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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for June 21;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| June 21, 1754 |
King George II approves a seal for Georgia |
| June 21, 1773 |
William Bartram leaves Wrightsboro, heading north to the Tugaloo River
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William Bartram |
| June 21, 1839 |
Augustin Smith Clayton dies, Athens, Georgia
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Augustin Smith Clayton |
| June 21, 1915 |
Leo Frank is transferred from the Fulton County prison to the State Penitentiary at Milledgeville
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
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Fulton County, Georgia |
| June 21, 1915 |
Governor John Slaton commutes Leo Frank's death sentence to a lifetime prison sentence.
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| June 21, 1947 |
Inaugural run of "Man o' War" rail service between Columbus and Atlanta on the Central of Georgia Railway
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Columbus, Georgia |
| June 21, 1962 |
Dean Rusk visits West Berlin, meets with Mayor Willie Brandt to discuss the Berlin Crises
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Dean Rusk
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| June 21, 1971 |
In Jenness v. Fortson the Supreme Court upholds Georgia's "5% Rule." The rule, passed in 1943, requires a new political party to secure signatures of registered voters equal to 5% of the voters in the previous election to secure a position on the ballot. |
| June 21, 1981 |
Wayne William is arrested, charged with the murders of Nathaniel Cater and Jimmy Payne, the last of the Atlanta Child Murders
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| June 21, 1982 |
Coca-Cola buys Columbia Pictures from CBS
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Coca-Cola |
| June 21, 2005 |
Sandy Springs votes to become a city in Fulton County. It is Georgia's 7th largest city. |
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Fulton County, Georgia |
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