City history timeline
The following is a
timeline of the
history of the city of
Atlanta ,
Georgia , United States.
19th century
1900s-1940s
1950s-1990s
1950
1952 -
Georgia Board of Regents , votes to allow women into
Georgia Tech .
1952 -
Buckhead annexed.[
citation needed ]
1953 -
Links chapter established.
[26]
1956 -
1956 Sugar Bowl first black player to play in a college bowl game in deep south causes riots.
1956 -
Alexander Memorial Coliseum opens.
1957 -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference headquartered in city.
[42]
1958
1959 - Trolleybuses, buses, public library desegregated.[
citation needed ]
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965 –
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium constructed.
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
Sevananda Natural Foods Market in business.
[50]
Sister city relationships established with
Lagos , Nigeria;
Taipei , Taiwan; and
Toulouse , France.
[48]
1975 -
Centennial Tower built.
1976
1977
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984 -
Sweet Auburn Heritage Festival begins.
1986
1987
1988
1990 -
Population : 394,017;
[7] metro 2,959,950.
1991
1992
1994 - Sister city relationships established with
Bucharest , Romania;
[48] and
Ancient Olympia , Greece.[
clarification needed ]
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Freedom Park dedicated.
Sister city relationship established with
Ra'anana , Israel.
[48]
Population: 416,474; metro 4,112,198.
21st century
2000s
2010s
2020s
See also
History of Atlanta
List of mayors of Atlanta
Timeline of mass transit in Atlanta
Timelines of other
cities in Georgia:
Athens ,
Augusta ,
Columbus ,
Macon ,
Savannah
Sister city timelines:
Brussels ,
Bucharest ,
Cotonou ,
Fukuoka ,
Lagos ,
Nuremberg ,
Rio de Janeiro ,
Salzburg ,
Tbilisi ,
Toulouse
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Published in 19th century
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Published in 20th century
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Published in 21st century
External links
"Atlanta" ,
New Georgia Encyclopedia , Georgia Humanities Council
Digital Public Library of America.
Items related to Atlanta , various dates.
Europeana.
Items related to Atlanta, Georgia , various dates.
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library , Emory University:
Utopian Literary Club (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1927-2004
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