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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for October 20
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| October 20, 1774 |
Peace treaty signed with the Creek, ending hostilities that commenced in January, 1774
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Creek Indians |
| October 20, 1837 |
Seminole leader Osceola captured by U. S. troops during the Second Seminole War. Colonel Thomas Jesup lured him from hiding under a flag of truce, then ordered his imprisonment
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| October 20, 1839 |
Augustus Bacon born, Bryan County, Georgia
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Augustus Bacon |
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Bacon County, Georgia |
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Bryan County, Georgia |
| October 20, 1880 |
Oglethorpe Park in Atlanta is lit by electric lights
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| October 20, 1880 |
Electric light shown for the first time in Atlanta |
| October 20, 1905 |
President Theodore Roosevelt visits Roswell (Roswell, Georgia history) and Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia history). The President's train stopped at Chamblee (Roswell Station), where he boarded the train to Roswell. He crossed the Chattahoochee River and visited both Bulloch Hall and Roswell Square, where he made brief comments. Roosevelt then had lunch at the Piedmont Driving Club (now Piedmont Park) and spoke at Georgia Tech before leaving for Jacksonville, Florida later that evening.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Piedmont Park |
| October 20, 1998 |
Ralph David Abernathy III, son of famed Civil Rights leader, indicted on 35 charges including making a false statement, violation of oath of office, theft by taking, forgery and witness tampering
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Abernathy convicted on 18 felony counts |
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Ralph David Abernathy III |
| October 20, 2007 |
Sonny Perdue declares North Georgia a disaster area siting falling water reserves and a long-term lack of rain. He asks President George Bush to do the same |
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