5 Social economical and energetic aspects Spivey Hall; 18 Rafael Ortega, Athletics ? ? ? ? 4 References In 2016 patrons borrowed over 4.2 million items made 4 million visits to the libraries and its website had over 4 million hits. Atlanta Georgia business directory 1.2 Formation By the end of the 1973 season Aaron had hit 713 home runs one short of Ruth's record Throughout the winter he received racially motivated death threats but stood up well under the pressure the next season it was only a matter of time before he set a new record on April 4 opening day he hit No.714 in Cincinnati and on April 8 in front of his home fans and a national television audience he finally beat Ruth's mark with a home run to left-center field off left-hander Al Downing of the Los Angeles Dodgers Aaron spent most of his career as a Milwaukee and Atlanta Brave before asking to be traded to the Milwaukee Brewers while Ruth finished his career as a Boston Brave in fact until Barry Bonds eclipsed the 714 home runs hit by Babe Ruth in 2006 the top two home run hitters in Major League history had at one time been Braves. . . The Dukes of Hazzard a 1980s TV show was set in the fictional Hazzard County Georgia the first five episodes were shot on location in Conyers and Covington Georgia as well as some locations in Atlanta Production was then moved to Burbank California.[citation needed], WSB Radio 95.5FM and 750AM, Almost every major highway and every major Interstate highway in metro Atlanta passes through Fulton County Outside Atlanta proper Georgia 400 is the major highway through north Fulton and Interstate 85 to the southwest.
Atlanta Georgia business directory 5.9 Tourism The Atlanta Falcons have played in Atlanta since their inception in 1966 the Falcons have won the division title six times (1980 1998 2004 2010 2012 2016) and the NFC championship twice in 1998 and 2016 However they have been unsuccessful in both of their Super Bowl trips so far losing to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999 and to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI in 2017 the Atlanta Hawks began in 1946 as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks playing in Moline Illinois the team moved to Atlanta in 1968 they play their games in State Farm Arena the Atlanta Dream is the city's Women's National Basketball Association franchise. Elaine Chao United States Secretary of Transportation, Prior to the arrival of European settlers in north Georgia Creek Natives inhabited the area Standing Peachtree a Creek village where Peachtree Creek flows into the Chattahoochee River was the closest Native American settlement to what is now Atlanta as part of the systematic removal of Native Americans from northern Georgia from 1802 to 1825 the Creek were forced to leave the area in 1821 and white settlers arrived the following year! Atlanta's Georgia Dome hosted Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994 and Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000 the Georgia Dome hosted the NCAA Final Four Men's Basketball National Championship in 2002 2007 and 2013 it hosted WWE's WrestleMania XXVII in 2011 an event which set an attendance record of 71,617 the dome was also the venue of the annual Chick-fil-A Bowl post-season college football games Since 2017 they have been held at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium along with the FIRST World Championships. Slaves Military This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (May 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)! . M 44/7 73/23 Atlanta Georgia business directory O Georgia's electricity generation and consumption are among the highest in the United States with natural gas being the primary electrical generation fuel followed by coal the state also has two nuclear power facilities Plant Hatch and Plant Vogtle which contribute almost one fourth of Georgia's electricity generation and an additional two nuclear power plants are under construction{{when?|date=July 2019 at Plant Vogtle in 2013 the generation mix was 39% gas 35% coal 23% nuclear 3% hydro and other renewable sources the leading area of energy consumption is the industrial sector because Georgia "is a leader in the energy-intensive wood and paper products industry" Solar generated energy is becoming more in use with solar energy generators currently installed ranking Georgia 15th in the country in installed solar capacity in 2013 $189 million was invested in Georgia to install solar for home business and utility use representing a 795% increase over the previous year.
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