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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for May 15
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| May 15, 1540 |
DeSoto arrives at Xualla, probably the Nachoochee Valley in White County
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White County, Georgia |
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Hernando deSoto |
| May 15, 1777 |
Button Gwinnett challenges General Lachlan McIntosh to a duel.
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Lachlan McIntosh |
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Button Gwinnett |
| May 15, 1791 |
Between Savannah and Augusta, President George Washington stops at Mulberry Grove to visit Catharine Greene, the widow of Nathanial Greene |
| May 15, 1821 |
The Fourth Georgia Land Lottery is authorized. It is held the same year
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
| May 15, 1821 |
Houstoun County created
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John Houstoun, Patriot |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Houston County, Georgia |
| May 15, 1821 |
Monroe County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Monroe County, Georgia |
| May 15, 1821 |
Henry County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Henry County, Georgia |
| May 15, 1821 |
Dooly County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Dooly County, Georgia |
| May 15, 1821 |
Fayette County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Fayette County, Georgia |
| May 15, 1860 |
Ellen Louise Axson, who becomes First Lady when husband Woodrow Wilson becomes President, is born, Rome, Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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Woodrow Wilson |
| May 15, 1865 |
Department of the South declares Brown's call for a meeting of the legislature on May 22 null and void. |
| May 15, 1925 |
Carl Sanders is born, Augusta, Georgia
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Carl Sanders |
| May 15, 1930 |
Painter Jasper Johns, Jr., a leader in the Pop Art movement, is born in Augusta, Georgia
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| May 15, 1950 |
State of Georgia presents a medal to the son of William Fuller in recognition of his father's efforts during the Great Locomotive Chase. The ceremony takes place at the Cyclorama in Atlanta. |
| May 15, 1964 |
After passing a bad check in a Rome, Georgia store, Sammie Earl Ammons is chased by local authorities into Cherokee County, Alabama, where he is arrested. He had been one of the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted
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Rome, Georgia |
| May 15, 1973 |
The body of Mary Alday is discovered.
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Alday family murders
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| May 15, 2003 |
The Matrix Reloaded world premiere is at the Cannes Film Festival
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Laurence Fishborne |
| May 15, 2007 |
Yolanda "Yoki" King, daughter of Martin Luther King dies in Santa Monica, California from heart problems |
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