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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for May 27
Yesterday Tomorrow
| May 27, 1561 |
Angel Villafane arrives at Santa Elana (present-day Port Royal, SC) after exploring the coast of the Southeast United States, including Georgia
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| May 27, 1562 |
Having slowly explored the coast of Georgia, giving French names to many of the rivers and islands, Jean Ribault pulls into a harbor he names Port Royal
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Jean Ribault |
| May 27, 1838 |
40 militia skirmish with a band of Seminole, Okefenokee Swamp
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Okefenokee Swamp |
| May 27, 1844 |
Democrats nominate James Polk for President |
| May 27, 1863 |
The boiler on the CSS Chattahoochee explodes while plowing the waters near the coast of Georgia. She is taken to the shipyard in Columbus, where she is eventually scuttled.
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Columbus, Georgia |
| May 27, 1864 |
Battle of Picketts Mill
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Civil War - 1864 |
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Patrick Ronayne Cleburne |
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General George Thomas |
| May 27, 1958 |
Wayne Williams is born in Atlanta
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| May 27, 1971 |
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes born, Philadelphia, PA
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Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes |
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TLC |
| May 27, 1975 |
OutKast member Andre Lauren Benjamin born, Atlanta, Georgia
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OutKast |
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