| July 17, 1559 |
Spanish explorer Tristan deLuna arrives on the coast of Florida near Appalachicola Bay.
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Tristan de Luna |
| July 17, 1739 |
Oglethorpe starts a journey to the Creek capitol of Coweta, accompanied by Lieutenant Dunbar, Ensign Leman and Cadet Erye. They left Savannah, headed to Uchee Town, north of Ebenezer, then headed west along the old Creek Trading Path.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 17, 1775 |
Provincial congress adjourns
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| July 17, 1858 |
John Quitman dies, on his plantation near Nachez, Mississippi
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| July 17, 1952 |
Headlines sweep the nation "Russell for Repeal of Taft-Hartley." (Taft-Hartley was a major piece of legislation that strengthened unions). Russell had said that Taft-Hartley should be supplanted.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| July 17, 1961 |
Ty Cobb dies from complications of diabetes and cancer.
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Ty Cobb |
| July 17, 1963 |
Groundbreaking on a new visitors center at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| July 17, 1994 |
Atlanta receives a record 14th day of rain. Its 17.71 monthly total for July remains a record
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| July 17, 2007 |
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and others are indicted for dogfighting activities at Vick's Virginia estate. Federal authorities believed dogfighting had been ongoing for 6 years. |
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Michael Vick |
