Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1896 <<Previous year    Next year>> Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 April 27, 1896 General Lafayette McLaws [CS, Longstreet] addresses the Confederates Veterans Association of Savannah and changes the story he gave in his official report, taking James Longstreet to task for the failure at Gettysburg   City of Savannah, Georgia   Lafayette McLaws   James Longstreet May 12, 1896 Anna Davenport Raines becomes president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy May 26, 1896 W. E. B DuBois, then a professor at Atlanta University, opens a conference on the living conditions of urban blacks July 26, 1896 Having nominated William Jennings Bryan for President and Thomas Edward "Tom" Watson for Vice President, the Peoples Party (Populists) convention draws to a close.   Thomas Edward 'Tom' Watson December 2, 1896 A storm delivers 6 inches of snow to Atlanta. December 12, 1896 First electric lights, Brumby's Drugstore, Athens, Georgia The best search in Georgia History Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
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