"liberals. 37% identified as ""White Evangelical/Born-Again,"" and they voted 89% for Republican John McCain. The other 63% voted two-to-one for Democrat Barack Obama, the first African American to be elected as President. He was re-elected in 2012. History of Georgia (U.S. state) The history of Georgia in the United States of America spans pre-Columbian time to the present-day U.S. state of Georgia. The area was inhabited by Native American tribes for thousands of years. A modest Spanish presence was established in the late 16th century, mostly centered on Catholic mission work. The Spanish were largely gone by the early 18th"
"name for Georgia alongside with the long-established ""Gruzija"" in May 2018. In June 2011, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia said South Korea had agreed to refer to the country as “조지아” (Jojia) instead of the Russian-influenced “그루지야” (Geurujiya) and the government of Georgia was continuing talks with other countries on the issue. In April 2015, Japan changed the official Japanese name for Georgia from , which derives from the Russian term ""Gruziya,"" to , which derives from the English term ""Georgia"". Name of Georgia (country) Georgia is the Western exonym for the nation in the Caucasus natively known"
"dwell"", where X is an ethnonym. Today the full, official name of the country is ""Georgia"", as specified in the official English version of the Georgian constitution which reads """"Georgia"" shall be the name of the State of Georgia."" Before the 1995 constitution came into force the country's name was the ""Republic of Georgia"". The territory of modern-day Georgia was inhabited by ""Homo erectus"" since the Paleolithic Era. The proto-Georgian tribes first appear in written history in the 12th century BC. The earliest evidence of wine to date has been found in Georgia, where 8000-year old wine jars were uncovered."
"in Old Armenian ""virk""' (վիրք), it being a source of Ancient Greek ""iviria"" (ιβηρία), that resulted in Latin ""hiberia"" (i.e. ""Iberia""). Today the full, official name of the country in English is ""Georgia"", as specified in the Georgian constitution which reads """"Georgia"" shall be the name of the State of Georgia."" Before the 1995 constitution came into force the country's name was the ""Republic of Georgia"". The Georgian government works actively to remove Russian-derived exonym ""Gruziya"" from usage around the world. The native Georgian name for the country is Sakartvelo (საქართველო). The word consists of two parts. Its root, ""kartvel-i"""
"Alabama with part of former West Florida in 1819. Georgia declared its secession from the Union on January 19, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870. Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the ""Peach State"" and the ""Empire State of the South"". Atlanta, the state's capital and most populous city, has"
"Republic of Georgia (საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა ""sakartvelos demokratiuli respublika"") on May 26, 1918, transformed into the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (საქართველოს საბჭოთა სოციალისტური რესპუბლიკა ""sakartvelos sabchota socialisturi respublika"") in 1921, and eventually gaining independence as the Republic of Georgia (საქართველოს რესპუბლიკა ""sakartvelos respublika"") on November 14, 1990. According to the 1995 constitution, the nation's official name is საქართველო ""sakartvelo"", with ""Georgia"" given as its English equivalent. In other Kartvelian languages, like Mingrelian, Georgia is referred as საქორთუო ""sakortuo"", in Laz it's ოქორთურა ""okortura"", when in Svan it uses the same name as Georgian does, საქართველო ""sakartvelo"". This same root is"
"Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It began as a British colony in 1733, the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. Named after King George II of Great Britain, the Province of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina down to Spanish Florida and New France along ""Louisiana (New France)"", also bordering to the west towards the Mississippi River. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. In 1802–1804, western Georgia was split to the Mississippi Territory, which later split to form"
"Name of Georgia (country) Georgia is the Western exonym for the nation in the Caucasus natively known as Sakartvelo (; , ). The Russian exonym is Gruziya (). The native name is derived from the core central Georgian region of Kartli i.e. Iberia of the Classical and Byzantine sources around which the early medieval cultural and political unity of the Georgians was formed. Both the Western and the Russian exonyms are likely derived from the Persian designation of the Georgians, ""gurğān"", evolving from Middle Persian ""wurğān"" and Old Persian ""varkân"" (𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴) meaning ""land of the wolves"". This is also reflected"
"Tetri Giorgi Tetri Giorgi (, ""White George"") is one of the local names of Christian Saint George in Georgia, specifically in the country’s northeastern highland districts. Tetri Giorgi was used as a national symbol, as part of Georgia's coat of arms in the years 1918-1921 and 1991-2004. The name of Tetri Giorgi has also been adopted by several political and non-political organizations, significantly by an anti-Soviet Georgian émigré group in Europe and a 1990s paramilitary unit. Saint George was venerated in Georgia since the late ancient period. The exonym ""Georgia"" was applied to the country from the 11th or 12th"
"Tetri Giorgi Tetri Giorgi (, ""White George"") is one of the local names of Christian Saint George in Georgia, specifically in the country’s northeastern highland districts. Tetri Giorgi was used as a national symbol, as part of Georgia's coat of arms in the years 1918-1921 and 1991-2004. The name of Tetri Giorgi has also been adopted by several political and non-political organizations, significantly by an anti-Soviet Georgian émigré group in Europe and a 1990s paramilitary unit. Saint George was venerated in Georgia since the late ancient period. The exonym ""Georgia"" was applied to the country from the 11th or 12th"
"of its founder and first president, Abraham Baldwin, who graduated from Yale University. Prior to that time, Georgia teams were usually known as the ""Red and Black."" On November 3, 1920, Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal wrote a story about school nicknames and proposed: The Georgia Bulldogs would sound good because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog, as well as ferocity. After a 0-0 tie with Virginia in Charlottesville on Nov. 6, 1920, Atlanta Constitution writer Cliff Wheatley used the name ""Bulldogs"" in his story five times. The name has been used ever since. Georgia's standard home"
"Miss Georgia (U.S. state) The Miss Georgia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Georgia in the Miss America pageant. Georgia has won the Miss America crown twice - Neva Jane Langley of Lakeland, Florida who won the 1953 Miss America title, and in 2015, when Betty Cantrell of Warner Robins was named Miss America 2016, making her the first native-born Miss Georgia to hold the Miss America title. Annie Marie Jorgensen of Mequon, WI was crowned Miss Georgia 2018 on June 16, 2018 at River Center for the Performing Arts in Columbus, Georgia. She"
"the FIRST World Championships. Professional baseball's Ty Cobb was the first player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was from Narrows and was nicknamed the ""Georgia Peach."" There are 63 parks in Georgia, 48 of which are state parks and 15 that are historic sites, and numerous state wildlife preserves, under the supervision of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Other historic sites and parks are supervised by the National Park Service and include the Andersonville National Historic Site in Andersonville; Appalachian National Scenic Trail; Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area near Atlanta; Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park"
"Georgia Day Georgia Day is the holiday which the U.S. state of Georgia recognizes in honor of its colonial founding as the Province of Georgia. On February 12, 1733 [NS] James Oglethorpe landed the first settlers in the ""Anne"", at what was to become Georgia's first city (and later the first state capital), Savannah. Not a public holiday, it was created by Georgia's General Assembly, which provided that Feb. 12, ""the anniversary of the landing of the first colonists in Georgia under Oglethorpe""—be observed in the public schools as Georgia Day. The law was never repealed, but was not included"
"research center in Washington, D.C., and three international residential and research centers located at Oxford University in Oxford, England, at Cortona, Italy, and at Monteverde, Costa Rica. Varsity and intramural student athletics are an integral part of student life. The University of Georgia's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their Georgia Bulldogs nickname, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). UGA served as a founding member of the SEC in 1932. In their more than 120-year history, the university's varsity sports teams have won 39 national championships and 130 conference championships. The Georgia"
"the Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921, and again by the newly independent (from the Soviet Union) Georgia from 1990 to 2004. The new national anthem quickly gained popularity in contrast to its predecessor, whose lyrics were somewhat archaic and difficult to memorize. During U.S. President George W. Bush's visit to Georgia, on May 10, 2005, when he along with President Mikheil Saakashvili was addressing tens of thousands of Georgians in Freedom Square in Tbilisi, a recording of ""Tavisupleba"" failed to play properly. Saakashvili then motioned to the choirs, and thousands in the crowd joined the singers in"
"Flag of Georgia (country) The flag of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს სახელმწიფო დროშა; ""sakartvelos sakhelmtsʼipo drosha""), also known as the Five Cross Flag (Georgian: ხუთჯვრიანი დროშა; ""khutjvriani drosha""), is one of the national symbols of Georgia. Originally a banner of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia, it was brought back to popular use in the late 20th and early 21st centuries during periods of the Georgian national revival. Prior to obtaining its official status in 2004, the flag was popularized by the United National Movement and served as one of the most recognizable symbols of the Rose Revolution. The current flag was"
"been named a global city. Georgia is bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina, to the northeast by South Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Florida, and to the west by Alabama. The state's northernmost part is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains system. The Piedmont extends through the central part of the state from the foothills of the Blue Ridge to the Fall Line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the coastal plain of the state's southern part. Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at"
"Tbilisi. Twenty Georgians were killed and hundreds wounded and poisoned. The event radicalised Georgian politics, prompting many – even some Georgian communists – to conclude that independence was preferable to continued Soviet unity. On October 28, 1990, democratic parliamentary elections were held, and on November 15 the nation was renamed the Republic of Georgia. Georgia (excluding Abkhazia) was one of the six republics along with Armenia, Moldova and the Baltic States who boycotted the participation of the union-wide preservation referendum in March. It declared independence on April 9, 1991, under Zviad Gamsakhurdia, as one of the republics to secede just"
"for peace. Flag of Georgia (country) The flag of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს სახელმწიფო დროშა; ""sakartvelos sakhelmtsʼipo drosha""), also known as the Five Cross Flag (Georgian: ხუთჯვრიანი დროშა; ""khutjvriani drosha""), is one of the national symbols of Georgia. Originally a banner of the medieval Kingdom of Georgia, it was brought back to popular use in the late 20th and early 21st centuries during periods of the Georgian national revival. Prior to obtaining its official status in 2004, the flag was popularized by the United National Movement and served as one of the most recognizable symbols of the Rose Revolution. The current"
"Atlanta metropolitan area added 1.23 million people (24 percent) between 2000 and 2010, and Atlanta rose in rank from the eleventh-largest metropolitan area in the United States to the ninth-largest. Jimmy Carter, from Plains, Georgia, was President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta in 1929. He was a civil rights movement leader fighting for rights for African Americans and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Reference: Georgia Symbols Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It began as a British colony in 1733, the"
"Georgia (country) Georgia (, ) is a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital and largest city is Tbilisi. Georgia covers a territory of , and its 2017 population is about 3.718 million. The sovereign state of Georgia is a unitary semi-presidential republic, with the government elected through a representative democracy. During the classical era, several independent kingdoms became established"
"Savannah, Georgia in popular culture The city of Savannah, Georgia, the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, is frequently mentioned in popular culture. What follows is a list of Savannah, Georgia in popular culture and includes works of literature, music, film, and television. Savannah was established in 1733 and was the first colonial and state capital of Georgia. It is known as America's first planned city and attracts millions of visitors who enjoy the city's architecture and historic buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America),"
"in 2009. Films shot in Georgia include Tyler Perry's ""Meet the Browns"" (2008), ""Life as We Know It"" (2010), ""Contagion"" (2011) and a number of Marvel Studios productions including and , as well as ""Ant Man and the Wasp"" and ""Black Panther"". Atlanta has been called the ""Hollywood of the South"". Georgia overtook California in 2016 as the state location with the most feature films produced. The state's first tax incentive, a point of purchase sales and use tax exemption, was introduced in 2002. The state's second and most progressive tax incentive, the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act, was signed"
"she was to be named Georgia after the state, an anecdote which would be directly referenced by the song's lyric: ""Georgia claimed her – Georgia named her."" The tune was first recorded on March 19, 1925, by bandleader Ben Bernie, resulting in a five-week number one for Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra. One of the most popular versions of ""Sweet Georgia Brown"" was recorded in 1949 by Brother Bones and His Shadows and later adopted as the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team in 1952. Sweet Georgia Brown ""Sweet Georgia Brown"" is a jazz standard and"
"Georgia Football Media Guide"", and College Football Data Warehouse. It is common for Georgia fans to refer to the Georgia Institute of Technology as Georgia Tech University, GTU, or North Avenue Trade School. The ""GTU"" nickname is derived from the common mistitle given to Georgia Tech in media outlets. Also, since Georgia Tech is an engineering school, Georgia fans often refer to Tech fans as nerds, dorks, Techies, or Gnats (acronym for Georgia North Avenue Trade School). The school's campus and Grant Field front North Avenue in midtown Atlanta, giving rise to the ""Trade School"" nickname. Grant Field is also"
"Geography of Georgia (U.S. state) The geography of Georgia describes a state in the Southeastern United States in North America. The Golden Isles of Georgia lie off the coast of the state. The main geographical features include mountains such as the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians in the northwest, the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northeast, the Piedmont plateau in the central portion of the state and Coastal Plain in the south. The highest area in Georgia is Brasstown Bald which is 1,458 m (4,784 ft) above sea level, while the lowest is at sea level, at the Atlantic Ocean. Georgia is located"
"Act 1705. According to the decision taken by a court of the House of Lords, all family members bear the last name ""Guelph"" in the UK and are styled Royal Highnesses in their documents. Many towns and provinces across the British Empire were named after the ruling House of Hanover and its members, among them the U.S. state of Georgia, U.S. towns Hanover, Massachusetts, Hanover, New Hampshire, Hanover, Pennsylvania, Hanover Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, counties Hanover County, Virginia, Caroline County, Virginia, Brunswick County, Virginia, Brunswick County, North Carolina, places named Georgia in New Jersey, Vermont, Arkansas and South Dakota,"
"out"". Georgia Tech teams are variously known as the Yellow Jackets, the Ramblin' Wreck and the Engineers; but the official nickname is ""Yellow Jackets"". They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sub-level for football), primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for all sports since the 1979–80 season (a year after they officially joined the conference before beginning conference play), Coastal Division in any sports split into a divisional format since the 2005–06 season. The Yellow Jackets previously competed as a charter member of the Metro Conference"
"Flowery Branch, Georgia Flowery Branch is a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,679. It is part of the Gainesville, Georgia metropolitan area, and lies on the shores of Lake Lanier. Flowery Branch was originally named Anaguluskee, a Cherokee Indian word meaning ""flowers on the branch."" Other sources claim the original name was Nattagasska (""Blossom Creek""), which long-term residents recall as an alternative nickname for the town. Andrew Jackson passed through Flowery Branch on his way to the First Seminole War in 1818. The Atlanta Falcons football team's"
"Georgia Chamber of Commerce The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is a statewide membership organization centered on a mission of pro-business advocacy and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The Georgia Chamber routinely supports good legislation and opposes bad legislation that most small and large business owners would consider a threat to their business success. Founded in 1915 as the Georgia Manufacturing Association, the Georgia Chamber renamed itself the Associated Industries of Georgia in 1939. In 1968, the organization became the Georgia Business and Industry Association, and then in 1983 became the Business Council of Georgia. The most recent name change"
"of the Georgia supreme court. Their nephew John Henry Lumpkin was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. The settlers of Terminus (current-day Atlanta) voted to rename their town ""Lumpkin"" after Wilson Lumpkin. He instead asked for his young daughter Martha W. Lumpkin (later Compton), to be the honoree of the city's first true name, ""Marthasville."" The story that the later name ""Atlanta"" derives from a nickname ""Atalanta"" for Martha is not supported by the historical evidence. Lumpkin County, Georgia, is named for him. The Lumpkin House on the campus of the University of Georgia was built by Lumpkin and is named"
"academic recognition regionally and nationally. The University of Georgia (commonly referred to as UGA, or Georgia) is located in the college town Athens, and is a liberal arts research university. The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, Tech, or GT) is a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research university with a metropolitan campus in downtown Atlanta. Georgia competes athletically in the Southeastern Conference while Georgia Tech competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference since 1979 after leaving the SEC in 1964. The two teams have won six national titles in football. Georgia Tech claims four national championships"