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Flashback Photos: Karl Wallenda's 1970 Tallulah Gorge skywalk
Karl Wallenda, founder of the Flying Wallendas, dazzled onlookers with his high-wire skywalk across Tallulah Gorge in north Georgia on July 18, 1970.
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On July 18, 1970, circus star Karl Wallenda of the Flying Wallendas "walked 1,000 feet toe-to-heel 700 feet above the jagged bottom of the gorge in 17.7 minutes -- 22.3 minutes less than had been predicted," according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution staff writers Ron Taylor and Chip Callaway, who penned the next-day story on the walk.
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PHOTOS: Braves fall to Orioles
The Braves lost the series opener to the Orioles, 3-2, on the Fourth of July at Truist Park.
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PHOTOS: Runners showed their flair for fashion during the AJC Peachtree Road Race
From wonderful patriotic outfits to the downright weird, AJC Peachtree Road Race runners didn't disappoint. See the most interesting costumes from the 56th running.
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PHOTOS: Men’s, women's, high school elite and other divisions of AJC Peachtree Road Race
Patrick Kiprop won the men’s elite division with a time of 27:35. Hellen Obiri won the women’s elite division Friday with a time of 31:29.
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PHOTOS: Scene from the 56th AJC Peachtree Road Race
About 50,000 runners participated in the 56th running of the nation’s largest Fourth of July 10K road race.