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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for October 26
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| October 26, 1749 |
Petition requesting slavery is approved. |
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Slavery in Georgia |
| October 26, 1787 |
The Georgia General Assembly decides to send the question of ratification to a special convention to be held in Augusta, Georgia. |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Augusta Convention |
| October 26, 1870 |
Dodge County created
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William Earle Dodge
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Dodge County, Georgia |
| October 26, 1881 |
Gunfight at the O. K. Corral
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Doc Holliday (John Henry Holliday)
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| October 26, 1910 |
Allen Daniel Candler dies of Bright's disease, Atlanta
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| October 26, 1940 |
First night game at Sanford Stadium. Georgia ties Kentucky, 7-7
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| October 26, 1960 |
Robert Kennedy calls Georgia Governor Ernest Vandiver seeking King's release from Reidsville Prison
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The Road to Integration
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Martin Luther King
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Ernest Vandiver, Jr. |
| October 26, 1968 |
New Norcross Central Telephone office opens. Residents return to normal service for the first time in 4 months.
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| October 26, 1970 |
With people like Bill Cosby and Coretta Scott King watching, Muhammad Ali defeats Jerry Quarry by a knockout in the 3rd round in front of a packed house of 5,000 at the old Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta
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| October 26, 1996 |
Federal officials say Jewell is not a suspect in the Centennial Park bombing
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| October 26, 2004 |
ChoicePoint CEO Derek Smith and President Douglas Curling have ChoicePoint's board approve the 10b5-1 sale of 737,380 shares of stock. Rule 10b5-1 requires that the plan be adopted while the executive does not possess material nonpublic knowledge. |
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ChoicePoint scandal |
| October 26, 2007 |
Georgia Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision rules Genarlow Wilson's sentence for having consensual teen sex is cruel and unusual punishment |
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Genarlow Wilson |
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