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
1953 - Links chapter established.[ 26]
1956
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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^ a b c d Anthony Appiah ; Henry Louis Gates , eds. (1999), "Atlanta, Georgia", Africana: the Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience , New York: Basic Civitas Books, p. 147+ , ISBN 0465000711
^ Anthony Appiah ; Henry Louis Gates , eds. (1999), "Atlanta Riot of 1906" , Africana: the Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience , New York: Basic Civitas Books, p. 148+ , ISBN 0465000711
^ "A History: the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1914-1989" . Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ Aaron Brenner; Benjamin Day; Immanuel Ness , eds. (2015) [2009]. "Timeline" . Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History . Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-45707-7 .
^ Kenneth T. Jackson (1992) [1967]. The Ku Klux Klan in the City, 1915-1930 . Chicago: Ivan R. Dee . ISBN 978-1-4617-3005-7 .
^ "50 U.S. Cities and Their Stories: Atlanta" , American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919: a Digital Encyclopedia , University of Michigan, retrieved February 1, 2016 (includes timeline)
^ Nina Mjagkij (1994). Light in the Darkness: African Americans and the YMCA, 1852-1946 . University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2801-3 .
^ a b c d Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Georgia" , Radio Annual , New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
^ a b "Movie Theaters in Atlanta, GA" . CinemaTreasures.org . Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ "Atlanta Dogwood Festival History" . Atlanta Dogwood Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
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^ "ARC History, Funding and Membership" . Atlanta Regional Commission. Retrieved September 12, 2016 .
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^ a b Quintard Taylor (ed.), BlackPast.org , Seattle, Washington
^ a b Robert L. Harris Jr.; Rosalyn Terborg-Penn (2013). "Chronology" . Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939 . Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-51087-5 .
^ a b "Events", Civil Rights Digital Library , Athens, GA: Digital Library of Georgia (Timeline)
^ a b c d Pluralism Project. "Atlanta, Georgia" . Directory of Religious Centers . Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
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Published in 19th century
1860s-1870s
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1880s-1890s
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Published in 20th century
1900s-1940s
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1950s-1990s
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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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