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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for May 3;
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| May 3, 1525 |
Pedro de Quejo lands at the Rio de la Cruz (River of the Cross), builds a stone pillar and heads north towards the site of Gordillo's earlier landing, Chicora |
| May 3, 1735 |
Governor Robert Johnson of South Carolina dies. The British government offers to give the position to Oglethorpe, who refuses it
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James Oglethorpe |
| May 3, 1790 |
U.S. Secretary of State says that Georgia has relinquished her right to treat with Indians
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| May 3, 1876 |
The Georgia Republican Convention, held in Atlanta, chooses 13 whites and 9 blacks to represent them at the National Republican Convention in Cincinnati. Additionally, a black man, John Emory Bryant, was appointed chainman of the state central committee. |
| May 4, 1876 |
| May 3, 1933 |
Singer James Brown, "The Godfather of Soul" is born in either Macon, Georgia or Barnwell, SC
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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James Brown |
| May 3, 1937 |
Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize. The award ceremony is later in the month.
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Margaret Mitchell |
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Gone With The Wind
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| May 3, 1940 |
Henry Flipper dies of a heart attack in the home of his brother, Bishop Joseph S. Flipper, Atlanta
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Henry O. Flipper From Slave to Officer
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| May 3, 1951 |
Senator Russell opens hearings on President Harry Truman's removal of Douglas MacArthur. The committee chose not to issue a report, defusing a potentially politically dangerous situation for Truman.
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| May 3, 1984 |
S. W. A. T. team members surround Carlton Gary, an escapee from the South Carolina prison system, at the Albany, Georgia, Holiday Inn. He was captured alive. While in Georgia's custody, he is linked to the murders of three of the Wynnton Stock Strangler's murders.
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Wynnton Stocking Strangler |
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Albany, Georgia |
| May 3, 2002 |
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes laid to rest in Lithonia, Georgia
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Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes |
| May 3, 2006 |
Paris Bennett of Fayetteville, Georgia lost her bid to become the next "American Idol," narrowing the remaining field to 4 |
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