| October 22, 1776 |
Lachlan McIntosh orders William McIntosh to build a fort (Fort McIntosh) on the Satilla River to protect settlers from the Florida Rangers
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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Lachlan McIntosh |
| October 22, 1782 |
Cherokee Indians give the Tories to Andrew Pickens and Elijah Clarke. Clarke and Pickens then force the Cherokee to cede much of northeast Georgia to the whites in the Treaty of the Long Swamp
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Andrew Pickens |
| October 22, 1783 |
First of the Georgia headright grants is made.
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Georgia headright grants |
| October 22, 1816 |
William H. Crawford begins his term as the 7th Treasury Secretary |
| October 22, 1867 |
Edmund A. Ware is elected the first president of Atlanta University. |
| October 22, 1887 |
Piedmont Exposition (Atlanta) is completed.
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| October 22, 1891 |
Varn Mill Riot (Ware County) |
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Ware County, Georgia |
| October 22, 1965 |
Emory University professor Thomas J. J. Altizer is one of 11 theologians to proclaim "God is dead" in a copyrighted article in Time Magazine. |
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Emory University |
| October 22, 1983 |
Gunman smashes through gate at Augusta National Golf Club, held five people hostage and made threats against President Reagan, who was staying on the grounds during the incident. |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| October 22, 1990 |
Francis Frank Sinkwich dies after an extended battle with cancer, Athens, Georgia
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Frank Sinkwich |
| October 22, 1997 |
11-year-old Levi Frady leaves a friends house in Forsyth County. It is the last time anyone sees him alive. |
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Levi Frady |
