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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for March 18
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| March 18, 1736 |
Oglethorpe heads south from Fort Frederica (St. Simons Island) to continue scouting the coast of Spanish-controlled Florida
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| March 18, 1766 |
King Georgia III signs bill repealing the Stamp Act, official as of May 1, 1766.
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Stamp Act |
| March 18, 1766 |
English Parliament passes the Declaratory Act.
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| March 18, 1830 |
Robert Toombs admitted to the bar in Elbert County.
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Elbert County, Georgia |
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Robert Toombs |
| March 18, 1885 |
Fire destroys two blocks of Whitehall St.
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| March 18, 1908 |
First of three "Great Savannah Races". |
| March 19, 1908 |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| March 18, 1936 |
Clarks Hill dam on the Savannah River approved by Congress
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| March 18, 1939 |
Georgia ratifies the Bill of Rights.
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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Georgia ratifies the Bill of Rights |
| March 18, 1963 |
Supreme Court decides the county-unit system violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (Sanders v. Gray) |
| March 18, 2005 |
Feeding tube removed from Terri Schiavo |
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Terri Schiavo |
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