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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for October 30
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| October 30, 1629 |
Charter granted to Sir Robert Heath by King Charles I. The southern border of the charter is somewhere north of St. Augustine, covering most, if not all of present-day Georgia. The grant will become Carolina
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| October 30, 1683 |
Georg Augustus is born at Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover, Germany. |
| October 30, 1739 |
George Whitefield arrives in Philadelphia, PA
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George Whitefield |
| October 30, 1768 |
Leonard Covington born, Aquasco, Md. |
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Leonard Covington |
| October 30, 1860 |
Stephen Douglas, one of four presidential candidates, speaks in Atlanta against secession
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| October 30, 1863 |
Jeff Davis stops in Macon, briefly addressing a crowd
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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Jefferson Davis |
| October 30, 1863 |
Defensive perimeter around Atlanta, built by Col. Lemuel Grant, is completed
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| October 30, 1871 |
Benjamin Conley, president of the Georgia Senate, begins term as governor of Georgia with the departure of Rufus Bullock
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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| October 30, 1913 |
Winecoff Hotel opens, 176 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. At 16 stories, it is the tallest building in the city.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel |
| October 30, 1922 |
Democratic Governor of Georgia Thomas Hardwick appoints the first woman to the U. S. Senate, Rebecca Latimer Felton. She replaced Tom Watson.
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Thomas Edward 'Tom' Watson |
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Rebecca Latimer Felton |
| October 30, 1948 |
Juliette Gordon Low honored with a postage stamp
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Juliette Gordon Low and the Girl Scouts |
| October 30, 1954 |
T. Graham Brown born, Arabi, Georgia
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Anthony 'T.' Graham Brown |
| October 30, 1974 |
Groundbreaking of the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta
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| October 30, 1983 |
Lilian Carter dies, Americus, Georgia
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Lillian Carter |
| October 30, 2006 |
George Bush campaigns in Statesboro, Georgia for Republican U. S. House candidate Max Burns |
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