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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for July 21;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| July 21, 1721 |
Start of construction of Fort King George near the present-day town of Darien
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| July 21, 1861 |
Robert Toombs promoted to Brigadier General
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Robert Toombs |
| July 21, 1861 |
First Manasas (Battle of Bull Run)
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Civil War - 1861 |
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John Brown Gordon
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| July 21, 1861 |
Francis Bartow dies from a gunshot wound received during the battle of First Manasas
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Lafayette McLaws |
| July 21, 1868 |
Georgia ratifies the 14th Amendment to the Constitution
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| July 21, 1899 |
Bejamin Thomas and Joseph Whitehead, two Chattanooga (History of Chattanooga, Tennessee) businessmen, receive approval on their plan to bottle Coca-Cola
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Coca-Cola |
| July 21, 1910 |
Construction begins on Atlanta's Georgian Terrace
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| July 21, 1952 |
African-American comedian George Wallace is born, Atlanta, Georgia
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| July 21, 1952 |
The 1952 Democratic Convention is held at Chicago's International Amphitheater. Among the candidates for president are Adlai Stevenson, Averell Harriman, Estes Keefauver, Robert Kerr, and Georgia Senator Richard B. Russell.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| July 21, 1959 |
Hank Aaron appears on the TV show "Home Run Derby."
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Hank Aaron
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| July 21, 1959 |
Launch of the merchant vessel Savannah, first nuclear-powered ship in its class
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| July 21, 1973 |
Henry Aaron hits his 700th home run
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Hank Aaron
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| July 21, 1979 |
Edward Hope Smith is seen for the last time. Unknown at the time, he would become the first of what today is known as the Atlanta Child Murders
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| July 21, 1988 |
Capping nearly a week of festivities, Michael Dukakis accepts the Democratic Party nomination for president at the convention in Atlanta
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| July 21, 1988 |
The New York Times acquires The Gwinnett Daily News (Norcross), Forsyth County News (Cummings) and the Winder News.
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Yesterday Tomorrow
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