| November 8, 1564 |
Captain Bourdet sets sail, heading south. He will surrender to Spanish authorities in Havana and betray de Laudonniere, revealing the location of Fort Caroline
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| November 8, 1837 |
George Rockingham Gilmer begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| November 8, 1843 |
George Walker Crawford begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| November 8, 1860 |
Flag of Independence raised in Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Civil War - 1860 |
| November 8, 1860 |
Macon passes a "declaration of independence" setting out grievances with the North |
| November 8, 1887 |
John Henry "Doc" Holiday dies from tuberculosis in Glenwood, Colorado.
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Doc Holliday (John Henry Holliday)
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| November 8, 1889 |
Governor William Northern signs bill creating Georgia Normal College and State University, Milledgeville
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| November 8, 1890 |
William Jonathan Northen begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| November 8, 1900 |
Author Margaret Mitchell, who penned "Gone With The Wind" is born, Atlanta, GA
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Margaret Mitchell |
| November 8, 1909 |
William H. Taft, President of the United States, speaks in Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| November 8, 1932 |
Georgia votes overwhelmingly for Democrat Franklin Delano Roosevelt for President. Roosevelt's frequent visits to Warm Springs, plus Eleanor's lineage had made him a popular figure in the state. Also elected to the U. S. House were Carl Vinson, Eugene Cox, Homer C. Parker, Malcolm Tarver, John Wood, Braswell D. Deen, Bryant T. Castellow, Emmett M. Owens and Robert Ramspeck. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
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Carl Vinson, Father of the Two Ocean Navy
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| November 8, 1948 |
With 100 paintings from the collection of Alfred H. Holbrook, the Georgia Museum of Art opens on the campus of the University of Georgia. |
| November 8, 1966 |
No one wins the Election for governor of Georgia. "Bo" Callaway, Republican, wins the popular vote but not a majority, thanks to Ellis Arnell's third party run for the position. According to Georgia law at the time the legislature must decide the outcome. They choose segregationist Lester Maddox (Democrat) to the lead the state.
Final totals in the election:
Howard H. "Bo" Callaway: 449,894 (47.07%)
Lester G. Maddox: 448,044 (46.88%)
Ellis G. Arnall: 57,832 (6.05%) |
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Lester Maddox |
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1966 Election for Governor of Georgia |
| November 8, 1966 |
Democrat Richard B. Russell re-elected to the U. S. Senate. |
| November 8, 1969 |
The Allman Brothers Band, the group's self-titled first album is released by Capricorn Records
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Duane Allman and the Allman Brothers Band |
| November 8, 1976 |
Part 2 of Gone With The Wind airs on the NBC Television Network and draws a 47.4 share and 33,750,000 viewers, making it the second largest audience to ever watch a television broadcast at the time. |
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Gone With The Wind
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| November 8, 1989 |
One person dies and 8 are injured when a series of 3 tornadoes strike Pineview, Georgia
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| November 8, 2001 |
President Bush tells America "Let's Roll" in a nationally televised speech from the World Congress Center in Atlanta
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Georgia World Congress Center
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