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US: Declaration of war
Declaration of war occurs in Dummer's War after skirmishes earlier in the year between New England colonists and the Wabanaki Confederacy, backed by New France. -
China: Yongzheng emperor
Youngzheng became the emperor of China after his father died.
Youngzheng was emperor between 1723-1795.
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GA: Georgia’s first official charter
King George II issued Georgia’s first official charter. Georgia's Trustees held their organizational meeting and elected John Percival, Earl of Egmont, as president. Georgia's Trustees decided that the new colony's first settlement would be located on the Savannah River and would be named Savannah. James Oglethorpe and 114 colonists departed England aboard the Anne. -
GA: James Oglethorpe
James Oglethorpe and about 120 colonists arrived at the site of what is now Savannah. He was a British soldier, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist, as well as the founder of the colony of Georgia. As the founder of the colony of Georgia and a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's worthy poor in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons. -
China: Qianlong emperor
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GA: Savannah and Frederica
The Georgia Trustees divided the colony into two counties - Savannah, consisting of all settlements on the Ogeechee River north to the Savannah River - and Frederica. They consist of all the land south of the county of Savannah. William Stephens, previously secretary to the Trustees, was named President of the county of Savannah. -
US: A second uprising occurs.
Twenty-nine years after the first revolt of slaves in New York, a second uprising occurs. -
China: The French Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot was sent to China.
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GA: Slavery was officially allowed
The Trustees asked the House of Commons to replace the Act of 1735 with one that would permit slavery in Georgia as of January 1, 1751. The legislation they recommended was adopted. The Trustees' desire to exert an influence on the pattern of slavery and race relations in Georgia, even after their Royal Charter expired in 1752, proved very short-lived. -
GA: A royal province
Georgia became a royal colony in 1752. After that, the Georgia Colony was reorganized as a royal province in 1754. John Reynolds arrives as first "royal governor," appointed by King George II and in charge of the colony whose major products are naval stores, indigo and lumber. -
China: Ten Great Campaigns
The Ten Great Campaigns were a series of military campaigns launched by the Qing Empire of China in the mid–late 18th century during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. The khan of the Dzungar Khanate surrendered to invading Qing forces. -
GA: The Battle of Taliwa
The Battle of Taliwa was fought in Ball Ground, Georgia in 1755. The battle was part of a larger campaign of Cherokees, with 500 men led by Oconostota (c. 1710–1783), against the Muscogee Creek people.[1] The Cherokees won the Battle of Taliwa. After they pushed the Muscogee people south from their northern Georgia homelands, Cherokees began settling in northern Georgia. -
GA: Eight parishes
Georgia was divided into eight parishes: Christ Church, St. Matthews, St. George, St. Paul, St. Philip, St. John, St. Andrew, and St. James. Cause the new immigration was very large. The first comers had reported so favorably of the land that great crowds of immigrants came from the older counties of Virginia and from middle and eastern North Carolina into St. Paul's, St. George's and St. Matthew's parishes. -
China: The Canton System was established
The Canton System was established, under which the Chinese merchants operating in the Thirteen Factories were organized into a guild, the Cohong, and given an official monopoly. -
US: The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament. The Quartering Act required American colonists to house British troops and supply them with food. -
GA: Whigs and Tories
Georgians began taking notable sides in the conflict with the British government. Those opposed to the policies of the British were called Whigs, or Patriots. Those who supported the British were called Tories, or Loyalists. -
US: Boycott British goods
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US: "The Boston Massacre"
"The Boston Massacre" - Four workers shot by British troops in Boston -
China: The Putuo Zongcheng Temple was completed
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US: The Boston Tea Party
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US: The American War of Independence
The American Revolution, the American War of Independence, led by George Washington was fought between Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several -
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GA: The American Revolution
The American Revolution creates the United States of America. The Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies. George Washington led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence). -
GA: The first Constitution
Georgia adopted its first Constitution. The Constitution of 1777. Georgia's first attempt at constitutional government was initiated in April 1776 by the Provincial Congress called by the Georgia Trustees in response to a series of mass meetings held throughout the colony. -
US: Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation - Congress is made sole authority of the new national government. -
China: The Siku Quanshu was completed
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US: The American Revolutionary War officially ends
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GA: Georgia was admitted to the Union
Statehood - The Date that Georgia was admitted to the Union - January 2, 1788. Constitution - Georgia was the 4th State to be admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation ". Admission to the union requires an act of Congress. I think Congress sets all the rules as it wishes, but in past, the government of the territory that wants to become a state would draw up a proposed constitution. -
US: Bill of Rights ratified
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US: Fugitive Slave Act passed
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China: The Qianlong Emperor abdicated in favor of his son the Jiaqing Emperor
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China: The Bible was first published in Chinese.
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GA: The Second Creek War
The Second Creek War (Seminole War) in which Creek warriors were defeated. The war was more than a sudden, desperate
affair. It was the culmination of a long contest between Georgians
and Creeks for land and resources. In addition, the war was not really shortlived. Finally, the Second Creek War had a signifi cant impact on Native, white, and black southerners for the remainder of the antebellum era. -
GA: The Trail of Tears
Cherokee and Creek Indians are forced from the state. The forced relocations were carried out by government authorities following the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830. The relocated peoples suffered from exposure, disease, and starvation while en route to their new designated reserve, and many died before reaching their destinations. -
China: Opium War
British defeat China in South China and force terms of "Treaty of Nanjing" -
China: First Opium War
The Qing dynasty and the United Kingdom signed the Treaty of Nanking, under which the former agreed to end the monopoly of the Cohong, pay reparations for the war and the destruction of opium, and cede Hong Kong Island in perpetuity. -
China: Treaty of nanjing
The treaty of Nanjing ended the 1st opium war.
The treaty of Nanjing made it so that Europeans can trade with China fairly. -
US: Eleventh President of the US is James Knox Polk 1845-1849
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China: Second Opium War
The British navy began a bombardment of Guangzhou. -
China: The Treaty of Aigun
The Qing dynasty signed the Treaty of Aigun, ceding to Russia the land north of the Amur River. -
US: Pony Express begins
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China: The Convention of Peking
The Qing prince Prince Gong signed the Convention of Peking, ratifying the Treaty of Tientsin and ceding the Kowloon Peninsula in perpetuity to the United Kingdom. -
GA: Georgia at Dahlonega
Civil War began; Savannah volunteer militia captured Fort Pulaski; Ordinance of Secession was adopted; Georgia ratified Confederate Constitution; Georgia took possession of U. S. Mint at Dahlonega; President Lincoln orders blockade of Southern ports. -
GA: Atlanta became Confederate military post
Union forces captured Fort Pulaski; Union raiders stole locomotive to (unsuccessfully) destroy bridges and tracks between Atlanta and Chattano. The officer commanding earnestly invites the aid and co-operation of his Honor, the May, and City Authorities, and all citizens, in preserving good order and sobriety in the city, and specially requests of all persons to report to him any improper conduct on the part of any of the officers or soldiers under his command. -
US: Sand Creek Massacre
The Sand Creek Massacre (also known as the Chivington Massacre, the Battle of Sand Creek or the Massacre of Cheyenne Indians) was a massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29, 1864. -
GA: Civil War battles occurred in Georgia
Many Civil War battles occurred in Georgia; William T. Sherman led armies through Georgia to Savannah (March to the Sea); left Atlanta in flames. Georgia's agricultural output was critical to the confederate war effort, and because Georgia was a transportation and industrial center for the Confederacy, both sides struggled for control of the state. -
China: The Ever Victorious Army of the Qing dynasty was disbanded.
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GA: Atlanta became capital
Atlanta is the most populous city in Georgia, and as of 2013, 447,841 people are living there. It is the economic and cultural hub of the state, with many major companies headquartered there. Some of these include The Home Depot, UPS, The Coca-Cola Company and AT&T Mobility. The city enjoys a humid subtropical climate, but residents do experience all four seasons. There is a lot of precipitation in the city as well. -
China: Yangzhou riot
Scholar-officials resident in Yangzhou instigated a riot in which the headquarters of the British missionary society OMF International were attacked and burned. -
GA: Georgia was expelled from the Union
Georgia was expelled from the Union because it refused to ratify the 15th Amendment (guaranteeing all male citizens the right to vote regardless of race). As a defeated Confederate state, Georgia underwent Reconstruction from 1865, when the Civil War (1861-65) ended, until 1871, when the Republican government and military occupation in the state ended. Though relatively brief, Reconstruction transformed the state politically, socially, and economically. -
GA: Georgia readmitted to Union
Fifteenth Amendment ratified; Georgia readmitted to Union. On this day in 1870, Georgia became the last former Confederate state to be readmitted into the Union after agreeing to seat some black members in the state Legislature. Subsequently, Democrats won commanding majorities in both houses of the General Assembly. -
China: Tianjin massacre
A riot took place in Tianjin in which some sixty people, including foreigners and Chinese Christians, were killed. -
US: Great Chicago Fire
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China: The Chefoo Convention
The Qing dynasty and the United Kingdom signed the Chefoo Convention, under which Qing promised to punish those responsible for Margary's murder and repeal the likin. -
US: Nez Perce War
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US: Chinese Exclusion Act and European Restriction Act
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China: Battle of Fuzhou
A French fleet destroyed the Qing Fujian Fleet at the mouth of the Min River. -
China: Foreign businessmen established the Shanghai Sharebrokers' Association in Shanghai.
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China: First Sino-Japanese War
War was officially declared between Japan and the Qing dynasty. -
US: Spanish-American War
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China: Hundred Days' Reform
The Guangxu Emperor instituted reforms including radical changes in the imperial examination and the elimination of sinecures. -
China: Boxer Rebellion
Cixi responded to anti-foreign unrest by issuing the Imperial Decree of declaration of war against foreign powers in the Guangxu Emperor's name. -
US: Ford Motor Company formed
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US: Panama Canal Zone acquired
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GA: Atlanta Race Riot
The cause of Atlanta Race Riot is related to the concern among elite whites, who feared the social intermingling of the races, and led to an expansion of Jim Crow segregation, particularly in the separation of white and black neighborhoods and separate seating areas for public transportation. The emergence during this time of a black elite in Atlanta also contributed to racial tensions in the city. Atlanta Race Riot continued for two days; 26 killed, many wounded. -
China: Republic of China provisional presidential election
Republic of China provisional presidential election, 1911: Sun Yatsen was elected president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China, with a majority of sixteen of the seventeen provincial representatives of the Tongmenghui in Nanjing. -
US: Titanic sinks
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China: Xinhai Revolution
Sun Yat-sen was inaugurated president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China. -
US: The Birth of a Nation movie directed by D.W. Griffith opens
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China: Japan issued the Twenty-One Demands to the Republic of China
Japan issued the Twenty-One Demands to the Republic of China, including demands for territory in Shandong, Manchuria and Inner Mongolia, rights of extraterritoriality for its citizens in China, and influence in China's internal affairs. -
US: Treaty of Versailles
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China: May Fourth Movement
A student protest against the Treaty of Versailles took place at Tiananmen. -
China: The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles, among whose provisions was the transfer of German territories in Shandong to Japan, was signed. -
China: The Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded
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GA: The first woman U.S. Senator.
On October 3, 1922, Georgia's Democratic governor Thomas Hardwick made history by appointing a woman to a Senate vacancy. The first woman to serve in the United States Senate, Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835-1930) of Georgia was appointed to fill a vacancy on October 3, 1922. She took the oath of office on November 21, 1922, and served only 24 hours while the Senate was in session. -
US: Indian Reorganization Act
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China: Northern Expedition
The KMT general Chiang Kai-shek launched an expedition of some hundred thousand National Revolutionary Army (NRA) soldiers from Guangdong against the warlords Zhang Zuolin, Wu Peifu and Sun Chuanfang. -
China: Chiang became chairman of the Nationalist government of the Republic of China.
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US:Great Depression begins
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China: Japanese invasion of Manchuria
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China: The Chinese Soviet Republic was established in Ruijin.
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China: The independent state of Manchukuo was established on the territory of Japanese-occupied Manchuria
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China: Xi'an Incident
Zhang Xueliang arrested Chiang in Xi'an due to concerns he was insufficiently committed to anti-Japanese resistance. -
China: Hundred Regiments Offensive
Communist NRA soldiers under Peng Dehuai began a campaign of terrorism and sabotage against Japanese targets in North China. -
GA: The first state to allow 18-year-olds to vote
In 1943, Georgia became the first state to allow 18-year-olds to vote. It is the first state to lower the voting age to 18-28 years before the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, making 18 the voting age everywhere. -
China: Surrender of Japan
Japanese forces in China formally surrendered to Chiang Kai-shek. -
US: The Cold War began between the United States and the Soviet Union
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China: Chinese Civil War
The NRA invaded PLA-held territory en masse. -
China: The Constitution of the Republic of China
The Constitution of the Republic of China came into force, dissolving the Nationalist government and renaming the NRA the Republic of China (ROC) Armed Forces. -
China: The establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
Mao declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC). -
US：Warsaw Pact
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GA: Black children attended all-white schools
Black children attended all-white schools in Georgia for the first time. Cause it shows the states of the black man. The most important is that it shows the education is equal to eveyrone. AT the beginning of "Kwanzaa and Me," a black college student named Sonya appears in the classroom of her white kindergarten teacher, Vivian Gussin Paley. Sonya wraps her teacher in a warm hug, and then sits with her at a low table for some serious talk about integration. -
GA: Reapportioned senatorial districts
Georgia abolished its county-unit voting system and reapportioned its senatorial districts. In March 1962 the Supreme Court ruled that all citizens' votes should have equal weight and that the county unit system violated the principle of "one man, one vote." The panel declared that every vote was to be given equal weight regardless of where in the state a voter lived. -
US： Civil Rights Act of 1964
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US： Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with USSR
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GA: Maynard H. Jackson, Jr.
Maynard H. Jackson, Jr., was elected mayor of Atlanta, and became the first black mayor of a major Southern city. He was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city. Jackson served eight years and then returned for a third term in 1990, following the mayorship of Andrew Young. As a result of affirmative action programs instituted by Jackson in his first two terms, the portion of city business going to minority firms rose dramatically.
