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| May 8, 1736 |
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, marries Augusta of Saxe-Gotha at St. James' Palace in London |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| June 14, 1736 |
Oglethorpe orders Noble Jones to survey Augusta.
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James Oglethorpe |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| August 30, 1739 |
George Mathews born, Augusta County, Virgina
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| February 8, 1772 |
Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, mother of King George III and the woman for whom the city of Augusta is named, dies. |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| May 1, 1773 |
William Bartram heads to Augusta, Georgia, to participate in meetings with the Creek Indians
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William Bartram |
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Creek Indians |
| June 1, 1773 |
Royal Governor James Wright and British Indian Agent John Stuart conclude a meeting to resolve boundary disputes with the Treaty of Augusta, which ceded some 675,000 acres from the Creek Nation to the state of Georgia.
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James Wright |
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Creek Indians |
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Taliaferro County, Georgia |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| June 7, 1773 |
William Bartram leaves Augusta as part of a team sent to survey the "New Purchase"
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William Bartram |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| March 31, 1774 |
Head Turkey, a Creek on the way to Savannah to negotiate a peace treaty is murdered near Augusta by Thomas Fee. Fee would later escape jail, but Royal governor Wright's offer of a $100 reward appeases the Creek
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Wright |
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Creek Indians |
| July 3, 1775 |
Heading west to Creek country from Silver Bluff on the Savannah River (near Augusta), William Bartram spends the night at Ocmulgee Old Fields (now Ocmulgee Mounds National Park).
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Creek Indians |
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William Bartram |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 14, 1776 |
William Bartram returns to Augusta, Georgia
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William Bartram |
| May 1, 1776 |
200 Creek Indians meet with representatives of the Georgia government in Augusta.
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Creek Indians |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Creek Indians at Augusta |
| June 17, 1777 |
400 Creek warriors, George Galphin, Robert Rae and the Georgia Indian commission meet at Ogeechee Old Town. From here the chiefs journeyed to Augusta and Charleston.
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Creek Indians |
| January 2, 1779 |
Archibald Campbell leaves Hessians to guard Savannah and begins a march to Augusta. |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| January 24, 1779 |
Archibald Campbell leaves Savannah with about 1,000 men, heading northwest to Augusta. |
| January 31, 1779 |
British take Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| February 14, 1779 |
British withdraw from Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| February 15, 1780 |
George Wells is killed in a duel by James Jackson, Augusta, Georgia
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James Jackson |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| May 12, 1780 |
British regain control of Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| May 23, 1780 |
Following the fall of Augusta, Georgia's Executive Council requests that Governor Richard Howley leave the state to protect himself.
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| September 14, 1780 |
Battle of Fort Grierson (Augusta)
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| September 14, 1780 |
Battle of Fort Cornwallis (Augusta)
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| September 15, 1780 |
Battle of the White House (Augusta)
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| September 18, 1780 |
Battle of Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| April 13, 1781 |
Skirmish near Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| May 21, 1781 |
Battle of Fort Galphin, on Silver Bluff near Augusta
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| June 5, 1781 |
Augusta falls, having been under siege since April, 1781, by Elijah Clarke, Andrew Pickens, and Col. "Light Horse" Henry Lee.
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Andrew Pickens |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| August 17, 1781 |
Augusta becomes the capitol of Georgia
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| May 31, 1783 |
In Augusta, the state of Georgia concludes a treaty based on the Long Swamp Treaty, which cedes a large tract of land in present-day north Georgia. Although the treaty ceded significant portions of Cherokee (and disputed Creek) land, it did not come close to meeting the demands of Andrew Pickens and Elijah Clarke, who want all land east of the Chattahoochee River
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Hart County, Georgia |
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Stephens County, Georgia |
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Banks County, Georgia |
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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Franklin County, Georgia |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| February 22, 1785 |
Last meeting of the Georgia Legislature in Savannah. Augusta would become the next state capital
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| October 11, 1787 |
U. S. Constitution is printed in the Savannah Gazette of the State of Georgia and two days later in Augusta |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| 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 |
| December 25, 1787 |
Special convention to ratify the Constitution is scheduled to begin in Augusta. |
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Augusta Convention |
| December 31, 1787 |
Augusta Convention unanimously adopts the proposed Constitution and creates a committee to draft a letter of ratification. The letter is written and adopted on the same day. |
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Augusta Convention |
| January 2, 1788 |
Delegates to the Augusta Convention sign the letter of ratification, making Georgia the fourth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. It was the first state in the Deep South to do so.
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Augusta Convention |
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Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| October 6, 1788 |
Georgia is notified that 9 states have accepted the National Constitution. Governor Handly calls for the legislature to convene in Augusta to prepare a new state constitution
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| May 18, 1791 |
George Washington arrives in Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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George Washington in Georgia |
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George Washington |
| January 9, 1792 |
John Milton elected mayor of Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| March 21, 1794 |
Augusta educator Emily Tubman (nee Thomas) born in Ashland, Virginia
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Emily Tubman |
| January 23, 1796 |
Augusta is two feet under water after the Savannah River leaves its banks
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| April 19, 1796 |
Nathaniel Twining announces stagecoach service between Savannah and Augusta. It becomes the first successful service between the cities. An earlier attempt, in 1786 failed in less than a year. |
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| February 2, 1804 |
George Walton dies, Augusta, Georgia
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George Walton
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| April 4, 1804 |
Tornado kills 11 people in the Augusta, Georgia area
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| January 23, 1812 |
Earthquake felt across Georgia, as far south as Augusta. Part of the New Madrid series of quakes
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Missouri earthquake shakes Georgia |
| January 15, 1821 |
Lafayette McLaws born, Augusta, Georgia
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Lafayette McLaws |
| September 23, 1827 |
Freeman Walker dies, Augusta, Georgia. He is buried in his family cemetery in Richmond County
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Richmond County, Georgia |
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Freeman Walker
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| January 30, 1829 |
Alfred Cumming born, Augusta, Georgia
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| July 20, 1833 |
John Pendleton King and James McLaws among others, organize a meeting to propose the construction of a railroad from Augusta to Athens
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| December 21, 1833 |
The Georgia legislature approves the construction of a railroad connecting Augusta to the Tennessee River.
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 3, 1837 |
The Augusta Chronicle (and Sentinel) begins publication
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 9, 1845 |
Organizational meeting for Augusta Canal
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| March 15, 1845 |
Augusta City Council officially endorses Henry Cumming's proposal to build a canal for drinking water and to power textile mills
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| September 15, 1845 |
First Augusta to Atlanta train
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Atlanta, Georgia (through 1900) |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Richmond County, Georgia |
| November 23, 1846 |
Water flows through the Augusta Canal
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| February 22, 1847 |
Augusta Factory, a textile mill, was organized
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| November 20, 1858 |
William Schley dies, Augusta, Georgia |
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William Schley |
| January 25, 1861 |
The federal arsenal in Augusta is taken by the Georgia Militia
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Civil War - 1861 |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| November 16, 1864 |
Sherman leaves Atlanta having reorganized his men into two "wings" of two corps apiece. The Left Wing is commanded by Henry Slocum, the Right Wing by O. O. Howard. Sherman's strategic plan is for the Left Wing to make a feint on Augusta while the Right Wing makes a feint at Macon, forcing the remaining Confederate troops to be split between the two towns.
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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March to the Sea |
| November 19, 1864 |
Left Wing arrives in Rutledge. General John Geary is detached from the main column and ordered to make a feint on Augusta. He encounters resistance at Buckhead and burns bridges over the Oconee River and destroys a rail depot in the town.
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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March to the Sea |
| November 21, 1864 |
William Hardee orders militia from Macon under the command of P. J. Phillips to advance to Augusta to assist in defending the arsonal there.
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March to the Sea |
| January 13, 1865 |
Flooding destroys property in east-central Georgia including Augusta and Hamburg
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Richmond County, Georgia |
| April 18, 1865 |
Confederate Powder Works in Augusta ceases operation
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Civil War - 1865 |
| February 14, 1867 |
The Augusta Baptist Institute is founded. With dilapidated infrastructure, no records and almost no funds, this was one of the first schools for African-Americans in the state. |
| August 1, 1871 |
Joseph Thomas Robert arrives in Augusta, Georgia and becomes head of the "Augusta Institute." Originally The Augusta Baptist institute, it had been renamed shortly before Robert's arrival. |
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Joseph Thomas Robert |
| July 27, 1872 |
George Walker Crawford dies, Richmond County (near Augusta)
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| May 21, 1875 |
Augusta Canal receives funding for enlargement
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| October 18, 1876 |
Having given up on a journalism career in Atlanta, Henry Grady is on the way to the Atlanta passenger depot to catch a train to Augusta and a waiting job. He runs into Evan Howell, who had just purchased a major interest in the Atlanta Constitution. Howell offers Grady a job on the spot and before the train leaves, Grady and Howell are headed for the offices of the Constitution. One of Grady's first hires is Joel Chandler Harris.
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Henry Woodfin Grady |
| December 18, 1879 |
Having moved from Augusta, Georgia (where it was known as the Augusta Institute), the Atlanta Baptist Seminary holds opening exercises. In attendance is Governor Alfred Colquitt and Georgia School Commissioner Gustavus Orr. |
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Joseph Thomas Robert |
| March 5, 1884 |
Joseph Thomas Robert, instrumental early leader of the Augusta Institute, which moved to Atlanta where it was known as the Atlanta Baptist Seminary and eventually Morehouse College, dies in Atlanta |
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Joseph Thomas Robert |
| July 25, 1884 |
First professional baseball game played in Atlanta (Present-day campus of Georgia Tech). Atlanta defeated Augusta.
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| November 8, 1909 |
William H. Taft, President of the United States, speaks in Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 3, 1916 |
Former U. S. Supreme Court Justice and Augusta resident Joseph R. Lamar dies
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| February 3, 1924 |
Former President Woodrow Wilson, who grew up in Augusta and practiced law in Atlanta, died in Washington, D. C.
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Woodrow Wilson |
| May 15, 1925 |
Carl Sanders is born, Augusta, Georgia
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Carl Sanders |
| September 27, 1927 |
The Georgia Hardwood Lumber Company is incorporated in the city of Augusta, Georgia. It is now known as Georgia-Pacific. |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| May 15, 1930 |
Painter Jasper Johns, Jr., a leader in the Pop Art movement, is born in Augusta, Georgia
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| July 14, 1931 |
Bobby Jones announces his intent to build a golf course (Augusta National) on the old Fruitland Manor Corp. property he had recently purchased. This course is today home to the Masters Tournament.
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 13, 1933 |
Augusta National Golf Club formally opens
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| March 22, 1934 |
Play begins at the first Augusta National Invitational Tournment, later the Masters.
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Bobby Jones |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Masters Tournament |
| March 25, 1934 |
Horton Smith wins the Augusta National. Bobby Jones finishes 13th, his best showing ever.
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Masters Tournament |
| July 4, 1934 |
Delta begins air mail service from Charleston to Fort Worth, including Atlanta, Augusta and other stops in Georgia.
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Delta Air Lines
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| March 6, 1936 |
While in Augusta, Georgia, heavyweight champ Jim Braddock states that he is not afraid of the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| March 28, 1936 |
Bobby Jones sets a course record of 64 at the Augusta National course
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 12, 1937 |
Augusta decides to use buses instead of streetcars
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| April 4, 1937 |
Byron Nelson wins the Masters in Augusta |
| April 5, 1938 |
Henry Picard wins the Masters in Augusta |
| April 2, 1939 |
Ralph Guldahl won the Masters in Augusta nine strokes under par. |
| April 7, 1940 |
Jimmy Demaret won the Masters in Augusta, eight strokes under par. |
| July 4, 1943 |
Football player Emerson Boozer born, Augusta, Georgia
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| April 12, 1948 |
Tying the course record, Georgian Claude Harmon wins the Masters at Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Masters Tournament |
| August 11, 1953 |
Terry Gene Bollea ("Hulk Hogan") born, Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| December 13, 1953 |
Ben Bernanke is born, Augusta, GA |
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Ben Bernanke |
| March 31, 1956 |
After meeting Red Foley at Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Brenda Lee appeared as a guest star on his Ozark Mountain Jubillee, Foley's national television show.
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Brenda Lee
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| April 6, 1958 |
Arnold Palmer wins the Masters Tournement in Augusta, Georgia. It is his first "major" tournement win.
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Masters Tournament |
| November 25, 1960 |
Singer Amy Grant born, Augusta, Georgia
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| April 10, 1961 |
South Africa's Gary Player wins at Augusta National. He becomes the first foreign golfer to wear the green jacket.
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| July 30, 1961 |
Actor Laurence Fishburne born, Augusta, Georgia
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Laurence Fishborne |
| May 9, 1970 |
Six African-Americans are killed during riots in Augusta sparked by the apparent torture-murder of Charles Oatman, a learning-impaired black youth, while in custody in the Richmond County (GA) jail. |
| April 9, 1973 |
Georgian Tommy Aaron wins the Masters in Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Masters Tournament |
| December 8, 1979 |
The (Nitty Gritty) Dirt Band and Linda Ronstadt hit the top 40 records with "An American Dream." which spends 19 weeks on the Billboard chart, eventually peaking at #13. In the first verse is the line "Augusta Georgia is just no place to be."
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| October 28, 1981 |
Edward M. McIntyre elected first black mayor of Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| October 22, 1983 |
Gunman smashes through gate at Augusta National Golf Club, held five people hostage and made threats against President Reagan, who was staying on the grounds during the incident. |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| October 23, 1983 |
While staying at the Augusta National Golf Club President Reagan is told of the car bomb attack on the U. S. Marine headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| November 1, 1986 |
First Union completes the acquisition of First Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, Augusta
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| March 21, 1989 |
Trial of Jim Williams moved to Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| March 21, 1994 |
The city of Augusta dedicates a monument to Emily Tubman near the corner of Green and 7th St. in downtown Augusta. |
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Emily Tubman |
| December 9, 1994 |
Historic marker marking the house of Emily Tubman in Augusta is dedicated |
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Emily Tubman |
| December 22, 1995 |
Butterfly McQueen, best known for her role as "Prissy" in Gone With The Wind died in a tragic accident in Augusta, Georgia involving a kerosene heater that caught the dress she was wearing on fire. She ran outside and attempted to roll on the ground. A passing teenager smothered the fire with a blanket, but the badly burned actress died 10 hours later.
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Gone With The Wind
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| January 1, 1996 |
Richmond County and the city of Augusta merge
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Richmond County, Georgia |
| April 14, 2002 |
Tiger Woods wins his second consecutive and third overall Masters Tournament in Augusta
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Masters Tournament |
| April 28, 2002 |
Bus crash injures 18 40 miles east of Augusta
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| December 9, 2002 |
Tresury Secretary nominee John Snow announces he will resign his membership to Augusta National because they refuse to admit women.
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| February 6, 2003 |
James Oglethorpe statue on Augusta Common dedicated
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James Oglethorpe |
| April 7, 2005 |
2005 Masters Tournament, Augusta, Georgia |
| April 10, 2005 |
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2005 Masters Tournament |
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Masters Tournament |
| May 8, 2005 |
James Brown dedicates statue of himself in downtown Augusta |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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James Brown |
| June 2, 2005 |
Wachovia apologized to African-Americans for the Charlotte(NC)-based banks ties to American slavery. Georgia Railroad and Banking Co. of Augusta, a predecessor bank, held at least 182 slaves to build a railroad. |
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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Slavery in Georgia |
| April 9, 2006 |
Phil Mickleson shoots a 3-under round at Augusta National to win his 2nd green jacket |
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2006 Masters Tournament |
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Masters Tournament |
| May 9, 2006 |
Phil Mickelson wins the Masters Tournament in Augusta |
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Masters Tournament |
| July 18, 2007 |
Castleberry Foods voluntarily recalls chili and other products from its Augusta plant following an outbreak of botulism tracked back to the plant |
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Food recall at Castleberry in Augusta |
| March 7, 2008 |
Castleberry Foods plant in Augusta loses its FDA-issued temporary operating license and closes for a month |
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Food recall at Castleberry in Augusta |
| September 17, 2008 |
Hanover Foods purchases Castleberry Brands and announces the closing of the Garden City (Augusta) plant |
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Food recall at Castleberry in Augusta |
| November 14, 2008 |
Castleberry Foods plant in Augusta closes after a botulism scare caused sales to fall. |
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Food recall at Castleberry in Augusta |
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