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| title = Atlanta timeline
 
| title = Atlanta timeline
  
| image   = [[File:Seal of Atlanta.png|200px|alt=Seal of the City of Atlanta]]
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| image       = [[File:Seal of Atlanta.png|200px|alt=Seal of the City of Atlanta]]
| caption = Seal of the City of [[Atlanta]]
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| caption     = Seal of the City of [[Atlanta]]
| headerstyle  = background:#ccf;
 
  
| header1 = before 1820s
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| data2 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| data2   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| title = before 1820s
| label2 = 1762
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| label1 = 1762
| data2  = [[Standing Peachtree]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[trading post]] first mentioned
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| data1  = [[Standing Peachtree]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[trading post]] first mentioned
 
}}
 
}}
| header3 = 1820s
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| data4   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data4 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1 = 1821  
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| title  = 1820s
| data1   = [[Creek Indians]] cede land that is now [[Metro Atlanta]]
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| label1 = 1821  
| label2 = 1822
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| data1 = [[Creek Indians]] cede land that is now [[Metro Atlanta]]
| data2   = [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]] founded
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| label2 = 1822
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| data2 = [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]] founded
 
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}}
| header5 = 1830s
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| data6   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data6 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1 = 1830
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| title  = 1830s
| data1   = Whitehall Tavern built at today's [[West End (Atlanta)|West End]]
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| label1 = 1830
| label2 = 1836
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| data1 = Whitehall Tavern built at today's [[West End (Atlanta)|West End]]
| data2   = [[Western and Atlantic Railroad]] approved
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| label2 = 1836
| label3 = 1839
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| data2 = [[Western and Atlantic Railroad]] approved
| data3   = [[John Thrasher]] builds settlement at terminus
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| label3 = 1839
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| data3 = [[John Thrasher]] builds settlement at terminus
 
}}
 
}}
| header7 = 1840s
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| data8   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data8 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1 = 1842
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| title  = 1840s
| data1   = Name "Atlanta" approved;<br>[[Georgia Railroad]] arrives from [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
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| label1 = 1842
| label2 = 1846
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| data1 = Name "Atlanta" approved;<br>[[Georgia Railroad]] arrives from [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
| data2   = [[Macon and Western Railroad|Macon & Western RR]] connects Atlanta with port of [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
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| label2 = 1846
| label3 = 1847
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| data2 = [[Macon and Western Railroad|Macon & Western RR]] connects Atlanta with port of [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
| data3   = Atlanta incorporated
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| label3 = 1847
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| data3 = Atlanta incorporated
 
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}}
| header9 = 1850s
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| data10 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data10 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1 = 1850
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| title  = 1850s
| data1   = [[Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta)|Oakland Cemetery]] founded
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| label1 = 1850
| label2 = 1851
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| data1 = [[Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta)|Oakland Cemetery]] founded
| data2   = [[Western and Atlantic Railroad|W&A RR]] connects Atlanta to [[Midwestern United States|The Midwest]]
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| label2 = 1851
| label3 = 1854
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| data2 = [[Western and Atlantic Railroad|W&A RR]] connects Atlanta to [[Midwestern United States|The Midwest]]
| data3   = [[Atlanta & West Point Railroad|Atlanta & La Grange RR]] connects Atlanta towards the southwest; Atlanta becomes rail hub for entire [[Southern United States|South]]
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| label3 = 1854
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| data3 = [[Atlanta & West Point Railroad|Atlanta & La Grange RR]] connects Atlanta towards the southwest; Atlanta becomes rail hub for entire [[Southern United States|South]]
 
}}
 
}}
| header11 = 1860s
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| data12   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data12 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1861-1865
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| title  = 1860s
| data1   = [[American Civil War]]
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| label1 = 1861-1865
| label2   = 1864
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| data1 = [[American Civil War]]
| data2   = [[Atlanta in the American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Atlanta Campaign]], [[Atlanta in the American Civil War|burning of Atlanta]]
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| label2 = 1864
| label3   = 1865
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| data2 = [[Atlanta in the American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Atlanta Campaign]], [[Atlanta in the American Civil War|burning of Atlanta]]
| data3   = Civil War ends; slaves freed;<br>[[Atlanta University]], 1st Atlanta [[Atlanta University Center|black college]], founded
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| label3 = 1865
| label4   = 1868
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| data3 = Civil War ends; slaves freed;<br>[[Atlanta University]], 1st Atlanta [[Atlanta University Center|black college]], founded
| label4   = Atlanta made state capital
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| label4 = 1868
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| label4 = Atlanta made state capital
 
}}
 
}}
| header13 = 1870s
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| data14   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data14 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1871
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| title  = 1870s
| data1   = [[Streetcars in Atlanta|Horse-drawn streetcars]] appear, enabling city expansion
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| label1 = 1871
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| data1 = [[Streetcars in Atlanta|Horse-drawn streetcars]] appear, enabling city expansion
 
}}
 
}}
| header15 = 1880s
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| data16   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data16 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1880
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| title  = 1880s
| data1   = Atlanta surpasses [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] as Georgia's largest city
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| label1 = 1880
| label2   = 1881
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| data1 = Atlanta surpasses [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] as Georgia's largest city
| data2   = [[International Cotton Exposition]]
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| label2 = 1881
| label3   = 1885
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| data2 = [[International Cotton Exposition]]
| data3   = [[Georgia Tech]] founded
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| label3 = 1885
| label4   = 1886
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| data3 = [[Georgia Tech]] founded
| data4   = Atlanta [[Prohibition in the United States|goes "dry"]];<br>[[Coca-Cola]] first sold;<br>[[Henry W. Grady#Journalist|Henry Grady's]] "[[New South]]" speech in [[New York City|New York]]
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| label4 = 1886
| label5   = 1887
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| data4 = Atlanta [[Prohibition in the United States|goes "dry"]];<br>[[Coca-Cola]] first sold;<br>[[Henry W. Grady#Journalist|Henry Grady's]] "[[New South]]" speech in [[New York City|New York]]
| data5   = [[Piedmont Exposition]];<br>[[Inman Park]], first garden suburb, founded
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| label5 = 1887
| label6   = 1889
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| data5 = [[Piedmont Exposition]];<br>[[Inman Park]], first garden suburb, founded
| data6   = First [[Streetcars in Atlanta|electric streetcars]] enable further expansion of city;<br>[[Georgia State Capitol|State Capitol]] building opens
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| label6 = 1889
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| data6 = First [[Streetcars in Atlanta|electric streetcars]] enable further expansion of city;<br>[[Georgia State Capitol|State Capitol]] building opens
 
}}
 
}}
| header17 = 1890s
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| data18   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data18 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1895
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| title  = 1890s
| data1   = [[Cotton States and International Exposition|Cotton States Expo]]; [[Booker T. Washington]] gives [[Atlanta Exposition Speech|"Atlanta Compromise" Speech]]
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| label1 = 1895
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| data1 = [[Cotton States and International Exposition|Cotton States Expo]]; [[Booker T. Washington]] gives [[Atlanta Exposition Speech|"Atlanta Compromise" Speech]]
 
}}
 
}}
| header19 = 1900s
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| data20   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data20 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1906
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| title  = 1900s
| data1   = [[Atlanta Race Riot]] kills 27;<br>Black businesses move to [[Sweet Auburn]] and west side
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| label1 = 1906
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| data1 = [[Atlanta Race Riot]] kills 27;<br>Black businesses move to [[Sweet Auburn]] and west side
 
}}
 
}}
| header21 = 1910s
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| data22   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data22 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1910
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| title  = 1910s
| data1   = Restaurants segregated; other [[Jim Crow laws]] follow
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| label1 = 1910
| label2   = 1913
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| data1 = Restaurants segregated; other [[Jim Crow laws]] follow
| data2   = [[Leo Frank]] lynching;<br>[[Georgia Tech]] starts "evening college", now [[Georgia State University|Georgia State]]
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| label2 = 1913
| label3   = 1914
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| data2 = [[Leo Frank]] lynching;<br>[[Georgia Tech]] starts "evening college", now [[Georgia State University|Georgia State]]
| data3   = [[Coca-Cola]] president [[Asa Griggs Candler]] donates land for [[Emory University]] campus in [[Druid Hills, Georgia|Druid Hills]]
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| label3 = 1914
| label4   = 1917
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| data3 = [[Coca-Cola]] president [[Asa Griggs Candler]] donates land for [[Emory University]] campus in [[Druid Hills, Georgia|Druid Hills]]
| data4   = [[Great Atlanta fire of 1917|Great Atlanta fire]]
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| label4 = 1917
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| data4 = [[Great Atlanta fire of 1917|Great Atlanta fire]]
 
}}
 
}}
| header23 = 1920s
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| data24   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data24 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1923
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| title  = 1920s
| data1   = [[Viaducts of Atlanta|Spring Street Viaduct]] opens, downtown rises above train tracks<!-- I know this is not very notable, but nothing else much notable happened in the 1920s -->
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| label1 = 1923
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| data1 = [[Viaducts of Atlanta|Spring Street Viaduct]] opens, downtown rises above train tracks<!-- I know this is not very notable, but nothing else much notable happened in the 1920s -->
 
}}
 
}}
| header25 = 1930s
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| data26   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data26 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1936
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| title  = 1930s
| data1   = [[William B. Hartsfield]] elected mayor;<br>[[Techwood Homes]] built, first public housing in US
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| label1 = 1936
| label2   = 1939
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| data1 = [[William B. Hartsfield]] elected mayor;<br>[[Techwood Homes]] built, first public housing in US
| data2   = ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' premiere draws 300,000 to streets
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| label2 = 1939
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| data2 = ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' premiere draws 300,000 to streets
 
}}
 
}}
| header27 = 1940s
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| data28   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data28 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1946
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| title  = 1940s
| data1   = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) founded
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| label1 = 1946
| label2   = 1949
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| data1 = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) founded
| data2   = Last [[Streetcars in Atlanta|streetcar]] line converted to [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|trolleybus]]
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| label2 = 1949
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| data2 = Last [[Streetcars in Atlanta|streetcar]] line converted to [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|trolleybus]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
| header29 = 1950s
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| data30   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data30 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1950
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| title  = 1950s
| data1   = [[Atlanta transit strike of 1950|Transit strike]], [[Atlanta Transit Company|Atlanta Transit Co.]] takes over transit from [[Georgia Power|Georgia Railway and Power]]
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| label1 = 1950
| label2   = 1952
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| data1 = [[Atlanta transit strike of 1950|Transit strike]], [[Atlanta Transit Company|Atlanta Transit Co.]] takes over transit from [[Georgia Power|Georgia Railway and Power]]
| data2   = [[Buckhead (Atlanta)|Buckhead]] annexed
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| label2 = 1952
| label3   = 1958
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| data2 = [[Buckhead (Atlanta)|Buckhead]] annexed
| data3   = 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]]
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| label3 = 1958
| label4   = 1959
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| data3 = 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]]
| data4   = Trolleybuses and buses desegregated;<br>[[Lenox Square]] mall opens
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| label4 = 1959
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| data4 = Trolleybuses and buses desegregated;<br>[[Lenox Square]] mall opens
 
}}
 
}}
| header31 = 1960s
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| data32   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data32 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1960
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| title  = 1960s
| data1   = [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)#Sit-ins, 1960|Civil Rights sit-ins]] at [[Rich's]], lunch counters
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| label1 = 1960
| label2   = 1961
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| data1 = [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)#Sit-ins, 1960|Civil Rights sit-ins]] at [[Rich's]], lunch counters
| data2   = [[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]]
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| label2 = 1961
| label3   = 1962
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| data2 = [[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]]
| data3   = 106 Atlanta art patrons die in [[Air France Flight 007#Impact on Atlanta, Georgia|Paris air crash]]
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| label3 = 1962
| label4   = 1963
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| data3 = 106 Atlanta art patrons die in [[Air France Flight 007#Impact on Atlanta, Georgia|Paris air crash]]
| data4   = [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|Trolleybuses]] converted en masse to buses
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| label4 = 1963
| label5   = 1968
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| data4 = [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|Trolleybuses]] converted en masse to buses
| data5   = [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] assassinated
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| label5 = 1968
| label6   = 1969
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| data5 = [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] assassinated
| data6   = [[Interstate 285|Perimeter]] freeway opens
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| label6 = 1969
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| data6 = [[Interstate 285|Perimeter]] freeway opens
 
}}
 
}}
| header33 = 1970s
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| data34   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data34 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1973
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| title  = 1970s
| data1   = [[Maynard Jackson]] becomes first black [[List of mayors of Atlanta|mayor]]
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| label1 = 1973
| label2   = 1979
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| data1 = [[Maynard Jackson]] becomes first black [[List of mayors of Atlanta|mayor]]
| data2   = [[MARTA]] opens first rail rapid transit line;<br>[[Atlanta murders of 1979–1981|Child murders]] begin
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| label2 = 1979
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| data2 = [[MARTA]] opens first rail rapid transit line;<br>[[Atlanta murders of 1979–1981|Child murders]] begin
 
}}
 
}}
| header35 = 1980s
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| data36   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data36 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1980
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| title  = 1980s
| data1   = [[CNN]] launches, [[Turner Broadcasting System|Turner]] empire takes off
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| label1 = 1980
| label2   = 1982
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| data1 = [[CNN]] launches, [[Turner Broadcasting System|Turner]] empire takes off
| data2   = [[Andrew Young]] becomes mayor
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| label2 = 1982
| label3   = 1988
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| data2 = [[Andrew Young]] becomes mayor
| data3   = [[1988 Democratic National Convention|Democratic Convention]]
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| label3 = 1988
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| data3 = [[1988 Democratic National Convention|Democratic Convention]]
 
}}
 
}}
| header37 = 1990s
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| data38   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data38 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 1992
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| title  = 1990s
| data1   = [[Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)|Bank of America Plaza]] completed, tallest US building outside of NYC and Chicago
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| label1 = 1992
| label2   = 1996
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| data1 = [[Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)|Bank of America Plaza]] completed, tallest US building outside of NYC and Chicago
| data2   = [[1996 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
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| label2 = 1996
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| data2 = [[1996 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
 
}}
 
}}
| header39 = 2000s
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| data40   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data40 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 2005
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| title  = 2000s
| data1   = [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Airport]] becomes world's busiest;<br>[[BeltLine]] plan adopted, adding 40% to city's green space
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| label1 = 2005
| label2   = 2008
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| data1 = [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Airport]] becomes world's busiest;<br>[[BeltLine]] plan adopted, adding 40% to city's green space
| data2   = [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]] becomes world's largest airline;<br>[[2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak|Downtown tornadoes]]
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| label2 = 2008
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| data2 = [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]] becomes world's largest airline;<br>[[2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak|Downtown tornadoes]]
 
}}
 
}}
| header41 = 2010s
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| data42   = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| data42 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
| label1   = 2011
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| title  = 2010s
| data1   = Atlanta first US city to [[Demolished public housing projects in Atlanta|demolish all public housing projects]]
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| label1 = 2011
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| data1 = Atlanta first US city to [[Demolished public housing projects in Atlanta|demolish all public housing projects]]
 
}}
 
}}
  

Revision as of 18:18, 31 January 2012

Atlanta timeline
Seal of the City of Atlanta
Seal of the City of Atlanta
before 1820s
1762Standing Peachtree, Native American trading post first mentioned
1820s
1821Creek Indians cede land that is now Metro Atlanta
1822Decatur founded
1830s
1830Whitehall Tavern built at today's West End
1836Western and Atlantic Railroad approved
1839John Thrasher builds settlement at terminus
1840s
1842Name "Atlanta" approved;
Georgia Railroad arrives from Augusta
1846Macon & Western RR connects Atlanta with port of Savannah
1847Atlanta incorporated
1850s
1850Oakland Cemetery founded
1851W&A RR connects Atlanta to The Midwest
1854Atlanta & La Grange RR connects Atlanta towards the southwest; Atlanta becomes rail hub for entire South
1860s
1861-1865American Civil War
1864Civil War Atlanta Campaign, burning of Atlanta
1865Civil War ends; slaves freed;
Atlanta University, 1st Atlanta black college, founded
1870s
1871Horse-drawn streetcars appear, enabling city expansion
1880s
1880Atlanta surpasses Savannah as Georgia's largest city
1881International Cotton Exposition
1885Georgia Tech founded
1886Atlanta goes "dry";
Coca-Cola first sold;
Henry Grady's "New South" speech in New York
1887Piedmont Exposition;
Inman Park, first garden suburb, founded
1889First electric streetcars enable further expansion of city;
State Capitol building opens
1890s
1895Cotton States Expo; Booker T. Washington gives "Atlanta Compromise" Speech
1900s
1906Atlanta Race Riot kills 27;
Black businesses move to Sweet Auburn and west side
1910s
1910Restaurants segregated; other Jim Crow laws follow
1913Leo Frank lynching;
Georgia Tech starts "evening college", now Georgia State
1914Coca-Cola president Asa Griggs Candler donates land for Emory University campus in Druid Hills
1917Great Atlanta fire
1920s
1923Spring Street Viaduct opens, downtown rises above train tracks
1930s
1936William B. Hartsfield elected mayor;
Techwood Homes built, first public housing in US
1939Gone with the Wind premiere draws 300,000 to streets
1940s
1946Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) founded
1949Last streetcar line converted to trolleybus
1950s
1950Transit strike, Atlanta Transit Co. takes over transit from Georgia Railway and Power
1952Buckhead annexed
1958Racist terrorists bomb "The Temple", believing Jews support black Civil Rights
1959Trolleybuses and buses desegregated;
Lenox Square mall opens
1960s
1960Civil Rights sit-ins at Rich's, lunch counters
1961Ivan Allen, Jr. becomes mayor;
Public schools begin to desegregate;
Rich's desegregates restaurant;
John Portman opens Merchandise Mart, kicking off transformation of downtown
1962106 Atlanta art patrons die in Paris air crash
1963Trolleybuses converted en masse to buses
1968Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated
1969Perimeter freeway opens
1970s
1973Maynard Jackson becomes first black mayor
1979MARTA opens first rail rapid transit line;
Child murders begin
1980s
1980CNN launches, Turner empire takes off
1982Andrew Young becomes mayor
1988Democratic Convention
1990s
1992Bank of America Plaza completed, tallest US building outside of NYC and Chicago
1996Summer Olympics
2000s
2005Airport becomes world's busiest;
BeltLine plan adopted, adding 40% to city's green space
2008Delta becomes world's largest airline;
Downtown tornadoes
2010s
2011Atlanta first US city to demolish all public housing projects