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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for December 7
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| December 7, 1801 |
Abraham Baldwin elected President pro tem of the U. S. Senate. |
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Abraham Baldwin |
| December 7, 1807 |
Carnesville, county seat of Franklin County, is incorporated. |
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Franklin County, Georgia |
| December 7, 1835 |
In an address to the House of Representatives, Gov. William Schley charges that Creek Indians from Alabama with hostilities against Georgians living in Stewart and Baker Counties.
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William Schley |
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Creek Indians |
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Stewart County, Georgia |
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Baker County, Georgia |
| December 7, 1853 |
Hart County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Hart County, Georgia |
| December 7, 1860 |
City council allocates first Jewish lots at City Cemetery (now Oakland Cemetery).
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Jewish Section, Oakland Cemetery. |
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Oakland Cemetery |
| December 7, 1864 |
Mayor James Calhoun reports the Atlanta City treasury holds $1.64
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| December 7, 1881 |
Alfred Austell dies.
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| December 7, 1926 |
Legislation is introduced to create the national memorial military park as recommended by the review board
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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| December 7, 1941 |
Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Atlanta Mayor Roy LeGraw, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Georgia National Guard, informs the city council he intends to resign when assigned to active duty
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| December 7, 1946 |
119 people lose their lives in the worst hotel disaster in the United States when Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel burned. The hotel had 15 stories, but Atlanta fire-fighting equipment could not handle any building taller than 8 stories
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Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel |
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Atlanta, Georgia (1900-2000) |
| December 7, 2003 |
Whitney Houston calls the Alpharetta Police Department to report that her husband, Bobby Brown, had hit her.
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Whitney Houston
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Whitney Houston hit by Bobby Brown |
| December 7, 2003 |
Hunters find the body of Ardena Carter on the grounds of Fort Benning, Georgia, about 4 miles west of Cusseta in Chattahoochee County. The cause of death has been ruled a homicide. |
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Ardena Carter |
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