| July 19, 1757 |
Law passed by the Georgia legislature that prohibits trade to the south of the colony. Georgia had become increasingly fearful of Spanish Florida, especially as the settlers pushed south
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| July 19, 1861 |
Robert Toombs resigns his post as Secretary of State for the Confederate States of America
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Robert Toombs |
| July 19, 1948 |
Lee Hugh Phillips joins the Marine Corps
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Corporal Lee Hugh Phillips
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| July 19, 1996 |
President Bill Clinton welcomes more than 20 heads of state to the Olympics, touring the Olympic Village at Georgia Tech
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| July 19, 1996 |
The Centennial Olympic Games open in Atlanta
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| July 19, 2009 |
Record low temperatures were set across the state as an unusually strong cold front swept through. In Atlanta, the low reached 63, tying a record set in 1967, while in Athens the 58 degree temp shattered the previous low record of 62 set in 1925. |
