| May 4, 1730 |
Sir Alexander Cuming set sails to England with 7 Cherokee
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| May 4, 1761 |
Georgia recieves the decree appointing James Wright royal governor. |
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James Wright |
| May 4, 1789 |
State convention approves a new constitution for the state and orders that it become law in October, 1790. |
| May 4, 1796 |
Andrew Ellicott is appointed to determine the boundary line between the United States and Spanish Florida.
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| May 4, 1864 |
14 Confederate soldiers who deserted from the Army of Tennessee are shot in Whitfield County outside of Dalton, Georgia |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
| May 4, 1932 |
Al Capone, convicted on tax evasion charges, entered Atlanta Penitentiary.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| May 4, 1960 |
Dr. Martin Luther King arrested for driving without a Georgia license (he had one from Alabama and lived in Georgia at the time.)
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Martin Luther King
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| May 4, 1974 |
Dedication of Dean Rusk portrait, University of Georgia. Among those speaking are Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy. Gonzo reporter Hunter S. Thompson (Rolling Stone) becomes a fan of the governor after an impassioned plea to use political office as a vehicle to end social injustice.
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
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Dean Rusk
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Jimmy Carter |
| May 4, 1989 |
An explosion in Marion County is attributed to a 90kg explosive device in a bomb accidentally released in a rural area. The bomb was intended for the practice range at Fort Benning.
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Marion County, Georgia |
| May 4, 1989 |
Testimony in fourth trial of Jim Williams begins
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| May 4, 1996 |
Dedication of the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, Pooler, Georgia. |
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Eighth Air Force |
| May 4, 2004 |
Coca-Cola named Neville Isdell, a 60-year-old former company insider, as its chairman and chief executive officer, ending a three-month search at the world's largest soft drink maker. |
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Coca-Cola |
| May 4, 2006 |
Jury acquits Judge Rucker Smith in an assault case that drew state-wide attention |
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Rucker Smith |
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Rucker Smith |
