1. On December 19, 1732, Georgia's founder and colonial leader James Oglethorpe arrived in Savannah with the first group of settlers. They came on the ship "Anne" which landed at the bluff that would later be called "The Landing." Oglethorpe was greeted by Tomo-chi-chi, the Yamacraw Indian chief who had granted him the land on which the colony would be built.

2. On December 19, 1864, during the Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman's troops burned much of Atlanta to the ground. It was part of his infamous "March to the Sea" campaign, in which his army destroyed everything in its path from Atlanta to Savannah. The city would be rebuilt in the years following the war, but this event had a lasting impact on Georgia's history.

3. December 19, 1941 marks the day when Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order that authorized the internment of Japanese Americans living in the western United States. Although Georgia was not directly involved in the internment camps, the state did receive around 2,000 Japanese Americans who had been forcibly relocated from their homes.

4. On December 19, 1974, former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter was named Time magazine's "Man of the Year." The next year, he would go on to win the presidency and serve as the 39th President of the United States.

5. December 19, 2003 was the day when a solar eclipse was visible from southern Georgia. The event was a rare occurrence, and many people traveled to the area to witness it. The next time a solar eclipse will be visible from Georgia will be in 2078, so many people consider themselves lucky to have been in the right place at the right time to see it.