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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for May 18;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| May 18, 1539 |
Hernando DeSoto leaves Havana and sails for La Florida |
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Hernando deSoto |
| May 18, 1791 |
George Washington arrives in Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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George Washington in Georgia |
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George Washington |
| May 18, 1864 |
Battle of Woodlands fought on the estate of Godfrey Barnsley outside Adairsville
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Civil War - 1864 |
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Godfrey Barnsley and Barnsley Gardens
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| May 18, 1864 |
Major General Lafayette McLaws is placed in command of the defenses of Savannah, Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Lafayette McLaws |
| May 18, 1864 |
Battle of Adairsville
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Godfrey Barnsley and Barnsley Gardens
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
| May 18, 1912 |
For three innings Ty Cobb put up with insults from New York Highlanders fan Claude Lueker. Finally, Cobb charge the man, beating him fiercely. Lueker, who had lost a hand in an industrial accident could not defend himself. A. L. President Ban Johnson, who was attending the game, immediately suspended Cobb. |
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Ty Cobb |
| May 18, 1933 |
Creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Three north Georgia lakes are currently part of the TVA.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| May 18, 1949 |
Alben Barkley, Vice-President of the United States, visits Reinhardt College in Waleska
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| May 18, 1955 |
Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator and Civil Rights leader, dies in Daytona Beach
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Mary McLeod Bethune |
| May 18, 1966 |
Former Governor Earnest Vandiver, considered the front-runner for this year's governors race, withdraws his name from contention. He had suffered a mild heart attack and would not be able to handle a campaign
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Ernest Vandiver, Jr. |
| May 18, 1973 |
West Virginia police capture Carl Issacs, Billy Issacs and Wayne Coleman
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Alday family murders
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| May 18, 1980 |
Eric Middlebrooks vanishes. His body is found the next day.
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Atlanta Child Murders |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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