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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for November 18;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| November 18, 1818 |
Settlement for Yazoo Land Fraud claims is complete, with the government spending almost 4.3 million dollars to pay the claimants
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Yazoo Land Fraud
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| November 18, 1835 |
Joanna Troutman presents the first Lone Star flag to Col. William Ward, commander of the Georgia Battalion. The Macon, Georgia-area troops were headed west to join in the fight for Texas independence. |
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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Crawford County, Georgia |
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Lone Star Flag |
| November 18, 1860 |
Georgia's legislature votes 1 million dollars to arm state.
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| November 18, 1864 |
Joseph Wheeler arrives to defend Macon. Along with Howell Cobb, William Hardee and G. P. T. Beauregard, the city had about 10,000 men to defend it.
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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March to the Sea |
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Howell Cobb |
| November 18, 1864 |
Forward elements of the Left Wing reach Social Circle.
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March to the Sea |
| November 18, 1864 |
Union troops pass through Covington, Georgia
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March to the Sea |
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Newton County, Georgia |
| November 18, 1883 |
Carl Vinson born near Milledgeville, Baldwin County, GA
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Carl Vinson, Father of the Two Ocean Navy
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Baldwin County, Georgia |
| November 18, 1909 |
A schooner, the George Taulane, vanishes without a trace off the coast of Georgia
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| November 18, 1909 |
Songwriter Johnny Mercer was born in Savannah
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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Johnny Mercer |
| November 18, 1915 |
Braves Field opens, Boston, Mass.
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| November 18, 1927 |
Having spent nearly three years in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, Marcus Garvey's sentence is commuted by President Calvin Coolidge. He is taken to New Orleans, where he is deported.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| November 18, 1931 |
Roberto Crispulo Goizueta born, Havana, Cuba
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Coca-Cola |
| November 18, 1933 |
While in Warm Springs, Franklin Delano Roosevelt journeys to Savannah for Georgia's 150th year celebration, speaking in Fitzgerald and Cordele during the trip
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| November 18, 1933 |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| November 18, 1954 |
Ray Charles records "I Got a Woman," blending rhythm and blues and gospel for the first time, forming the roots of soul music.
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Ray Charles |
| November 18, 1956 |
Atlanta phone numbers are all 7 digits long
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| November 18, 1973 |
President Richard M. Nixon visits Robins Air Force Base
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| November 18, 1994 |
Georgia Lottery introduces Fantasy 5 |
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Georgia Lottery |
| November 18, 2004 |
Zell Miller bids good-bye to the U. S. Senate. |
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Zell Miller |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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