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January 5 1734 One of the early actions of the Trustees in 1732 was to authorize or commission persons in England to raise funds to send Britain's worthy poor to Georgia on charity. Three such solicitors were Jewish and used the money they raised to send 42 persecuted Jews (mainly from Portugal) to Georgia -- without the knowledge or approval of the Trustees. The Jewish immigrants arrived in Savannah on July 11, 1733, and James Oglethorpe allowed them to stay. However, the Trustees were unhappy and on Jan. 5, 1734 ordered the Jewish solicitors to return their commissions to the Trustees and to make an effort to recall the Jews living in Savannah and send them somewhere else. [That recall never took place, and Savannah became home of the oldest Jewish settlement in the South.] 1868 Maj. Gen. George Meade arrived in Atlanta to assume the duties of commander of the Third Military District with responsibilities for the Reconstruction of Georgia. Soon after his arrival, a number of prominent citizens -- including Georgia's Gen. John B. Gordon -- welcomed Meade with a banquet. However, in less than two weeks, the warmth of Meade's reception turned cold when on Jan. 13 he removed Georgia's provisional governor and treasurer, followed a few days later by removal of the comptroller-general and secretary of state. 1926 Civil rights and homeless advocate Hosea Williams was born in Attapulgus, Georgia.
1957 Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from major league baseball.
1979 Robins Air Force Base officials met with area state legislators about a proposal to annex Robins AFB to increase the official population of the city or Warner Robins in order to qualify for more state and federal grants. The next day, the base commander asked the city's mayor to drop the plans. 1983 Jim Williams was granted
an appeal for a new trial; he had been convicted of murder the previous year
in the case that was dramataized in the book and movie Midnight in the
Garden of Good and Evil. 1988 Former Atlanta Hawk
"Pistol
Pete" Maravich died at age 40 from a heart attack while playing a basketball
pickup game in Pasadena, California. Born on June 22, 1947 in Aliquippa,
Pa.the basketball standout set a NCAA record of 44.2 points per game at Louisiana
State University. The 1970 College Player of the Year, Maravich was drafted
by the Atlanta Hawks, where he spent four seasons. He led the National Basketball
Association in scoring in 1977. 2003 The Atlanta Falcons defeated the Green Bay Packers 27-7 in a playoff game. This was the first time Green Bay had ever lost a playoff game on their home field. 2009 Former U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell died in Atlanta, GA. Bell was born in Sumter County, GA in 1918 and attended Mercer Law School in Macon. He served as U.S. Attorney General under President Jimmy Carter.
In Their Own Words on This Day. . . 1756 In 1754, England and France went to war over their worldwide empires. In North America, the conflict was known as the French and Indian War. Concerned about the defenses of the American colonies, the British Board of Trade wrote royal governor John Reynolds asking what needed to be done to put Georgia into a proper state of defense. On this day, Reynolds responded with a letter about how unprepared Georgia was:
Source: Edward J. Cashin (ed.), Setting Out to Begin a New World: Colonial Georgia (Savannah: Beehive Press, 1995), pp. 112-114. 1865 Union Maj. Fredrick Winkler of the 26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry wrote in his diary from the South Carolina side of the Savannah River:
Source: Civil War Letters of Major Fredrick C. Winkler, 1864 in 26th Wisconsin Infantry Volunteers Home January / February / March / April / May / June / July / August / September / October / November / December If you have a date related to Georgia history or people that ought to be included, or if know of entries that should be corrected, send a note to Ed Jackson or Charles Pou. Go to Yahoo/The History Channel This Day in History for Jan. 5 |
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