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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for November 10
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| November 10, 1763 |
Creek Indians cede coastal land from the Altamaha to the St. Mary's to Georgia.
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Charlton County, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
| November 10, 1775 |
Under the command of Benedict Arnold, American forces begin the invasion of Canada. Involved in this invasion are Captain Daniel Morgan and Brigadier General Richard Montgomery, both of whom have counties in Georgia named for them.
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Daniel Morgan |
| November 10, 1809 |
David Brydie Mitchell begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| November 10, 1851 |
Georgia assembly elects Robert Toombs to the U. S. Senate to fill the seat of John Berrien |
| November 10, 1864 |
General John Corse orders infrastructure in Rome, GA destroyed if it could be used for war. Among the buildings burned were two depots, warehouses, and a grist mill. |
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March to the Sea |
| November 10, 1865 |
Henry Wirz (not Wirtz, as his name is frequently misspelled), commander of the Confederate prisoner of war garrison at Andersonville, is hung in Washington, D. C.
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Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia
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| November 10, 2003 |
Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey Jr. joined friends and family in LaGrange, Georgia, paying their last respect to Cincinnati Reds rookie Dernell Stenson, who had been killed the week before.
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| November 10, 2004 |
Delta pilots voted to accept a pay cut in exchange for a right to buy up to 15 percent of Delta stock as the company struggled to avoid bankruptcy. |
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Delta Air Lines
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| November 10, 2004 |
Linda Schrenko indited for stealing more than $500,000 in federal education funds |
| November 10, 2004 |
Charles Michael Dean accidentally discharges his weapon during a holdup of an Amsouth bank branch in Rome, Georgia. The case becomes a bellweather for the belief that "proof of intent" is a valid legal argument. |
| November 10, 2008 |
RBS WorldPay discovers a $9 million fraud perpetrated two days earlier. |
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RBS WorldPay Hacked |
| November 10, 2009 |
A federal grand jury returned indictments against 4 people for the attack on the RBS WorldPay system headquartered in Atlanta |
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RBS WorldPay Hacked |
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