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<includeonly>{{sidebar with collapsible lists
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| title = Atlanta timeline
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| style="text-align: center;" | Seal of the City of [[Atlanta]]
 
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{{Infobox
 
 
| name = Atlanta timeline
 
| name = Atlanta timeline
| bodyclass = collapsible {{#ifeq:{{{state|}}}|collapsed|collapsed}}
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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]]
| above  = Timeline
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| below = See also: [[Timeline of Atlanta]]
| data1  = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| liststyle = text-align:left;
| title  = before 1820s
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| listtitlestyle =padding-left:0.5em;text-align:center;
| label1 = 1762
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| heading1 = History
| data1  = [[Standing Peachtree]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[trading post]] first mentioned
 
}}
 
  
| data2  = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list2title = Before 1820
| title = 1820
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| list2 =   
| label1 = 1821
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; 1762
| data1  = [[Creek Indians]] cede land that is now [[Metro Atlanta]]
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: [[Standing Peachtree]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[trading post]] first mentioned
| label2 = 1822
 
| data2  = [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]] founded
 
}}
 
  
| data3  = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list3title = 1820
| title  = 1830
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| list3 =  
| label1 = 1830
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;1821
| data1  = Whitehall Tavern built at today's [[West End (Atlanta)|West End]]
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: [[Creek Indians]] cede land that is now [[Metro Atlanta]]
| label2 = 1836
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;1823
| data2  = [[Western and Atlantic Railroad]] approved
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: [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]] founded
| label3 = 1839
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; 1826
| data3  = [[John Thrasher]] builds settlement at terminus
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: Land lottery to distribute lots in the area which is now Atlanta
}}
 
  
| data4  = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list4title =1830
| title  = 1840
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| list4 =
| label1 = 1842
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; 1830
| data1  = Name "Atlanta" approved;<br>[[Georgia Railroad]] arrives from [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
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:Whitehall Tavern built at today's [[West End, Atlanta|West End]]
| label2 = 1846
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; 1836
| data2  = [[Macon and Western Railroad|Macon & Western RR]] connects Atlanta with port of [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
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:[[Western and Atlantic Railroad]] approved
| label3 = 1847
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; 1839
| data3  = Atlanta incorporated
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:[[John Thrasher]] builds settlement at terminus
}}
 
  
| data5 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list5title =1840
| title  = 1850<br>pop. 2,572
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| list5
| label1 = 1850
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;1842
| data1  = [[Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta)|Oakland Cemetery]] founded
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:Incorporated as Marthasville;<br>[[Georgia Railroad]] arrives from [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
| label2 = 1851
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;1846
| data2  = [[Western and Atlantic Railroad|W&A RR]] connects Atlanta to [[Midwestern United States|The Midwest]]
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:[[Macon and Western Railroad|Macon & Western RR]] connects Atlanta with port of [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
| label3 = 1854
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;1847
| 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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:Atlanta incorporated
}}
 
  
| data6 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list6title =1850
| title  = 1860<br>pop. 9,554
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| list6 =  
| label1 = 1861-1865
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{{center|pop. 2,572}}
| data1  = [[American Civil War]]
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;1850
| label2 = 1864
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:[[Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta)|Oakland Cemetery]] founded
| data2  = [[Atlanta in the American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Atlanta Campaign]], [[Atlanta in the American Civil War|burning of Atlanta]]
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;1851
| label3 = 1865
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:[[Western and Atlantic Railroad|W&A RR]] connects Atlanta to [[Midwestern United States|The Midwest]]
| data3  = Civil War ends; slaves freed;<br>[[Atlanta University]], 1st Atlanta [[Atlanta University Center|black college]], founded
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;1854
| label4 = 1868
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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 = Atlanta made state capital
 
}}
 
  
| data7 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list7title =1860
| title  = 1870<br>pop. 21,879
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| list7=
| label1 = 1871
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{{center|pop. 9,554}}
| data1  = [[Streetcars in Atlanta|Horse-drawn streetcars]] appear, enabling city expansion
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;1861-1865
}}
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:[[American Civil War]]
 +
;1864
 +
:[[Atlanta in the American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Atlanta Campaign]], [[Atlanta in the American Civil War|burning of Atlanta]]
 +
;1865
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:Civil War ends; slaves freed;<br>[[Atlanta University]], 1st Atlanta [[Atlanta University Center|black college]], founded
 +
;1868
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:Atlanta made state capital
  
| data8 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list8title =1870
| title  = 1880<br>pop. 37,409
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| list8=  
| label1 = 1880
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{{center|pop. 21,879}}
| data1  = Atlanta surpasses [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] as Georgia's largest city
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;1871
| label2 = 1881
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:[[Streetcars in Atlanta|Horse-drawn streetcars]] appear, enabling city expansion
| data2  = [[International Cotton Exposition]]
 
| label3 = 1885
 
| data3  = [[Georgia Tech]] founded
 
| label4 = 1886
 
| 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]]
 
| label5 = 1887
 
| data5  = [[Piedmont Exposition]];<br>[[Inman Park]], first garden suburb, founded
 
| label6 = 1889
 
| data6  = First [[Streetcars in Atlanta|electric streetcars]] enable further expansion of city;<br>[[Georgia State Capitol|State Capitol]] building opens
 
}}
 
  
| data9 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list9title =1880
| title  = 1890<br>pop. 65,533
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| list9 =
| label1 = 1895
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{{center|pop. 37,409}}
| data1  = [[Cotton States and International Exposition|Cotton States Expo]]; [[Booker T. Washington]] gives [[Atlanta Exposition Speech|"Atlanta Compromise" Speech]]
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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
 +
;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
 +
:[[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
  
| data10 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list10title = 1890
| title  = 1900<br>pop. 89,872 - metro 419,375
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| list10 =
| label1 = 1906
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{{center|pop. 65,533}}
| data1  = [[Atlanta Race Riot]] kills 27;<br>Black businesses move to [[Sweet Auburn]] and west side
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; 1895
}}
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:[[Cotton States and International Exposition|Cotton States Expo]]; [[Booker T. Washington]] gives [[Atlanta Exposition Speech|"Atlanta Compromise" Speech]]
  
| data11 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list11title = 1900
| title  = 1910<br>pop. 154,839 - metro 522,442
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| list11 =
| label1 = 1910
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{{center|pop. 89,872 - metro 419,375}}
| data1  = Restaurants segregated; other [[Jim Crow laws]] follow
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; 1906
| label2 = 1913
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:[[Atlanta race riot]] kills 27;<br>Black businesses move to [[Sweet Auburn]] and west side
| data2  = [[Leo Frank]] lynching;<br>[[Georgia Tech]] starts "evening college", now [[Georgia State University|Georgia State]]
 
| label3 = 1914
 
| data3  = [[Coca-Cola]] president [[Asa Griggs Candler]] donates land for [[Emory University]] campus in [[Druid Hills, Georgia|Druid Hills]]
 
| label4 = 1917
 
| data4  = [[Great Atlanta fire of 1917|Great Atlanta fire]]
 
}}
 
  
| data12 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list12title = 1910
| title  = 1920<br>pop. 200,616 - metro 622,283
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| list12 =
| label1 = 1923
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{{center|pop. 154,839 - metro 522,442}}
| 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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; 1910
}}
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:Restaurants segregated; other [[Jim Crow laws]] follow
 +
; 1913
 +
:[[Leo Frank]] lynching;<br>[[Georgia Tech]] starts "evening college", now [[Georgia State University|Georgia State]]
 +
; 1914
 +
:[[Coca-Cola]] president [[Asa Griggs Candler]] donates land for [[Emory University]] campus in [[Druid Hills, Georgia|Druid Hills]]
 +
; 1917
 +
:[[Great Atlanta fire of 1917|Great Atlanta fire]]
  
| data13 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list13title = 1920
| title  = 1930<br>pop. 270,366 - metro 715,391
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| list13 =
| label1 = 1936
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{{center|pop. 200,616 - metro 622,283}}
| data1  = [[William B. Hartsfield]] elected mayor;<br>[[Techwood Homes]] built, first public housing in US
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; 1923
| label2 = 1939
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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 -->
| data2  = ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' premiere draws 300,000 to streets
 
}}
 
  
| data14 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list14title = 1930
| title  = 1940s
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| list14 =
| label1 = 1946
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{{center|pop. 270,366 - metro 715,391}}
| data1  = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) founded
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; 1936
| label2 = 1949
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:[[William B. Hartsfield]] elected mayor;<br>[[Techwood Homes]] built, first public housing in US
| data2  = Last [[Streetcars in Atlanta|streetcar]] line converted to [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|trolleybus]]
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; 1939
}}
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:''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' premiere draws 300,000 to streets
  
| data15 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list15title = 1940
| title  = 1950<br>pop. 331,314 - metro 997,666
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| list15 =
| label1 = 1950
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; 1946
| data1  = [[Atlanta transit strike of 1950|Transit strike]], [[Atlanta Transit Company|Atlanta Transit Co.]] takes over transit from [[Georgia Power|Georgia Railway and Power]]
+
:[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) founded
| label2 = 1952
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; 1949
| data2  = [[Buckhead (Atlanta)|Buckhead]] annexed
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:Last [[Streetcars in Atlanta|streetcar]] line converted to [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|trolleybus]]
| label3 = 1958
 
| 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]]
 
| label4 = 1959
 
| data4  = Trolleybuses, buses, public library desegregated;<br>[[Lenox Square]] mall opens<br>[[Metro Atlanta|Metro]] population hits 1 million
 
}}
 
  
| data16 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list16title = 1950
| title  = 1960<br>pop. 487,455 - metro 1,312,474
+
| list16 =
| label1 = 1960
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{{center|pop. 331,314 - metro 997,666}}
| data1  = [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)#Sit-ins, 1960|Civil Rights sit-ins]] at [[Rich's]], lunch counters
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; 1950
| label2 = 1961
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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]]
| data2  = [[Ivan Allen, Jr.]] becomes mayor;<br>[[Atlanta Public Schools|Public schools]] begin token desegregation;<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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; 1952
| label3 = 1962
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:[[Buckhead]] annexed
| data3  = 106 Atlanta art patrons die in [[Air France Flight 007#Impact on Atlanta, Georgia|Paris air crash]]
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; 1958
| label4 = 1963
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:[[Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple bombing]] during the [[Civil Rights Movement]]
| data4  = [[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|Trolleybuses]] converted en masse to buses
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; 1959
| label5 = 1968
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:Trolleybuses, buses, public library desegregated;<br>[[Lenox Square]] mall opens<br>[[Atlanta metropolitan area|Metro]] population hits 1 million
| data5  = [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] assassinated
 
| label6 = 1969
 
| data6  = [[Interstate 285|Perimeter]] freeway opens
 
}}
 
  
| data17 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list17title = 1960
| title  = 1970<br>pop. 496,973 - metro 1,763,626
+
| list17 =
| label1 = 1973
+
{{center|pop. 487,455 - metro 1,312,474}}
| data1  = [[Maynard Jackson]] becomes first black [[List of mayors of Atlanta|mayor]]
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; 1960
| label2 = 1979
+
:Sit-ins at [[Rich's (department store)|Rich's]] lunch counters during the [[Civil Rights Movement]]
| data2  = [[MARTA]] opens first rail rapid transit line;<br>[[Atlanta murders of 1979–1981|Child murders]] begin
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; 1961
}}
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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]]
 +
; 1962
 +
:106 Atlanta art patrons die in [[Air France Flight 007#Impact on Atlanta, Georgia|Paris air crash]]
 +
; 1963
 +
:[[Trolleybuses in Atlanta|Trolleybuses]] converted en masse to buses
 +
:1966
 +
:[[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
 +
:[[Martin Luther King Jr.]] assassinated
 +
:[[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Atlanta Hawks|Hawks]] play first season in Atlanta after moving from [[St. Louis]]
 +
; 1969
 +
:[[Interstate 285 (Georgia)|Perimeter]] freeway opens
  
| data18 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list18title = 1970
| title  = 1980<br>pop. 425,022 - metro 2,233,324
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| list18 =
| label1 = 1980
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{{center|pop. 496,973 - metro 1,763,626}}
| data1  = [[CNN]] launches, [[Turner Broadcasting System|Turner]] empire takes off
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; 1973
| label2 = 1982
+
:[[Maynard Jackson]] becomes first black [[List of mayors of Atlanta|mayor]]
| data2  = [[Andrew Young]] becomes mayor
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; 1979
| label3 = 1988
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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
| data3  = [[1988 Democratic National Convention|Democratic Convention]]
 
}}
 
  
| data19 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list19title = 1980
| title  = 1990<br>pop. 394,017 - metro 2,959,950
+
| list19 =
| label1 = 1992
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{{center|pop. 425,022 - metro 2,233,324}}
| data1  = [[Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)|Bank of America Plaza]] completed, tallest US building outside of NYC and Chicago
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; 1980
| label2 = 1996
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:[[CNN]] launches, [[Turner Broadcasting System|Turner]] empire takes off
| data2  = [[1996 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
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; 1982
}}
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:[[Andrew Young]] becomes mayor
 +
; 1988
 +
:[[1988 Democratic National Convention|Democratic Convention]]
  
| data20 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list20title = 1990
| title  = 2000<br>pop. 416,474 - metro 4,112,198
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| list20 =
| label1 = 2005
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{{center|pop. 394,017 - metro 2,959,950}}
| data1  = [[Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Airport]] becomes world's busiest;<br>[[BeltLine]] plan adopted, adding 40% to city's green space
+
; 1992
| label2 = 2008
+
:[[Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)|Bank of America Plaza]] completed, tallest US building outside of NYC and Chicago
| data2  = [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]] becomes world's largest airline;<br>[[2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak|Downtown tornadoes]]
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; 1996
}}
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:[[1996 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
  
| data21 = {{infobox|child=yes|labelstyle=background:#ddf;
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| list21title = 2000
| title  = 2010<br>pop. 420,003 - metro (CSA) 5,729,304
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| list21 =
| label1 = 2011
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{{center|pop. 416,474 - metro 4,112,198}}
| data1  = Atlanta first US city to [[Demolished public housing projects in Atlanta|demolish all public housing projects]]
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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
 +
; 2008
 +
:[[Delta Air Lines|Delta]] becomes world's largest airline;<br>[[2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak|Downtown tornadoes]]
  
}}
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| list22title = 2010
|}<noinclude>
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| list22 =
{{collapsible option}}
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{{center|pop. 420,003 - metro (CSA) 5,729,304}}
[[Category:Exclude in print]]
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; 2011
[[Category:History and events templates]]
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:Atlanta first US city to [[Demolished public housing projects in Atlanta|demolish all public housing projects]]
[[Category:United States history templates]]
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; 2013
</noinclude>
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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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