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