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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for October 12
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| October 12, 1565 |
Jean Ribault dies, killed by Spanish soldiers under orders from Pedro Menendez de Aviles. Intending to attack Menendez in St. Augustine, Ribault and Rene Goulaine De Laudonniere (Rene Laudonniere) have their fleet destroyed by a hurricane. Laudonniere escapes, but Ribault is wash ashore, discovered by Spanish troops and eventually stabbed to death.
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Jean Ribault |
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Rene Goulaine De Laudonniere |
| October 12, 1863 |
At the request of Braxton Bragg, Jeff Davis approves relieving Daniel Harvey Hill of command. Longstreet is detached and others who disagree with Bragg are reassigned
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Jefferson Davis |
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James Longstreet |
| October 12, 1876 |
CSA Brig. General Pleasant J. Philips dies, Columbus, GA |
| October 12, 1876 |
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Brigadier General Pleasant J. Philips
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Columbus, Georgia |
| October 12, 1929 |
First game played in Sanford Stadium. Georgia defeats Yale 15 to 0.
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| October 12, 1958 |
The Reform Jewish Temple in Atlanta is destroyed, dynamited by the Ku Klux Klan.
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Ku Klux Klan in Georgia |
| October 12, 2004 |
Security officials with ChoicePoint contact Los Angeles police, looking for help with fraudulent accesses to its files, according to a timeline released by the company. |
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ChoicePoint scandal |
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