| July 18, 1831 |
Chief Justice Marshall hands down the verdict in the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, ruling that the nation does not have standing to sue because it is not technically a nation
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| July 18, 1861 |
First Manassas (Bull Run) |
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James Longstreet |
| July 18, 1915 |
Leo Frank is assaulted by an inmate of the prison. His throat is slashed.
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| July 18, 1924 |
Peach County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Peach County, Georgia |
| July 18, 1927 |
Ty Cobb gets his 4,000th career hit
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Ty Cobb |
| July 18, 1927 |
Post Office advertises for bids for the Atlanta-New Orleans route (C. A. M. 23).
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| July 18, 1958 |
First National Bank and Trust of Asheville and Union National Bank of Charlotte creates First Union Bank
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| July 18, 1970 |
The Great Wallenda walks across Tallulah Gorge, Tallulah Falls, Georgia. |
| July 18, 1974 |
Rosalynn Carter attends the groundbreaking for a new headquarters at the Georgia Botanical Gardens in Athens. |
| July 18, 1988 |
In the early morning hours while attending the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Rob Lowe videotaped a sexual encounter with Tara Siebert (22) and a 16-year-old minor. Lowe passed out and as they were leaving one of the women took the video. Within a week thousands of copies were being passed around. |
| July 18, 1992 |
Pop diva Whitney Houston marries R&B artist Bobby Brown in New Jersey |
| July 18, 2000 |
Paul Coverdell dies at Emory Hospital, from a cerebral hemorrage
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Paul Coverdell |
| July 18, 2006 |
In Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial primary, former Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor defeated Secretary of State Cathy Cox while controversial Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney was forced into a runoff by virtually unknown former DeKalb County Commissioner Henry "Hank" Johnson Jr. Republican Governor Sonny Perdue was renominated and Scott Cagle defeated Ralph Reed for Lt. Governor. |
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Cynthia McKinney |
| July 18, 2007 |
Castleberry Foods voluntarily recalls chili and other products from its Augusta plant following an outbreak of botulism tracked back to the plant |
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Food recall at Castleberry in Augusta |
