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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for September 21
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| September 21, 1757 |
James Jackson born, Moreton, Hamstead, Devonshire, England
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James Jackson |
| September 21, 1819 |
W. W. Bibb elected first governor of Alabama
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William Wyatt Bibb |
| September 21, 1836 |
Duncan Clinch resigns his commission in the army and settles near St. Marys, Camden County, Georgia
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Duncan L. (Lamont) Clinch |
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Camden County, Georgia |
| September 21, 1846 |
Battle of Monterrey |
| September 23, 1846 |
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Jefferson Davis |
| September 21, 1918 |
Lucius Clay marries Marjorie McKeown
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General Lucius D. Clay |
| September 21, 1942 |
Dahlonega is featured in a 7-page Life article |
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Lumpkin County, Georgia |
| September 21, 1944 |
(William) Hamilton (McWhorter) Jordan born, Charlotte, North Carolina |
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Hamilton Jordan |
| September 21, 1950 |
The National Park Service abandons the property at New Echota, turning it over to the State of Georgia. |
| September 21, 1952 |
Last game at Braves Field, Boston, Mass. They move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves |
| September 21, 1974 |
Jack Alderman and John Arthur Brown kill Alderman's wife in Garden City, Georgia |
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Jack Alderman |
| September 21, 1977 |
Office of Management and Budget Director Bert Lance resigns his position because of allegations of unethical behavior within the National Bank of Georgia
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Bert Lance |
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Jimmy Carter |
| September 21, 1980 |
Presidential candidates Ronald Reagan (Republican) and John Anderson (Independent) square off in a debate without President Jimmy Carter
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Jimmy Carter |
| September 21, 1992 |
Albany's Carnegie Library begins a new life -- as the home of the Albany Area Arts Council
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Albany, Georgia |
| September 21, 1996 |
Grand opening for the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. The building opened to visitors the following day
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| September 21, 1996 |
John F. Kennedy Jr. is married on Cumberland Island
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| September 21, 1996 |
Georgia Music Hall of Fame opens with a gala celebration, inducting Mac Davis and Atlanta Rhythm Section. |
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'Mac' Davis |
| September 21, 2002 |
A man is killed outside an Atlanta area liquor store. This killing will eventually be tied to the Virginia sniper case
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| September 21, 2010 |
Maurice Robinson and Anthony Flagg claim that minister Eddie Long of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church had an ongoing sexual relationship with them when they were in their teens |
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DeKalb County, Georgia |
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Bishop Eddie Long Scandal |
| September 21, 2011 |
Troy Davis is executed at the Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Butts County |
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Butts County, Georgia |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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