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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for November 22
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| November 22, 1754 |
Abraham Baldwin born, North Guilford, Connecticut
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Abraham Baldwin |
| November 22, 1864 |
Battle of Griswoldville. General P. J. Phillips advances into the Right Wing of Sherman's Army and attacks the battle-hardened veterans with militia. The result is a disasterous, pointless loss for the Confederates.
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March to the Sea |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
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Brigadier General Pleasant J. Philips
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Battle of Griswoldville |
| November 22, 1910 |
Boarding a private train in New Jersey a group of New York bankers, a presidential advisor, and a senator journey to Jekyll Island, Georgia to discuss the revision of a failed piece of legislation, the Federal Reserve Act of 1910. Their discussions are frequently, wrongly, credited with leading to the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, which created The Federal Reserve System.
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| November 22, 1915 |
A circus train collided with a passenger train six miles east of Columbus, Georgia. 15 passengers and most of the animals died in the wreck or in the ensuing fire. |
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Muscogee County, Georgia |
| November 22, 1975 |
Professional pilots observe a UFO in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant, Savannah
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| November 22, 1989 |
Groundbreaking on the Georgia Dome
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The Georgia Dome |
| November 22, 1992 |
Sterling Holloway dies, Los Angeles, California
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| November 22, 1992 |
Storms, including at least two F4 tornadoes, account for more than 50 million dollars in property damage, 153 injured and 6 dead. Hardest hit were Cobb and Putnam Counties
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Putnam County, Georgia |
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
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