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1970 WJCL TV channel 22 in Savannah, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting
1968 Shannon Sturges, actress, Savannah 1964 Kenny Rogers, born in Savannah, Georgia, pitcher, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees 1963 WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Savannah, world's 1st nuclear-powered ship, completes maiden voyage from Yorktown, Va, to Savannah, Ga 1962 Gene Craig Sauers, Savannah Georgia, PGA golfer, 1986 Bank of Boston 1959 Bob Inglis, born in Savannah, Georgia, Representative-R-South Carolina 2005 - 1959 1st nuclear powered merchant ship, NS Savannah, christened, Camden, New Jersey 1957 Don Snow, born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1992, changed name to John Savannah, musician, guitarist, drummer, saxophonist, toured with Van Morrison, member of Squeeze, Procol Harum, played Hammond organs, piano 1956 WSAV TV channel 3 in Savannah, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Diana Scarwid, Savannah Georgia, actress, Extermites, Psycho 3, Heat 1954 Hollis Stacy, born in Savannah, Georgia, LPGA golfer, U.S. Open 1977, 1978 1954 WTOC TV channel 11 in Savannah, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Lloyd Blaine Hammond, Jr., Savannah, Georgia, Major USAF/astr, STS-39, 64 1948 Clarence Thomas, born in Savannah, Georgia, 108th U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1991- 1944 Mike Curb, Savannah, Georgia, singer, Mike Curb Congregation 1941 Stacy Keach, Savannah, Georgia, actor, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 1934 Eva M. Clayton, born in Savannah, Georgia, Representative-D-North Carolina 1993 - 2003 1912 Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) forms in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low 1909 Johnny Mercer, Savannah, Georgia, lyricist, Moon River, Old Black Magic 1901 Wayne King, Savannah, Illinois, saxophonist/bandleader, Waltz King 1895 200 blacks leave Savannah, Georgia for Liberia 1893 Hurricane hits coast between Savannah Georgia and Charleston SC 1893 Tornado destroys coast of Savannah and Charleston, about 1000 die 1877 Charles Coburn, Savannah, Georgia, actor, Devil and Miss Jones 1875 Elizabeth Patterson, Savannah, Tennessee, actress, Climax, Tall Story 1867 Jesse James-gang robs bank in Savannah Missouri, 1 dead 1864 General Sherman conquers Savannah 1864 General Shermans armies reach Savannah and 12 day siege begins 1864 Bread revolt in Savannah, Georgia 1861 U.S. Ft. Pulaski and Ft. Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia 1819 320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) 1819 1st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga) 1788 Pioneer African Baptist church organizes in Savannah, Ga 1778 English troops occupy Savannah, Georgia 1736 Methodists John and Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah, Georgia 1733 Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah |
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