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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: Annual Juneteenth Parade hits streets in Atlanta
Hundreds gathered at the MLK Center to parade to Piedmont Park for the annual Juneteenth Parade on Saturday in Atlanta.
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PHOTOS: Tensions overflow at DeKalb immigration protest
Hundreds gathered Saturday for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation in DeKalb County.
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PHOTOS: Protesters flood downtown to oppose Trump and immigration policies
"No Kings" and immigration rallies part of nationwide effort and is on the same day as a military parade in Washington celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary, which coincide...
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PHOTOS: Braves use long ball to overpower Rockies
Marcel Ozuna hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to give Atlanta the lead, and the Braves stormed back from a three-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies, 12-4, at ...