Atlanta Timeline

1864 Jul 5 Battle of Pace's Ferry - Union Troops Seize Pontoon Bridge
The Battle of Pace's Ferry was an engagement fought on July 5, 1864, near Atlanta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. Union troops of Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howa...
1864 Nov 15
to 1864 Dec 21
 Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted through Georgia from November 15, 1864 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman ...
1946 Dec 7 Winecoff Hotel Fire
The Winecoff is best known for a fire that occurred there on December 7, 1946, in which 119 people died. It remains the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history, and prompted many changes in ...
1962 Jun 3 Air France Orly Crash
On June 3, 1962, an Air France charter flight from Paris to Atlanta crashed on takeoff from France’s Orly Field. The crash, at the time the worst in aviation history, killed 130 people...
1996 Jul 19
to 1996 Aug 4
 Games of the XXVI Olympiad Held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrate...
1996 Jul 27 Centennial Olympic Park Bombing
Centennial Olympic Park was designed as the "town square" of the Olympics, and thousands of spectators had gathered for a late concert by the band Jack Mack and the Heart Attack. Sometime...
2002 Mar 30
to 2002 Apr 1
 Maryland Terrapins Win 2002 NCAA Final Four
The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball....
2009 Jul 28 Warped Tour 2009 - Atlanta
Warped Tour 2009 is the 15th installment of the annual Summer Warped Tour festival. Vans Shoes is again the tour's primary sponsor. Tour founder/organizer Kevin Lyman announced that this ...