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Period: Jan 1, 1540 to
Georgia Major events
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Jan 27, 1540
Hernado de Soto explores Georgia
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James Oglethorpe and associates petion for colony South of Carolina
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First Thanksgiving day in Georgia
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Origanal Seal of Georgia Approved by King George II
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University of Georgia is founded
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Underground Railroad spreads to Georgia
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Coca-Cola went on sale for the first time at a drugstore in Atlanta
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Martin Luther King Jr. is Born in Atlanta