Timeline: Georgia | Timetoast

Period: Feb 12, 1733 to Dec 25, 1978

James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe and more than 100 colonist unloaded the Anne and settled in Savannah
Period: Jul 11, 1743 to Dec 25, 1978

William Stephens

William Stephens became president in Georgia
Period: Jun 23, 1749 to Dec 25, 1978

Georgia

slavery was allowed, and alcohol was banned
Period: Jan 2, 1788 to Dec 25, 1978

Georgia

Georgia colony became a state
Period: Jun 14, 1864 to Dec 25, 1978

General William Tecumseh

General William Tecumseh invaded Georgia, the he captured Atlanta and began his infamous March to the sea
Period: Sep 10, 1906 to Dec 25, 1978

Georgia

A race riot broke out in Atlanta when reporters report a black man beating a white women