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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for June 17
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| June 17, 1775 |
Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill) |
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Joseph Warren |
| June 17, 1777 |
400 Creek warriors, George Galphin, Robert Rae and the Georgia Indian commission meet at Ogeechee Old Town. From here the chiefs journeyed to Augusta and Charleston.
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Creek Indians |
| June 17, 1861 |
James Longstreet joins the Confederate Army at the rank of Brigadier General
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James Longstreet |
| June 17, 1865 |
James Johnson, a pro-Union Georgian appointed by President Andrew Johnson begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| June 17, 1866 |
Lewis Cass dies
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| June 17, 1872 |
An intensity V (Modified Mercalli scale) earthquake strikes Milledgeville, Georgia
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| June 17, 1929 |
Delta Air Services inaugural flight from Dallas, Texas to Jackson, Mississippi, including a stop at Monroe, where the company was headquartered. The 427-mile flight was completed in about 5 hours
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Delta Air Lines
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| June 17, 1943 |
Politician Newt Gingrich born, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Newt Gingrich
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| June 17, 1963 |
Central of Georgia Railway becomes a subsidiary of Southern Railway
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| June 17, 1994 |
Eddie Lawrence pleads guilty in the murder of Sara Tokars
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Fred Tokars orders a 'hit' on his wife |
| June 17, 2002 |
George Bush visits Atlanta, speaking at St. Paul's AME Church.
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| June 17, 2004 |
Guide Chris Griffin bags a legendary pig known as Hogzilla that was killed after it wandered out of swamps along the Alapaha River. The river has long been a haven for swine that escape local pig farms and begin to live off the land. The land where the pig (technically, it was a hog) was shot is in Berrien County near the town of Alapaha, Georgia. |
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Hogzilla |
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Berrien County, Georgia |
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