| May 23, 1609 |
Second Charter of Virgina is granted. This sets the southern limit as a line running west to the South Seas (Pacific Ocean) from a point 200 miles south of Point Comfort, where the James River runs into Chesapeake Bay. This includes most of present-day north Georgia
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| May 23, 1780 |
Following the fall of Augusta, Georgia's Executive Council requests that Governor Richard Howley leave the state to protect himself.
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| May 23, 1836 |
The U. S. Senate ratifies the corrupt Treaty of New Echota.
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| May 23, 1904 |
City council okays the purchase of Piedmont Park from the Piedmont Exposition Company. They pay $93,000 for roughly 185 acres.
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Piedmont Park |
| May 23, 1907 |
The Atlanta Crackers begin playing at Ponce de Leon park. 8,000 fans welcome them to their new $60,000 stadium
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| May 23, 1913 |
Leo Frank is indicted in the murder of Mary Phagan
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| May 23, 1960 |
The crash of a Delta Air Lines Convair CV-880 during a training flight at Hartsfield Airport in Atlanta kills 4 people
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Delta Air Lines
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| May 23, 1990 |
Georgia Dome awarded Super Bowl XXVIII (1994) |
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The Georgia Dome |
