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Jan 1, 1498
John Cabot Second Trip
John Cabot took his second trip to North America; he thinks he may have explored coast of Georgia. -
King Charles I Charter
King Charles was granted charter to Sir Robert Heath, included most of present-day in Georgia. -
Founding of Georgia
James Oglethorpe founded Georgia for the first time in History! -
German Settlers
German settlers founded Ebenezer -
Thanksigiving
It was their first thanksgiving in Georgia. -
Seminole War
First Seminole War began; Indians raised white settlements. -
Gold Discovered
There was gold discovered in Georgia and that is when the gold rush began. -
Civil War
The Civil War ended at this time.. Everyone was happy. -
Flag
This when the official flag was created, Georgia finally had their own flag to represent their country! -
Coca-Cola Created
John S. Pemberton invented Coca-Cola. -
Southern Railways
35 people die in Southern Railways train plunged into washout 1.5 miles north of McDonough, Georgia. -
Fire Downtown Augusta
There was a fire in downtown Augusta that destroyed 32 city blocks, 600 homes and 6 blocks of businesses burned, over 3,000 homeless. -
Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act passed; first person prosecuted under act was future Georgia governor, Lestor Moddox. -
Otis Redding
Killed in plane crash.. -
Jimmy Carter
Elected governor; riots occurred in August, 6 killed, over 60 wounded. -
Jimmy Carter
Elected president. -
Marching in Cumming
Over 20,000 civil rights demonstrators marched in Cumming, Georgia. -
Ice Storm
An ice storm wrecks havoc from Douglasville to Romee, east to Atlanta and further east into the Georgia mountains north of Athens. -
Outlawed use of Electrical Chair
Georgia outlawed use of electric chairr, switched to lethal injection. -
Flag Flies Over Georgia
A new flag flies over Georgia capitol for the first time in 45 years. -
Ossie Davis Found Dead
Ossie Davis is found dead in his Miami Hotel. He died while on location filming 'Retirement' -
Choice Point
Choice Point announces that a credit previously believed to have only affected California residents actually afffects people from across the US. -
Passes Bill!
Georgia legislature passes a revised Voter ID bill. -
Coretta Scott King Dies
Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, died at the age of 78. -
Troy Davis Held on Death Row
US Supreme Court denied stay of execution for death row inmate Troy Davis.
