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Henry Grady
Henry W. Grady. Henry Woodfin Grady (May 24, 1850 – December 23, 1889) was a journalist and orator who helped reintegrate the states of the Confederacy into the Union after the American Civil War. -
Rural Proclamation
Use this interactive timeline to explore the Children's Bureau's rich history, decade by decade. Learn about the key political and social events that influenced the development of today's Children's Bureau and shaped the evolution of child welfare in America. 1854. 1889. 1899. 1903. 1904. 1909. 1910. 1912. 1913. 1916. -
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Union Blockade Of Georgia
Jun 8, 2017 - In Georgia, Union strategy centered on Savannah, the state's most significant port city. Beyond Savannah, Union forces generally focused on securing bases of operation on outlying coastal islands to counter Confederate privateers. Confederate defensive strategy, in turn, evolved with the Union blockade. -
Battle Of Checkamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga saw the Confederates outnumber Union forces and claim the victory as the enemy collapsed and scattered under pressure. There are a total of (3) Battle of Chickamauga Timeline (September 18th - 20th, 1863) events in the CivilWarTimeline.net database. -
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Andersonville Prison Camp
Citing good natural resources and a close proximity to the railroad, Captain W. Sidney Winder orders construction of Camp Sumter Confederate Military Prison at the village of Andersonville in Sumter County, having purchased the land from local buisnessmen Benjamin B. Dykes and Wesley W. Turner. -
Thirteenth Amendment
Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865, the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States. The 13th amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the United States, passed the Senate on April 8, 1864, and the House on January 31, 1865. -
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Sherman's Atlanta campaign
Union troops under the command of Gen. Henry W. Slocum occupied Atlanta on September 2. On September 4, 1864, General Sherman issued Special Field Order# 64. -
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Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea (also known as the Savannah Campaign) was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army. -
Freedoman's Brueau
The Freedmen's Bureau, formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, was established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War. -
Tom Watson and the Populists
Thomas Edward "Tom" Watson (September 5, 1856 – September 26, 1922) was an American politician, attorney, newspaper editor and writer from Georgia. In the 1890s Watson championed poor farmers as a leader of the Populist Party, articulating an agrarian political viewpoint while attacking business, bankers, and railroads. -
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International Cotton Exposition
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International Cotton Exposition (I.C.E) was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 5 to December 31 of 1881. The location was along the Western & Atlantic Railroad tracks near the present-day King Plow Arts Center development in the West Midtown area. -
Leo Frank Case
Leo Max Frank (April 17, 1884 – August 17, 1915) was an American factory superintendent who was convicted in 1913 of the murder of a 13-year-old employee, Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Georgia. -
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal". -
Alonzo Hernando
Genealogy for Alonso Hernando (c.1646 - 1700) family tree on Geni, with over 175 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
Atlanta race riot. The Atlanta race riot of 1906 was a racist pogrom in Atlanta, Georgia (United States), which began the evening of September 22 and lasted until September 24, 1906. -
WEB DuBois
NAACP History: W.E.B. Dubois. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar. He was born and raised in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. -
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World War 1
Turkey entered the war on Germany's side. Trench warfare started to dominate the Western Front. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany. Germany signed an armistice with the Allies – the official date of the end of World War One. -
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County Unit System
The County Unit System was a voting system used by the U.S. state of Georgia to determine a victor in statewide primary elections from 1917 until 1962. Contents. [hide]. 1 History; 2 Organization; 3 Controversy; 4 Legal challenges and overturning; 5 Aftermath; 6 References. History[edit]. -
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Great Depression
Great Depression Timeline. Timeline Description: The Great Depression lasted from 1929 until 1942. It was a very difficult time in the United States. Banks and businesses closed, leaving millions of Americans without a job. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC Timeline. March 9, 1933-President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlines plan for CCC to his Cabinet. March 21, 1933-President Roosevelt proposes CCC legislation to Congress. Labor, becomes Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps. -
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Holocaust
At some point in 1941, Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich and other top personnel reach the decision to physically annihilate the Jews of Europe. January 10. In the Netherlands, German occupation authorities require all Jews to register with the municipal registration offices. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Wikipedia Agricultural Adjustment Act The Agricultural Adjustment Act (or AAA) (Public law 73-10 of May 12, 1933) restricted production during the New Deal by paying farmers to reduce crop area. -
Richard Russell
Richard Russell, Democrat from Georgia, served in the U.S. Senate for almost 40 years (1932-1971). During World War II Russell chaired a special committee, traveling extensively to observe the quality and effectiveness of war material under combat conditions. -
Eugene Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge. Eugene Talmadge (September 23, 1884 – December 21, 1946) was a Democratic politician who served two terms as the 67th Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937, and a third term from 1941 to 1943. -
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson Timeline. November 18, 1883. Carl Vinson was born to Edward S. and Ann (Morris) Vinson on a farm near Milledgeville, Georgia. 1899-1902. Carl Vinson attended Georgia Military College. He would eventually graduate and attend Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. -
Social Security
Birth date on. Second Wednesday. 1st – 10th. Third Wednesday. 11th – 20th. Fourth Wednesday. 21st – 31st. SocialSecurity.gov. Social Security Administration. Publication No. 05-10031. ICN 456100 | Unit of Issue — HD (one hundred). February 2018 (Recycle prior editions). -
Rural Electrification
President Roosevelt issues an executive order to create the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), which forms cooperatives that bring electricity to millions of rural Americans. Within 6 years the REA has aided the formation of 800 rural electric cooperatives with 350,000 miles of power lines. -
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World War 2
See a timeline of significant developments in World War II from events leading up to the invasion of Poland to the surrender of Japan. ... Italian troops invade British-controlled Egypt in an attempt to expand Italian territories in North Africa and capture the strategically important Suez Canal. -
Lend Lease Act
President Roosevelt signed the lend-lease bill into law on 11 March 1941. It permitted him to "sell, transfer title to, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of, to any such government [whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States] any defense article." -
Pearl Harbor
A Pearl Harbor Timeline. The following is a timeline of selected events leading up to, and following, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. July: U.S. imposes trade sanctions, followed by an embargo, aimed at curbing Japan's military aggression in Asia.Dec 7, 2004
