The 2016 Masters Tournament Competition was the 80th edition of the Masters Tournament , held Hold April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia .

It was held Hold April 10–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia .

Dark Winter 's simulated scenario involved an initial localized smallpox attack on Oklahoma City , Oklahoma with additional smallpox attack cases in Georgia and Pennsylvania .

The 1960 Masters Tournament was the 24th Masters Tournament , held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia .

No significant effects Influence were reported Reporting in Georgia .

Briefly reemerging over the Gulf on August 15 , the depression moved Motion onshore a second time in Florida , before dissipating Change over eastern Georgia on August 17 .

The top 16 players were flown Motion to Atlanta , Georgia for the concluding phase of the tournament , where they competed Competition inside the World Congress Center in a gaming arena Intergraph built Building on the floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) .

General Sir Henry Clinton , the commander-in-chief of the British forces based in New York City , dispatched Sending Campbell and a 3,100-strong force from New York to capture Savannah , and begin Process_start the process of returning Georgia to British control Control .

The 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion Catastrophe was an industrial disaster Catastrophe that occurred Coming_to_be on February 7 , 2008 , in Port Wentworth , Georgia , United States .

The 2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion Catastrophe was an industrial disaster Catastrophe that occurred Coming_to_be on February 7 , 2008 , in Port Wentworth , Georgia , United States .

On January 11 , 2013 , the body of Kendrick Johnson ( October 10 , 1995 — January 10 , 2013 ) was discovered Know inside a vertical rolled-up mat in the gymnasium of Lowndes High School in Valdosta , in the U.S. state of Georgia , where he was a student .

On October 31 , 2013 , the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced Expressing_publicly that his office would open Process_start a formal review Criminal_investigation into Johnson 's death .

For the fourth consecutive Summer Paralympics , China topped Placing the medal table , winning Getting 107 gold medals , while Georgia , Kazakhstan , Malaysia , Uzbekistan , and Vietnam won their first ever Paralympic gold medals .

An unusually strong F2 tornado was spawned Motion from Cindy 's remnants and caused Causation severe damage Damaging in Hampton , Georgia .

The 1804 Antigua–Charleston hurricane Catastrophe was the most severe hurricane Catastrophe in Georgia since 1752 , causing Causation over 500 deaths and at least $ 1.6 million ( 1804 USD ) in damage throughout the Southeastern United States .

The hurricane eventually came Arriving ashore along the coastline of Georgia and South Carolina while producing Creating mostly southeasterly winds .

The hurricane Catastrophe produced Manufacturing a wide swath of damage along its path , especially in Georgia and South Carolina .

Notably , Aaron Burr , then attempting to flee Escaping authorities , visited Traveling St. Simons Island in Georgia during the hurricane , later returning Arriving to Hampton and giving Communication a detailed account of the hurricane 's effects Influence .

Damage Damaging in Savannah , Georgia , totaled $ 500,000 , compared to $ 1,000,000 at Charleston , South Carolina .

On the same day as that of the seeding , the cyclone slowed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale dramatically and turned Motion westward , making Creating landfall on the morning of October 15 south of Savannah , Georgia .

Across the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina , the small hurricane produced Causation tides up to and significant damage Damaging to 1,500 structures , but the death toll was limited Limiting to one person .

All 269 passengers and crew aboard were killed Killing , including Larry McDonald , a United States Representative from Georgia .

The storm Catastrophe developed Coming_to_be over Texas by December 25 and advanced Cause_to_make_progress eastward , spawning Causation over a dozen tornadoes Catastrophe in Louisiana , Georgia , and Florida .

The Drive Self_motion on Munda Point was an offensive Attack by mainly United States Army forces Hostile_encounter against Imperial Japanese forces Hostile_encounter on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands from 2–17 July 1943 .

The Japanese forces Hostile_encounter , mainly from the Imperial Japanese Army , were guarding Defending an airfield at Munda Point on New Georgia that the U.S. wished to capture Conquering .

The U.S. offensive Attack made Getting small gains Earnings_and_losses because of limited Limiting combat Hostile_encounter experience by its soldiers , poor leadership by inexperienced US Army officers , harsh terrain and conditions on New Georgia , and effective defensive Defending measures by the Japanese .

569 athletes representing Presence 49 National Paralympic Committees participated Participation in these Games Competition , including newcomers Georgia , North Korea and Tajikistan .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Chickamauga , fought Hostile_encounter on September 18 – 20 , 1863 , between U.S. and Confederate Collaboration forces Causation in the American Civil War Military_operation , marked Recording the end Process_end of a Union offensive Attack in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia — the Chickamauga Campaign Military_operation .

It was the first major battle Hostile_encounter of the war Military_operation fought in Georgia , the most significant Union defeat Conquering in the Western Theater , and involved Cause_to_be_included the second-highest number of casualties after the Battle Hostile_encounter of Gettysburg .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter between the Army of the Cumberland under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans and the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. Braxton Bragg , and was named Name_conferral for Chickamauga Creek , which meanders near the battle Hostile_encounter area in northwest Georgia ( and ultimately flows Motion into the Tennessee River about 3.5 miles ( 5.6 km ) northeast of downtown Chattanooga ) .

In early September , Rosecrans consolidated Cause_change_of_strength his forces Causation scattered Dispersal in Tennessee and Georgia and forced Causation Bragg 's army out of Chattanooga , heading Self_motion south .

The 1898 Georgia hurricane Catastrophe was a major hurricane that hit Attack the U.S. state of Georgia , as well as the strongest on record in the state .

The 1898 Georgia hurricane Catastrophe was a major hurricane that hit Attack the U.S. state of Georgia , as well as the strongest on record in the state .

That day , it made Bringing landfall Arriving on Cumberland Island in Camden County , Georgia , causing Causation record storm Catastrophe surge flooding Catastrophe .

Overall damage Damaging was estimated at $ 1.5 million ( 1898 USD ) , most of which occurred Presence in Georgia .

On April 19 , 1861 , President Lincoln issued Statement a `` Proclamation of Blockade Against Southern Ports '' : Whereas an insurrection against the Government of the United States has broken out Process_start in the States of South Carolina , Georgia , Alabama , Florida , Mississippi , Louisiana , and Texas , and the laws of the United States for the collection of the revenue can not be effectually executed therein comformably to that provision of the Constitution which requires duties to be uniform throughout the United States : And whereas a combination of persons engaged in such insurrection , have threatened Warning to grant pretended letters of marque to authorize the bearers thereof to commit Commitment assaults on the lives , vessels , and property of good citizens of the country lawfully engaged in commerce on the high seas , and in waters of the United States : And whereas an Executive Proclamation has been already issued , requiring the persons engaged in these disorderly proceedings to desist therefrom , calling out a militia force for the purpose of repressing the same , and convening Congress in extraordinary session , to deliberate and determine thereon : Now , therefore , I , Abraham Lincoln , President of the United States , with a view to the same purposes before mentioned Statement , and to the protection of the public peace , and the lives and property of quiet and orderly citizens pursuing their lawful occupations , until Congress shall have assembled Come_together and deliberated on the said unlawful proceedings , or until the same shall ceased Process_end , have further deemed Coming_to_believe it advisable to set Placing on foot a blockade of the ports within the States aforesaid , in pursuance of the laws of the United States , and of the law of Nations , in such case provided Supply .

Comair Flight 5191 , marketed Commerce_sell as Delta Connection Flight 5191 , was a scheduled United States domestic passenger flight from Lexington , Kentucky , to Atlanta , Georgia , operated Being_in_operation on behalf of Delta Connection by Comair .

The hurricane moved Body_movement across the state , passing near Tampa before moving into Georgia and dissipating .

The hurricane also caused Causation additional damage Damaging in northwest Florida , Georgia , and the Carolinas .

The year before , the city of Savannah , Georgia , had been captured Conquering by a British expeditionary corps under Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell .

The Soviet Union dissolved Dispersal in December 1991 , resulting in eleven new countries ( Armenia , Azerbaijan , Belarus , Georgia , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Moldova , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Ukraine and Uzbekistan ) , which had declared their independence from the Soviet Union in the course of the year , while the Baltic states ( Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania ) regained their independence in September 1991 .

The 1940 South Carolina hurricane Catastrophe was a Category 2 hurricane that struck Attack the Georgia and South Carolina coast between August 11 and 12 , 1940 .

Significant flooding Catastrophe and landslides Catastrophe struck Attack Georgia , North Carolina , Tennessee , and Virginia during the system 's slow trek as a weakening tropical storm Catastrophe , and then as an extratropical cyclone Catastrophe , through the Southeast .

The Redneck Games were held in East Dublin , Georgia , annually from 1996 until 2012 .

The site of the games , Buckeye Park , was under scrutiny Scrutiny from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division for bacterial contamination of a nearby creek and the Oconee River , but city officials asserted Statement that the games ' cancellation was not for this reason .

In 2014 , the festival took place Process_start outside of Crimea for the first time ever , in Anaklia , Georgia .

The July 12 stop Temporary_stay in Atlanta , Georgia was cancelled Change_event_time due to heavy rain .

Later that day , Gordon merged Cause_to_amalgamate with a frontal boundary while centered Placing over Georgia .

Many incomplete ships which were afloat Motion were evacuated Removing to harbors in Georgia which provided Supply the main bases for the surviving fleet .

The Russo-Georgian War Hostile_encounter was a war Hostile_encounter between Georgia , Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia .