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| title = Atlanta timeline
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| name = Atlanta timeline
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| image    = [[File:Seal of Atlanta.png|200px|center|alt=Seal of the City of Atlanta]]
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| alt = Seal of the City of Atlanta
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| caption = Seal of the City of [[Atlanta]]
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| below = See also: [[Timeline of Atlanta]]
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| listtitlestyle =padding-left:0.5em;text-align:center;
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| heading1 = History
  
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| list2title = Before 1820
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| list2 = 
[[Category:History and events templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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; 1762
[[Category:United States history templates]]
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: [[Standing Peachtree]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[trading post]] first mentioned
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| list3title = 1820
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| list3 =
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;1821
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: [[Creek Indians]] cede land that is now [[Metro Atlanta]]
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;1823
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: [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]] founded
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; 1826
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: Land lottery to distribute lots in the area which is now Atlanta
  
{{Infobox timeline
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| list4title =1830
|name        = Atlanta timeline
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| list4 =
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; 1830
|title        = Atlanta timeline
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:Whitehall Tavern built at today's [[West End, Atlanta|West End]]
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; 1836
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:[[Western and Atlantic Railroad]] approved
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; 1839
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:[[John Thrasher]] builds settlement at terminus
  
|image        = [[File:Seal of Atlanta.png|200px|alt=Seal of the City of Atlanta]]
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| list5title =1840
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| list5
|caption      = Seal of the City of [[Atlanta]]
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;1842
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:Incorporated as Marthasville;<br>[[Georgia Railroad]] arrives from [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
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;1846
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:[[Macon and Western Railroad|Macon & Western RR]] connects Atlanta with port of [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
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;1847
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:Atlanta incorporated
  
|header1 = before 1820s
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| list6title =1850
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| list6 =  
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{{center|pop. 2,572}}
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;1850
|label2  = 1762
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:[[Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta)|Oakland Cemetery]] founded
|data2  =  [[Standing Peachtree]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[trading post]] first mentioned
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;1851
|header3 = 1820s
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:[[Western and Atlantic Railroad|W&A RR]] connects Atlanta to [[Midwestern United States|The Midwest]]
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;1854
|data3  =
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:[[Atlanta and La Grange Railroad]] connects Atlanta towards the southwest; Atlanta becomes rail hub for entire [[Southern United States|South]]
|label4 = 1821
 
|data4 = [[Creek Indians]] cede land that is now [[Metro Atlanta]]
 
|label5 = 1822
 
|data5 = [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]] founded
 
|header6 = 1830s
 
|label7 = 1830
 
|data7= Whitehall Tavern built at today's [[West End (Atlanta)|West End]]
 
|label8  = 1836
 
|data8  = [[Western and Atlantic Railroad]] approved
 
|label9  = 1839
 
|data9  = [[John Thrasher]] builds settlement at terminus
 
|header10 = 1840s
 
|label11= 1842
 
|data11= Name "Atlanta" approved;<br>[[Georgia Railroad]] arrives from [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
 
|label12 = 1846
 
|data12 = [[Macon and Western Railroad|Macon & Western RR]] connects Atlanta with port of [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
 
|label13 = 1847
 
|data13 = Atlanta incorporated
 
|header14 = 1850s
 
|label15 = 1850
 
|data15 = [[Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta)|Oakland Cemetery]] founded
 
|label16 = 1851
 
|data16 = [[Western and Atlantic Railroad|W&A RR]] connects Atlanta to [[Midwestern United States|The Midwest]]
 
|label17 = 1854
 
|data17 = [[Atlanta & West Point Railroad|Atlanta & La Grange RR]] connects Atlanta towards the southwest; Atlanta becomes rail hub for entire [[Southern United States|South]]
 
|header18 = 1860s
 
|label19 = 1861-1865
 
|data19 = [[American Civil War]]
 
|label20 = 1864
 
|data20 = [[Atlanta in the American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Atlanta Campaign]], [[Atlanta in the American Civil War|burning of Atlanta]]
 
|label21=1865
 
|data21 = Civil War ends; slaves freed;<br>[[Atlanta University]], 1st Atlanta [[Atlanta University Center|black college]], founded
 
|label22=1868
 
|label22 = Atlanta made state capital
 
|header23=1870s
 
|label24 = 1871
 
|data24 = [[Streetcars in Atlanta|Horse-drawn streetcars]] appear, enabling city expansion
 
  
|header60=1880s
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| list7title =1860
|label61= 1880
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| list7=  
|data61 = Atlanta surpasses [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] as Georgia's largest city
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{{center|pop. 9,554}}
|label62 = 1881
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;1861-1865
|data62 = [[International Cotton Exposition]]
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:[[American Civil War]]
|label65 = 1885
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;1864
|data65 = [[Georgia Tech]] founded
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:[[Atlanta in the American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Atlanta Campaign]], [[Atlanta in the American Civil War|burning of Atlanta]]
|label66= 1886
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;1865
|data66 = 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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:Civil War ends; slaves freed;<br>[[Atlanta University]], 1st Atlanta [[Atlanta University Center|black college]], founded
|label67 = 1887
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;1868
|data67 = [[Piedmont Exposition]];<br>[[Inman Park]], first garden suburb, founded
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:Atlanta made state capital
|label69 = 1889
 
|data69 = First [[Streetcars in Atlanta|electric streetcars]] enable further expansion of city;<br>[[Georgia State Capitol|State Capitol]] building opens
 
  
|header70 = 1890s
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| list8title =1870
|label75= 1895
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| list8=  
|data75= [[Cotton States and International Exposition|Cotton States Expo]]; [[Booker T. Washington]] gives [[Atlanta Exposition Speech|"Atlanta Compromise" Speech]]
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{{center|pop. 21,879}}
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;1871
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:[[Streetcars in Atlanta|Horse-drawn streetcars]] appear, enabling city expansion
  
|header80=1900s
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| list9title =1880
|label86=1906
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| list9 =
|data86=[[Atlanta Race Riot]] kills 27;<br>Black businesses move to [[Sweet Auburn]] and west side
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{{center|pop. 37,409}}
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;1880
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:Atlanta surpasses [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] as Georgia's largest city
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;1881
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:[[International Cotton Exposition]]
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;1885
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:[[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] founded
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;1886
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: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
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;1887
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:[[Piedmont Exposition]];<br>[[Inman Park]], first garden suburb, founded;<br>[[Coca-Cola]] invents the [[coupon]]
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;1889
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:First [[Streetcars in Atlanta|electric streetcars]] enable further expansion of city;<br>[[Georgia State Capitol|State Capitol]] building opens
  
|header90 = 1910s
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| list10title = 1890
|label91 = 1910
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| list10 =
|data91 = Restaurants segregated; other [[Jim Crow laws]] follow
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{{center|pop. 65,533}}
|label93 = 1913
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; 1895
|data93 = [[Leo Frank]] lynching;<br>[[Georgia Tech]] starts "evening college", now [[Georgia State University|Georgia State]]
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:[[Cotton States and International Exposition|Cotton States Expo]]; [[Booker T. Washington]] gives [[Atlanta Exposition Speech|"Atlanta Compromise" Speech]]
|label94 = 1914
 
|data94 = [[Coca-Cola]] president [[Asa Griggs Candler]] donates land for [[Emory University]] campus in [[Druid Hills, Georgia|Druid Hills]]
 
|label97 = 1917
 
|data97 = [[Great Atlanta fire of 1917|Great Atlanta fire]]
 
  
|header100=1920s
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| list11title = 1900
|label103=1923
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| list11 =
|data103=[[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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{{center|pop. 89,872 - metro 419,375}}
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; 1906
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:[[Atlanta race riot]] kills 27;<br>Black businesses move to [[Sweet Auburn]] and west side
  
|header110 = 1930s
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| list12title = 1910
|label116=1936
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| list12 =
|data116=[[William B. Hartsfield]] elected mayor;<br>[[Techwood Homes]] built, first public housing in US
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{{center|pop. 154,839 - metro 522,442}}
|label119 = 1939
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; 1910
|data119= ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' premiere draws 300,000 to streets
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:Restaurants segregated; other [[Jim Crow laws]] follow
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; 1913
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:[[Leo Frank]] lynching;<br>[[Georgia Tech]] starts "evening college", now [[Georgia State University|Georgia State]]
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; 1914
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:[[Coca-Cola]] president [[Asa Griggs Candler]] donates land for [[Emory University]] campus in [[Druid Hills, Georgia|Druid Hills]]
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; 1917
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:[[Great Atlanta fire of 1917|Great Atlanta fire]]
  
|header120 = 1940s
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| list13title = 1920
|label126 = 1946
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| list13 =
|data126= [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) founded
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{{center|pop. 200,616 - metro 622,283}}
|label127=1949
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; 1923
|data127 = Last [[Streetcars in Atlanta|streetcar]] line converted to [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|trolleybus]]
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:[[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 -->
  
|header130 = 1950s
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| list14title = 1930
|label131= 1950
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| list14 =
|data131 = [[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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{{center|pop. 270,366 - metro 715,391}}
|label132 = 1952
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; 1936
|data132= [[Buckhead (Atlanta)|Buckhead]] annexed
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:[[William B. Hartsfield]] elected mayor;<br>[[Techwood Homes]] built, first public housing in US
|label138=1958
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; 1939
|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]]
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:''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' premiere draws 300,000 to streets
|label139=1959
 
|data139 = Trolleybuses and buses desegregated;<br>[[Lenox Square]] mall opens
 
  
|header140 = 1960s
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| list15title = 1940
|label141=1960
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| list15 =
|data141= [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)#Sit-ins, 1960|Civil Rights sit-ins]] at [[Rich's]], lunch counters
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; 1946
|label142=1961
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:[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) founded
|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]]
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; 1949
|label143=1962
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:Last [[Streetcars in Atlanta|streetcar]] line converted to [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|trolleybus]]
|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
 
  
|header150=1970s
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| list16title = 1950
|label153=1973
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| list16 =
|data153=[[Maynard Jackson]] becomes first black [[List of mayors of Atlanta|mayor]]
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{{center|pop. 331,314 - metro 997,666}}
|label159 = 1979
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; 1950
|data159 = [[MARTA]] opens first rail rapid transit line;<br>[[Atlanta murders of 1979–1981|Child murders]] begin
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:[[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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; 1952
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:[[Buckhead]] annexed
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; 1958
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:[[Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple bombing]] during the [[Civil Rights Movement]]
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; 1959
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:Trolleybuses, buses, public library desegregated;<br>[[Lenox Square]] mall opens<br>[[Atlanta metropolitan area|Metro]] population hits 1 million
  
|header160=1980s
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| list17title = 1960
|label161=1980
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| list17 =
|data161=[[CNN]] launches, [[Turner Broadcasting System|Turner]] empire takes off
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{{center|pop. 487,455 - metro 1,312,474}}
|label162=1982
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; 1960
|data162= [[Andrew Young]] becomes mayor
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:Sit-ins at [[Rich's (department store)|Rich's]] lunch counters during the [[Civil Rights Movement]]
|label163=1988
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; 1961
|data163=[[1988 Democratic National Convention|Democratic Convention]]
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:[[Ivan Allen Jr.]] becomes mayor;<br>[[Atlanta Public Schools|Public schools]] begin token desegregation;<br>[[Rich's (department store)|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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; 1962
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:106 Atlanta art patrons die in [[Air France Flight 007#Impact on Atlanta, Georgia|Paris air crash]]
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; 1963
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:[[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|Trolleybuses]] converted en masse to buses
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:1966
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:[[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]] play first season in Atlanta after moving from [[Milwaukee]]
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:[[National Football League]]'s [[Atlanta Falcons|Falcons]] play first season
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; 1968
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:[[Martin Luther King Jr.]] assassinated
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:[[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Atlanta Hawks|Hawks]] play first season in Atlanta after moving from [[St. Louis]]
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; 1969
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:[[Interstate 285 (Georgia)|Perimeter]] freeway opens
  
|header170=1990s
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| list18title = 1970
|label172 = 1992
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| list18 =
|data172 = [[Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)|Bank of America Plaza]] completed, tallest US building outside of NYC and Chicago
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{{center|pop. 496,973 - metro 1,763,626}}
|label176=1996
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; 1973
|data176=[[1996 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
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:[[Maynard Jackson]] becomes first black [[List of mayors of Atlanta|mayor]]
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; 1979
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:[[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] opens first rail rapid transit line;<br>[[Atlanta murders of 1979–81|Child murders]] begin
  
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| list19title = 1980
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| list19 =
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{{center|pop. 425,022 - metro 2,233,324}}
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; 1980
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:[[CNN]] launches, [[Turner Broadcasting System|Turner]] empire takes off
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; 1982
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:[[Andrew Young]] becomes mayor
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; 1988
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:[[1988 Democratic National Convention|Democratic Convention]]
  
|header180=2000s
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| list20title = 1990
|label185=2005
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| list20 =
|data185=[[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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{{center|pop. 394,017 - metro 2,959,950}}
|label188 = 2008
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; 1992
|data188 = [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]] becomes world's largest airline;<br>[[2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak|Downtown tornadoes]]
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:[[Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)|Bank of America Plaza]] completed, tallest US building outside of NYC and Chicago
|header190=2010s
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; 1996
|label191=2011
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:[[1996 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|data191=Atlanta first US city to [[Demolished public housing projects in Atlanta|demolish all public housing projects]]
 
  
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| list21title = 2000
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| list21 =
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{{center|pop. 416,474 - metro 4,112,198}}
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; 2005
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:[[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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; 2008
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:[[Delta Air Lines|Delta]] becomes world's largest airline;<br>[[2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak|Downtown tornadoes]]
  
 
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| list22title = 2010
 
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| list22 =
 
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{{center|pop. 420,003 - metro (CSA) 5,729,304}}
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; 2011
|below = &nbsp;
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:Atlanta first US city to [[Demolished public housing projects in Atlanta|demolish all public housing projects]]
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; 2013
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:[[Atlanta Public Schools]] supervisor [[Beverly Hall]] convicted in [[Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal|cheating scandal]]
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; 2017
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:[[Interstate 85 bridge collapse]]
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