| May 8, 1716 |
James Wright born, London, England
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James Wright |
| May 8, 1729 |
Frederick Louis becomes the Prince of Wales |
| May 8, 1736 |
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, marries Augusta of Saxe-Gotha at St. James' Palace in London |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| May 8, 1738 |
King George the Second instructs James Oglethorpe to learn and report the designs of the Spanish in Florida
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James Oglethorpe |
| May 8, 1777 |
John Adam Treutlen becomes the first elected governor of Georgia
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John Treutlen |
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| May 8, 1819 |
President James Monroe arrives in Savannah, staying at the home of William Scarbrough, a local merchant.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| May 8, 1822 |
William Lowndes resigns his seat in Congress
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William Lowndes |
| May 8, 1836 |
General Bryan Morel Thomas born, Milledgeville
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| May 8, 1845 |
The Southern Baptist Convention is formed by some 300 representatives of churches in the Southeastern United States
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| May 8, 1864 |
Battle of Rocky Face (Dalton) |
| May 11, 1864 |
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Civil War - 1864 |
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
| May 8, 1886 |
First Coca-Cola served in Jacob's Pharmacy, Atlanta
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John Stith (Styth) Pemberton |
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Coca-Cola |
| May 8, 1908 |
Fire near Terminal Station in Atlanta destroys a block of buildings. Buildings between Mitchell, Nelson, South Forsyth and Madison (now Spring St.) are a complete loss. Estimated property damage exceeds $1.2 million |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| May 8, 1913 |
Leo Frank and Newt Lee are ordered to be held in the murder of Mary Phagan
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Leo Frank and the murder of Mary Phagan |
| May 8, 1926 |
Harriet "Hattie" Harwell Wilson High (Mrs. Joseph Madison High) donates the land on which her house is built for the express purpose of building an art museum in Atlanta
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| May 8, 1951 |
Martin Luther King graduates from Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania with a divinity degree
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Martin Luther King
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| May 8, 1981 |
Pvt. Joseph Christopher, Fort Benning, Georgia is extradited to New York to stand trial for several racially motivated killings. |
| May 8, 2003 |
New Georgia state flag adopted
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| May 8, 2005 |
James Brown dedicates statue of himself in downtown Augusta |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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James Brown |
