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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for September 9
Yesterday Tomorrow
| September 9, 1774 |
The Suffolk Resolves are adopted by at a convention in Milton. Written by Joseph Warren, the Resolves split the members of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia |
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Joseph Warren |
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Intolerable Acts |
| September 9, 1776 |
Major General Charles Lee is replaced as commander of the Southern Department by Robert Howe, who is promoted to Major General
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Southern Department of the Continental Army |
| September 9, 1867 |
Nine soldiers from Fort McPherson roam through Shermantown (a town of freedmen around Wheat St., today's Auburn Ave.), vandalizing homes and beating blacks. Note: Shermantown was a common name for African American communities in Georgia after the War Between the States (Civil War)
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| September 9, 1920 |
Russell elected to the Georgia House
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Richard B. Russell, Jr. |
| September 9, 1923 |
Stadium at Ponce de Leon park burns, destroying most of the Atlanta Crackers uniforms.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| September 9, 1924 |
Army Air Service tells the city of Atlanta they must have a airfield in order to retain the headquarters of the Fourth Corps area |
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Atlanta Municipal Airport |
| September 9, 1933 |
WSB begins to broadcast a radio signal at 50,000 watts
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WSB Atlanta |
| September 9, 1938 |
Ron Fairly born, Macon, Georgia
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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Ron Fairly |
| September 9, 1941 |
Otis Redding born, Dawson, Georgia
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Otis Redding |
| September 9, 1965 |
The Atlanta Falcons announce the signing of their first two players, halfback Bob Paremore (St. Louis Cardinals) and Gary Barnes (Chicago Bears), a split end. |
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Atlanta Falcons |
| September 9, 1970 |
Jimmy Carter forces a run-off in the Democratic primary for governor, garnering more than 48% of the vote
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Jimmy Carter |
| September 9, 1988 |
Murder One, a movie based on the Alday family murders starring Henry Thomas and James Wilder, shot almost entirely in Toronto, Canada, opens to mixed reviews
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Alday family murders
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| September 9, 1988 |
Under appeal, claiming that a fourth trial constitutes double jeopardy, the case is take to the U. S. Supreme Court, which refuses to hear it.
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| September 9, 2001 |
Tickets for Lotto South go on sale in Georgia, Kentucky and Virginia
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