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Georgia Timeline

By SamanthaJ1
  • James Oglethorpe and 120 Colonists Arrive.

    James Oglethorpe and 120 Colonists Arrive.

    James Oglethorpe and 120 colonists arrive in what is today Georgia.
  • The Signing of the Declaration of Independence

    The Signing of the Declaration of Independence

    Three Georgians sign the Declaration of Independence.
  • Statehood!

    Statehood!

    Georgia becomes a state.
  • The Trail of Tears

    The Trail of Tears

    The U.S. government forces the Cherokees to leave Georgia.
  • Succeeding from the Union

    Succeeding from the Union

    Georgia secedes from the Union.
  • The Civil War Ends!

    The Civil War Ends!

    The Civil War ends and all slaves in Georgia are freed.
  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies.

    President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies.

    Georgian President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies at Warm Springs.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize

    Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize

    Georgian Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize.
  • Georgia hosts the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

    Georgia hosts the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

    The Summer Olympic Games take place in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Shirley Franklin

    Shirley Franklin

    Shirley Franklin becomes the first African American female elected mayor of Atlanta.
  • Power Outages

    Power Outages

    Over 729,000 people in the south-east were without power due to heavy snow and ice storms.