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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for March 19
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| March 19, 1747 |
Mr Cretien Von Munch and the Rev. Sauel Urlsperger, of Augsburgh, are chosen as "corresponding members" of the trust established to manage Georgia. They never attend a meeting, but correspond information about German immigration
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| March 19, 1806 |
James Jackson dies, Washington, D. C.
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James Jackson |
| March 19, 1819 |
Union Academy opens in Putnam County (Eatonton) |
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Putnam County, Georgia |
| March 19, 1825 |
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Montier, the Marquis de Lafayette, arrives in Savannah.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Marquis de Lafayette |
| March 19, 1881 |
H. I. Kimball begins a fundraising campaign in New York City with the help of John Inman and Samuel Tannenhill, president of the New York Cotton Exchange |
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1881 International Cotton Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia |
| March 19, 1937 |
Bill creating the Department of Public Safety is signed into law by Governor E. D. Rivers
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| March 19, 1947 |
Lt. Governor M. E. Thompson is made governor by the Georgia Supreme Court
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| March 19, 1959 |
Ralph David Abernathy III is born in Montgomery, Alabama. He is the son of Ralph David Abernathy, Jr., vice-president of the SCLC. |
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Ralph David Abernathy III |
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Ralph David Abernathy, Jr. |
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