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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for July 8;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| July 8, 1817 |
Signed at Cherokee Agency (Rattlesanke Springs) in the Cherokee Nation. Near present-day Sweetwater, TN, the Treaty of Cherokee Agency ceded land in northeast Georgia
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| July 8, 1831 |
John Stith Pemberton born, Knoxville, GA. His middle name is sometimes misspelled as Styth. |
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Crawford County, Georgia |
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John Stith (Styth) Pemberton |
| July 8, 1920 |
Richard B. "Dick" Russell, Jr. announces his candidacy for the Georgia House from his home district
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| July 8, 1920 |
Seminole County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Seminole County, Georgia |
| July 8, 1948 |
Louise Suggs becomes a professional golfer |
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Louise Suggs |
| July 8, 1994 |
Flint River, Montezuma, crests at 35 ft above flood level. (All-time record, Hurricane Alberto)
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Tropical Storm Alberto |
| July 8, 2008 |
Barrack Obama visits McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia |
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