Georgia became the 4th state to join the United States of America.
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The Georgia Dome in Atlanta was blown to smithereens in a controlled demolition.
The state of Georgia seceded from the United States of America.
Ether was used as an anesthetic for the first time, by American surgeon Crawford Long, in Athens, Georgia.
The category 5 hurricane Irma began dissipating, but the disaster left millions without electricity in Florida and Georgia.
Florida, one of the confederate states, was readmitted to the Union.
