1540: Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto explores the area.

1565: Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez established numerous forts and
missions

1670s: Pirates plague the settlements along the Georgia coastline

1716: Blackbeard, the pirate, headquarters on an offshore island

1732: King George II charters, and declares, Georgia the 13th colony

1733: James Oglethorpe establishes Georgia as the thirteenth colony
based on the charter from King George II

1736: James Oglethorpe and a large group of colonists founded the city
of Savannah

1788: British stage a surprise attack during the Revolutionary War, and
capture Savannah
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