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Muhammad Ali’s 1970 comeback fight in Atlanta against Jerry Quarry at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970, is often relegated to the footnotes of Ali’s legacy despite its crucial role in the growth of Atlanta and the rebirth of his boxing career.
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In 2021, the Atlanta History Center was awarded the Basic Preservation Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation to preserve and make available four Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce films spanning from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. The films document Atlanta’s shifting landscape resulting from economic population growth during the mid-20th century, as well as the impact of Atlanta’s first professional soccer team.
Sites and Venues of ’96
Olympic Venue Tour stop six: Ocoee Whitewater Center | Polk County, Tennessee
Sites and Venues of ’96
Olympic Venue Tour stop five: Atlanta’s Olympic Cauldron
Sites and Venues of ’96
Olympic Venue Tour stop four: Stegemen Coliseum | Athens, Georgia
Sites and Venues of ’96
Olympic Venue Tour stop three: Lake Lanier Olympic Park | Gainesville, Georgia
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Olympic Venue Tour stop two: Wassaw Sound | Savannah, Georgia
Sites and Venues of ’96
Olympic Venue Tour stop one: Golden Park | Columbus, Georgia
Sites and Venues of ’96
Olympic Venue Tour stop five: Stone Mountain Velodrome and Archery Range
Sites and Venues of ’96
Olympic Venue Tour stop four: Stone Mountain Tennis Center
Sites and Venues of ’96
Olympic Venue Tour stop three: Georgia International Horse Park
Sites and Venues of ’96
Olympic Venue Tour stop one: Wolf Creek Shooting Complex
Sites and Venues of ’96
Olympic Venue Tour stop fifteen: Georgia World Congress Center
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