Georgia (U.S. state)

Some of the key events about Georgia (U.S. state)

• 1733

  The colony of Georgia was founded as the 13th British colony in North America
• 1788

  Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution
• 1829

  Gold was discovered in north Georgia, sparking America's first major gold rush
• 1829

  The forced removal of Cherokee people from their ancestral lands in Georgia began.
• 1861

  Georgia seceded from the Union, joining the Confederate States of America.
• 1864

  Union forces under General Sherman burned Atlanta during the Civil War.
• 1868

  The Ku Klux Klan began terrorizing African Americans in Georgia.
• 1886

  Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta
• 1906

  A race riot in Atlanta resulted in the deaths of at least 25 African Americans.
• 1912

  Girl Scouts of the USA was founded in Savannah
• 1915

  The lynching of Leo Frank sparked increased anti-Semitism in Georgia.
• 1936

  The novel "Gone with the Wind" was published, set primarily in Atlanta
• 1946

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was established in Atlanta
• 1960

  Student sit-ins in Atlanta protested racial segregation in public spaces.
• 1965

  The Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium opened, bringing major league sports to the city
• 1965

  The Albany Movement faced violent opposition to civil rights demonstrations.
• 1979

  A nuclear accident occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant in Pennsylvania, raising concerns about Georgia's nuclear facilities.
• 1996

  Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympic Games
• 2008

  The Georgia Aquarium, the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, opened in Atlanta
• 2021

  Georgia passed controversial voting laws criticized as restrictive and discriminatory.

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