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Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd (1904–1934), took part in the Union Station Massacre; Charles "Mad Dog" Gargotta (1900–1950), top enforcer of the KC crime family; Anthony Gizzo (1902–1953), led Kansas City crime family in the early 1950s; John Lazia (1896–1934), leader of the Kansas City crime family in the 1920s and early 1930s
Atlanta was platted in 1858. [6] The community was named after Atlanta, Georgia. [7] A post office called Atlanta has been in operation since 1868. [8] On May 6, 1935, TWA Flight 6, a TWA DC-2 en route from Los Angeles, California, to Washington, D.C., became lost in heavy fog near Atlanta. Running out of fuel, the pilot attempted an emergency ...
From its founding in 1847, Atlanta has had a penchant for frequent street renamings, even in the central business district, usually to honor the recently deceased.As early as 1903 (see section below), there were concerns about the confusion this caused, as "more than 225 streets of Atlanta have had from two to eight names" in the first decades of the city.
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attended college and lived in Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights leader, religious leader born in Atlanta [93] Lester Maddox: 75th governor of Georgia born and lived in Atlanta Michelle Nunn: foreign service, candidate for senator, non-profit CEO born and lived in Atlanta Jon Ossoff: US senator of Georgia born and lived in Atlanta [94 ...
Best friends Jess Kincaid and Jim Wright opened a bar and grill at 135th Street and Holmes Road in April 1938. Kincaid soon moved to California, so Jim hired his cousin, R.C. Van Noy, to host and ...
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July 5 – 1934 West Coast waterfront strike: Police in San Francisco open fire on a crowd of striking longshoremen, killing two. July 15 – The American film industry begins to rigorously enforce the Motion Picture Production Code .