| September 20, 1565 |
Spanish soldiers attack Ft. Caroline, easily scaling the ramparts. They massacre the remaining French settlers. Spain now controls the entire Southeastern seaboard
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Rene Goulaine De Laudonniere |
| September 20, 1737 |
Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence and namesake of Carroll County, Georgia, born, Annapolis, Maryland
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Charles Carroll |
| September 20, 1782 |
British inspired Chickamauga Cherokee led by Skyuka meet John Siever and a band of irregulars near the face of Lookout Mountain (called Chattanooga by the Chickamaugans). Although this battle was fought in Tennessee many of the Cherokee came from Georgia. This is occasionally, and incorrectly, refered to as the last battle of the American Revolution.
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Lookout Mountain |
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| September 20, 1825 |
Robert Toombs is dismissed from the University of Georgia. He will be reaccepted after writing a letter apologizing for the incident of the 15th.
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University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) |
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Robert Toombs |
| September 20, 1937 |
Lula Carson Smith weds Reeves McCullers and moves to Charlotte, North Carolina
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Carson McCullers |
| September 20, 1958 |
Martin Luther King is stabbed by a mentally deranged woman from Adrian, Georgia, while on a book tour in New York City.
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Martin Luther King
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| September 20, 1965 |
Aaron hits his last home run as a Milwaukee Brave
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Hank Aaron
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| September 20, 2002 |
Bomb scare forces evacuation of Barnesville.
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Bomb Scare in Barnesville |
| September 20, 2007 |
Friends Kyle DeLapp, Hooman Nourparvar, and Steven M. Gartner receive the Carnegie Medals awarded for extraordinary civilian heroism |
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Carnegie Awards 2007 |
