1785 The Cherokees signed the Treaty of Hopewell in which they reaffirmed the Cherokee boundary with Georgia as stipulated in the Treaty of Augusta in 1783. The new treaty involved no additional cession of land.
1864 Sherman and the 20th Corps left Tennille for Louisville. That day, they advanced approximately fifteen miles despite meeting resistance from Wheeler’s Confederates.
1895 This was not only Thanksgiving Day at the Cotton States and International Exhibition but also the day designated for honoring Atlanta, Savannah, Sam Inman, and South Carolina. Atlanta businesses closed at noon, which helped boost total attendance for the day to 60,000 visitors. Inman was honored because earlier in the month he had personally advanced $50,000 to keep the Exposition from declaring bankruptcy. Major speakers of the day included Inman and the governors of Georgia and South Carolina .
1961 Albany State College President William H. Dennis had SNCC worker Charles Sherrod arrested for trespassing when he went on the campus to address a student gathering about the Albany Movement. [Contributed by Dr. Lee Formwalt, Albany State University]
1972 Politician, lawyer, and Lockheed executive James V. Carmichael died in Marietta. [See Oct. 2 entry for biographical information on Charmicael.]
1987 Athens music group R.E.M. first entered the UK singles chart with "The One I Love."
Georgia cities and towns first incorporated by acts approved by the governor on Feb. 8: 1854 Adairsville (Cass, now Bartow County), Butler (Taylor County), Cedartown (Polk County), Dallas (Paulding County), … read more
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