UGA to register for class. Georgia Governor Earnest Vandiver, who is required by law to close integrated schools does so in a way that UGA can keep operating at least for a few days: He cuts off state funding.
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Donald L. Hollowell |
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
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Ernest Vandiver, Jr. |
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The Road to Integration
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| January 9, 1983 |
Atlanta Falcons lose in the postseason to the Minnesota Vikings, 30-24. |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| January 9, 1990 |
Spud Chandler dies, Pasadena, Florida
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Spud Chandler |
| January 9, 1999 |
The Atlanta Falcons win the NFC Division playoff, defeating the San Francisco 49ers, 20-18 |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| January 9, 2001 |
Vince Dooley wins the Amos Alonzo Stagg award for outstanding service to football
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Vince Dooley |
| January 9, 2009 |
The first salmonella product is identified by a Minnesota scientist in a King Nut peanut butter bucket. |
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Peanut Corporation of America Salmonella Outbreak |
| January 9, 2011 |
A crippling snowstorm dumps 3-10 inches of snow across North Georgia. An unusual cold snap of 96 hours of below freezing weather keeps the snow in place forcing up to a week of school and business closings |
