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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for July 3
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| July 3, 1769 |
Governor Wright asks for a leave of absence to return to England to deal with his personal business
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James Wright |
| July 3, 1775 |
Heading west to Creek country from Silver Bluff on the Savannah River (near Augusta), William Bartram spends the night at Ocmulgee Old Fields (now Ocmulgee Mounds National Park).
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Creek Indians |
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William Bartram |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| July 3, 1819 |
Pleasant J. Philips born
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Brigadier General Pleasant J. Philips
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| July 3, 1827 |
Logan E. Bleckley born, Rabun County, Georgia
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Rabun County, Georgia |
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Logan E. Bleckley |
| July 3, 1827 |
Special council convened at the Cherokee capital of New Echota to frame a written constitution for the Cherokee Nation
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| July 3, 1850 |
Diocese of Savannah is established, earliest presence of Catholics in the state (Oglethorpe had banned them).
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| July 3, 1908 |
Joel Chandler Harris dies, Atlanta, Georgia
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Joel Chandler Harris |
| July 3, 1918 |
Ernest Vandiver born, Franklin County, Georgia
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Ernest Vandiver, Jr. |
| July 3, 1925 |
Stone Mountain coins go on sale at 3,000 banks across the Nation |
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Stone Mountain |
| July 3, 1957 |
President Eisenhower says he wants to study some of the provisions of the Civil Rights bill.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| July 3, 1960 |
Henry Aaron hits his 200th home run
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Hank Aaron
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| July 3, 1964 |
A day after the signing of the Civil Rights bill, 5 ministers visit Pickrick Restaurant, a whites-only establishment owned by Lester Maddox. Descriptions of the events that occurred that day varies widely, but Maddox will be charged with assault
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Lester Maddox |
| July 3, 1965 |
Billy Joe Royal's Down in the Boondocks enters the Top 40
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Billy Joe Royal |
| July 3, 1988 |
MARTA's fare increases to $.85
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| July 3, 1994 |
Alberto comes ashore at Destin, Florida as a tropical storm (not a hurricane, sustained winds were less than 75 mph)
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Tropical Storm Alberto |
| July 3, 1995 |
The members of TLC (not the band) file for Chapter 11 backruptcy. The case would be closely watched by members of the music community
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TLC |
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