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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for May 31;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| May 31, 1540 |
DeSoto arrives at the headwaters of the Oostanuala River in present Murray County, at a site occupied by Moundbuilders.
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Murray County, Georgia |
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Hernando deSoto |
| May 31, 1783 |
In Augusta, the state of Georgia concludes a treaty based on the Long Swamp Treaty, which cedes a large tract of land in present-day north Georgia. Although the treaty ceded significant portions of Cherokee (and disputed Creek) land, it did not come close to meeting the demands of Andrew Pickens and Elijah Clarke, who want all land east of the Chattahoochee River
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Hart County, Georgia |
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Stephens County, Georgia |
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Banks County, Georgia |
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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Franklin County, Georgia |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| May 31, 1787 |
William Pierce arrives at the Constitution Convention
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William Pierce |
| May 31, 1804 |
The first class graduates from University of Georgia in Athens.
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
| May 31, 1845 |
George Washington Collier opens the his grocery store/post office at the Zero Mile Mark in Marthasville
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| May 31, 1862 |
Death warrant issued for James Andrews |
| May 31, 1862 |
Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) |
| June 1, 1862 |
| May 31, 1873 |
The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad becomes the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad
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| May 31, 1925 |
The Wisconsin Monument, dedicated to the Union soldiers from Wisconsin who died in Georgia, is dedicated at the Marietta National Cemetery
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Marietta, GA |
| May 31, 1930 |
Bobby Jones wins the British Amateur open
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Bobby Jones |
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Bobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf |
| May 31, 1930 |
"Number 2" course opens at East Lake Country Club, Atlanta
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| May 31, 1971 |
Representing Benjamin Hill's "New South," Gov. Jimmy Carter makes the first of many appearances on the cover of Time magazine
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Jimmy Carter |
| May 31, 2003 |
Eric Rudolph is captured in Murphy, NC.
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Eric Rudolph and the Atlanta Area bombings |
| May 31, 2005 |
Jennifer Wilbanks agrees to reimburse the city $13,000 for the money it spent searching for her. |
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Jennifer Wilbanks, The Runaway Bride |
| May 31, 2005 |
The total of 34 traffic deaths over the Memorial Day weekend breaks the old record of 27 set in 1969 |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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