| October 3, 1732 |
Selection is complete. 114 settlers (they did not count the preacher or the doctor) have been chosen to be the first to journey to Georgia
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James Oglethorpe |
| October 3, 1787 |
William Pierce leaves New York on the sloop Friendship headed for Savannah. With him are copies of the Constitution proposed by the Constitutional Convention and approved by Congress. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| October 3, 1790 |
John Ross born
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| October 3, 1831 |
Georgia's gubernatorial election of 1831 pitted George Gilmer against Wilson Lumpkin. The major difference between the two was Lumpkin promised Georgia Cherokee gold and Cherokee land while Gilmer had a "reserve" plan to hold the gold mines and no plan to take the Cherokee land. Lumpkin easily won the election
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| October 3, 1924 |
At the urging of owner George Foster Peabody, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor visit Warm Springs, Georgia for the first time. Peabody believes that the warm, mineral-laden water will benefit the polio-stricken politician. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| October 3, 1976 |
Hank Aaron takes his final major league at bat.
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Hank Aaron
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| October 3, 1987 |
Lithonia celebrates "Brenda Lee Day," for the pop/country singer who spent her childhood there. Lee serves as Grand Marshall in the parade and is honored with a street, Brenda Lee Lane. |
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Brenda Lee
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| October 3, 1992 |
Strong storms move east from the Gulf of Mexico along the southern tier of Georgia counties. Brunswick, Georgia received 10 inches of rain
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