gergia

charter grant

Oct 27, 1629

KING CHARLES 1 GRANTED CHARTER to sir Robert health, included most of present-day georgia

treaty between England

Oct 28, 1670

treaty between England and Spain provided possession of land would determine ownership in eastern half of north america

Spanish abandoned

Oct 28, 1681

Spanish abandons st. Catherine island, moved to sapelo

law prohibiting

Oct 28, 1749

law prohibited slavery rescinded

trustees surrendered charter

Oct 28, 1752

trustees surrendered charter to British goverment goergia became royal colony

john reynolds

Oct 28, 1754

john Reynolds appointed first royal governor

creek indains

Oct 28, 1757

creek Indians signed treaty of Savannah,conceded islands of st. Catherine, Ossabaw and Sapelo and reserve by Savannah

Georgia divided

Oct 28, 1758

Georgia divided into eight parishes

entire union

Oct 28, 1788

people 8,560,310
sq miles 58,970
rank in area 24
entire union in 1788

Eli whitney

Oct 28, 1792

Eli Whitney invited cotton gin at mulberry grove plantation in goergia

yazoo land fraud

Oct 28, 1795

Yazoo Land Fraud took place ;treaty between Spain and u.s. settled border between Georgia and Spanish territory of Florida

first state

Oct 28, 1799

first state seal adopted

British burned fort

Oct 28, 1815

British burned fort at point peter in final battle of war of 1820

first Seminole war

Oct 28, 1817

first Seminole war Indians raided white stettlements

first seminole

Oct 28, 1818

first seminole war end

coca-cola

Oct 28, 1888

coca-colafirst goes on sale at jacobs pharmacy in antlanta

segregated

Oct 28, 1959

segregated seating on Atlanta city buses ruled unconsitutional

state outlaw

Oct 28, 2001

state outlawed use of electric chair,switched to lethal injection

defendant overpowered

Oct 28, 2005

defendant overpowered sheriff deputy, killed three at courthouse

Coretta Scott king

Oct 28, 2006

Coretta Scott king, widow of martin Luther king, died at age 78