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|data47 = Last [[Streetcars in Atlanta|streetcar]] line converted to [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|trolleybus]] | |data47 = Last [[Streetcars in Atlanta|streetcar]] line converted to [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|trolleybus]] | ||
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− | | | + | |header130 = 1950s |
− | | | + | |label131= 1950 |
− | | | + | |data131 = [[Atlanta transit strike of 1950|Transit strike]], [[Atlanta Transit Company|Atlanta Transit Co.]] takes over transit from [[Georgia Power|Georgia Railway and Power]] |
− | | | + | |label132 = 1952 |
− | | | + | |data132= [[Buckhead (Atlanta)|Buckhead]] annexed |
− | | | + | |label138=1958 |
− | | | + | |data138 = Racist terrorists [[Bombing of the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple|bomb "The Temple"]], believing Jews support [[African American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)|black Civil Rights]] |
+ | |label139=1959 | ||
+ | |data139 = Trolleybuses and buses desegregated;<br>[[Lenox Square]] mall opens | ||
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+ | |header140 = 1960s | ||
+ | |label141=1960 | ||
+ | |data141= [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)#Sit-ins, 1960|Civil Rights sit-ins]] at [[Rich's]], lunch counters | ||
+ | |label142=1961 | ||
+ | |data142=[[Ivan Allen, Jr.]] becomes mayor;<br>[[Atlanta Public Schools|Public schools]] begin to desegregate;<br>[[Rich's]] desegregates restaurant;<br>[[John C. Portman, Jr.|John Portman]] opens [[AmericasMart|Merchandise Mart]], kicking off [[History of Atlanta#transformation of downtown|transformation of downtown]] | ||
+ | |label143=1962 | ||
+ | |data143= 106 Atlanta art patrons die in [[Air France Flight 007#Impact on Atlanta, Georgia|Paris air crash]] | ||
+ | |label144=1963 | ||
+ | |data144= [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|Trolleybuses]] converted en masse to buses | ||
+ | |label146=1968 | ||
+ | |data146=[[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] assassinated | ||
+ | |label149=1969 | ||
+ | |data149= [[Interstate 285|Perimeter]] freeway opens | ||
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+ | |header150=1970s | ||
+ | |label153=1973 | ||
+ | |data153=[[Maynard Jackson]] becomes first black [[List of mayors of Atlanta|mayor]] | ||
+ | |label159 = 1979 | ||
+ | |data159 = [[MARTA]] opens first rail rapid transit line;<br>[[Atlanta murders of 1979–1981|Child murders]] begin | ||
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+ | |header160=1980s | ||
+ | |label161=1980 | ||
+ | |data161=[[CNN]] launches, [[Turner Broadcasting System|Turner]] empire takes off | ||
+ | |label162=1982 | ||
+ | |data162= [[Andrew Young]] becomes mayor | ||
+ | |label163=1988 | ||
+ | |data163=[[1988 Democratic National Convention|Democratic Convention]] | ||
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|header170=1990s | |header170=1990s | ||
|label172 = 1992 | |label172 = 1992 |