Atlanta

Atlanta was established in 1845, it was named after the governors’ daughter named Atalanta. Not long after, a local drug store started selling a headache and hangover tonic called Coca-Cola; it was named that because they put cocaine in the drink. In 1939 Atlanta had a world premier; the movie was called “Gone with the Wind”. Five years later, Martin Luther King Jr. won the Noble Peace Prize. Four years later, Martin Luther King jr. was assassinated in Tennessee. The burial and funeral was in Atlanta. Soon after, the first black mayor was elected, his name was Maynard Jackson. In 1994, Atlanta hosted Super Bowl XXVIII. Six years later Atlanta hosted Super Bowl XXXIV. 1995 was the year that the Atlanta Braves won the World Series. One year later, Atlanta hosted the Olympic Games. 2002, Atlanta hosted NCAA Men’s Final Four Basketball Championship, as well in 2007. Again Atlanta hosted NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship, in 2003, but with women. Two years later, the High Museum of Arts opens, but doubling in size. Same year, the Atlantic Station opens, as well as the aquarium. 2007, World of Coke expands. Same year the quarterback, Michael Vick, will plead guilty to federal dog fighting CONSPRACY charges. Later that year, he admitted he participated in illegal dog fighting operations and was suspended indefinitely by the NFL. One year later, one worker died and 18 others injured when a walkway collapsed at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. In 2008 Atlanta hosted NHL All-Star Game.
 * __ ATLANTA, CITY OF DREAMS __**

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