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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for October 18;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| October 18, 1526 |
Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon, born in Toledo, Spain, dies in the colony he started less than a month earlier.
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| October 18, 1733 |
Treaty between the Creek and Oglethorpe ratified by the Trustees
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Creek Indians |
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James Oglethorpe |
| October 18, 1776 |
All available troops ordered to Darien, Fort Howe, Beard's Bluff and Fort McIntosh to protect the borders of the state
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McIntosh County, Georgia |
| October 18, 1787 |
Governor Mathews sends the Constitution to the Georgia Assembly for ratification. |
| October 18, 1870 |
Rockdale County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Rockdale County, Georgia |
| October 18, 1870 |
McDuffie County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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McDuffie County, Georgia |
| October 18, 1876 |
Having given up on a journalism career in Atlanta, Henry Grady is on the way to the Atlanta passenger depot to catch a train to Augusta and a waiting job. He runs into Evan Howell, who had just purchased a major interest in the Atlanta Constitution. Howell offers Grady a job on the spot and before the train leaves, Grady and Howell are headed for the offices of the Constitution. One of Grady's first hires is Joel Chandler Harris.
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Henry Woodfin Grady |
| October 18, 1886 |
Grover Cleveland addresses a crowd from a platform built in front of the Markham Hotel in downtown Atlanta. |
| October 18, 1902 |
East face of Rocky Face Mountain just west of Dalton, Georgia struck by an earthquake
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| October 18, 1927 |
Post Office calls for bids on Atlanta-Miami route abandoned by Florida Air
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| October 18, 1991 |
Clarence Thomas is sworn in as Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court
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Clarence Thomas |
| October 18, 1997 |
Roberto Goizueta, Chairman of the board and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company dies from cancer at Atlanta's Emory Hospital
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Coca-Cola |
| October 18, 2005 |
District Judge Harold Murphy issued an injunction against the Georgia Voter ID law, finding that the voter ID law functions like a poll tax |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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