| July 22, 1743 |
Oglethorpe returns to England
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 22, 1779 |
James Wright returns as royal governor of Georgia
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James Wright |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| July 22, 1823 |
William Bartram dies, Philadelphia, PA
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William Bartram |
| July 22, 1838 |
The Wildes Family massacre occurs at the family homestead a few miles south of present-day Waycross. It is the last Indian attack in the state of Georgia.
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Ware County, Georgia |
| July 22, 1847 |
Mail service from Atlanta to Dalton on the Western and Atlantic Railroad begins
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Western and Atlantic Railroad |
| July 22, 1864 |
Battle of Atlanta
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Civil War - 1864 |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
| July 22, 1868 |
Gov. Rufus Bullock inaugurated
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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A Republican governor |
| July 22, 1963 |
Official roll-out of the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter in Marietta by President John Kennedy.
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Marietta, GA |
| July 22, 2003 |
Atlanta radio personality "Skinny" Bobby Harper dies of cancer. He was the inspiration for the Dr. Johnny Fever character on the hit TV show, WKRP in Cincinnati.
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| July 22, 2004 |
Dallas-based Centrex Homes accidently destroys 80-year old family farm in Cumming, GA (Forsyth County) |
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Cumming, GA farm destroyed |
