Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina to the north, South Carolina to the northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Of the 50 United States, Georgia is the 24th-largest by area and 8th most populous. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, its 2023 estimated population was 11,029,227. Atlanta, a global city, is both the state's capital and its largest city. The Atlanta metropolitan area, with a population of more than 6.3 million people in 2023, is the 6th most populous metropolitan area in the United States and contains about 57% of Georgia's entire population. Other major metropolitan areas in the state include Augusta, Savannah, Columbus, and Macon.

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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