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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for May 25;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| May 25, 1787 |
Constitutional Convention opens in Philadelphia when a quorum of state representatives arrives. William Few is the sole Georgian to be at the convention, so
Georgia has no vote since its state ordinance requires two members to be present. |
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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| May 25, 1819 |
William Seward leaves Union Academy, Putnam County |
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Putnam County, Georgia |
| May 25, 1838 |
On this date all parcels of land distributed in the 1832 land lotteries are distributed to the winning settlers. Prior to this date white settlers could not take control of land if a Cherokee resided there.
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| May 25, 1864 |
Battle of New Hope Church |
| May 26, 1864 |
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Civil War - 1864 |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
| May 25, 1892 |
Named for Henry Woodfin Grady, Grady Hospital is dedicated
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Henry Woodfin Grady |
| May 25, 1907 |
Carved by Solon Borglum, the statue of John B. Gordon (Biography of John B. Gordon) is unveiled at the state capitol
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John Brown Gordon
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| May 25, 1926 |
Claude Marion Akins born, Nelson, Georgia
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Claude Akins |
| May 25, 1959 |
Lake Lanier reaches its normal height (1,070 feet above sea level) for the first time. |
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Lake Lanier |
| May 25, 2004 |
Shortly after 4:00am fire broke out in BioLab, a chemical manufacturing and storage facility in Conyers. Smoke from the fire forced officials to close I-20 east of Atlanta. |
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Rockdale County, Georgia |
| May 25, 2005 |
Garth Brooks proposes to Trisha Yearwood at the "Legends in Bronze" event at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace. |
| May 25, 2005 |
A grand jury in Gwinnett County, Georgia indicted Jennifer Wilbanks with one felony charge of making a false statement to police and one misdemeanor charge of filing a false police statement. |
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Jennifer Wilbanks, The Runaway Bride |
| May 25, 2007 |
Lawyer Andrew Speaker is quarantined by federal officials |
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Georgia TB patient |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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