Sun Parliament had directly levied duties and excise taxes on the colonies bypassing the colonial legislatures and Americans began to insist on the principle of "no taxation without representation" with intense protests over the Stamp Act of 1765 They argued that the colonies had no representation in the British Parliament so it was a violation of their rights as Englishmen for taxes to be imposed upon them Parliament rejected the colonial protests and asserted its authority by passing new taxes. The Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association began in 1946 as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks playing in Moline Illinois the team moved to Milwaukee in 1951 then to St Louis in 1955 where they won their sole NBA Championship as the St Louis Hawks in 1968 they came to Atlanta. By 1776 about 85% of the white population's ancestry originated in the British Isles (English Irish Scottish Welsh) 9% of German origin 4% Dutch and 2% Huguenot French and other minorities Over 90% were farmers with several small cities that were also seaports linking the colonial economy to the larger British Empire These populations continued to grow at a rapid rate during the late 18th and early 19th centuries primarily because of high birth rates and relatively low death rates Immigration was a minor factor from 1774 to 1830 the Federal Census Bureau study of 2004 gives the following population estimates for the colonies: 1610 350; 1620 2,302; 1630 4,646; 1640 26,634; 1650 50,368; 1660 75,058; 1670 111,935; 1680 151,507; 1690 210,372; 1700 250,888; 1710 331,711; 1720 466,185; 1730 629,445; 1740 905,563; 1750 170,760; 1760 1,593,625; 1770 2,148,076; 1780 2,780,369 CT970 p 2-13: Colonial and Pre-Federal Statistics United States Census Bureau 2004 p 1168. . . Retired April 15 1977, Even before 2002 the state had become increasingly supportive of Republicans in Presidential elections it has supported a Democrat for president only three times since 1960 in 1976 and 1980 native son Jimmy Carter carried the state; in 1992 the former Arkansas governor Bill Clinton narrowly won the state Generally Republicans are strongest in the predominantly white suburban (especially the Atlanta suburbs) and rural portions of the state Many of these areas were represented by conservative Democrats in the state legislature well into the 21st century One of the most conservative of these was U.S Congressman Larry McDonald former head of the John Birch Society who died when the Soviet Union shot down KAL 007 near Sakhalin Island Democratic candidates have tended to win a higher percentage of the vote in the areas where black voters are most numerous as well as in the cities among liberal urban populations (especially Atlanta and Athens) and the rural Black Belt region that passes through the central and southwestern portion of the state. Chipper Jones salutes the crowd at Turner Field prior to his final regular season game on September 30 2012 Jones announced he would retire after 19 seasons with the Braves, TV Notable people Many startup companies are produced through research conducted at Georgia Tech with the Advanced Technology Development Center and VentureLab ready to assist Georgia Tech's researchers and entrepreneurs in organization and commercialization the Georgia Tech Research Corporation serves as Georgia Tech's contract and technology licensing agency Georgia Tech is ranked fourth for startup companies eighth in patents and eleventh in technology transfer by the Milken Institute Georgia Tech and GTRI devote 1,900,000 square feet (180,000 m2) of space to research purposes including the new $90 million Marcus Nanotechnology Building one of the largest nanotechnology research facilities in the Southeastern United States with over 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) of clean room space.
. Map of railways in Europe with main operational lines shown in black heritage railway lines in green and former routes in light blue; Softball ? The Masters golf tournament the first of the PGA tour's four "majors" is held annually the second weekend of April at the Augusta National Golf Club, Macon 57/14 Atlanta Georgia business directory 3.4 Historic composition. A 78 1910, 6 Notable incidents South Fulton Parkway, French and Indian War The syndicated game show Wheel of Fortune taped three weeks of Olympics-themed episodes from the Fox Theater in Atlanta for broadcast in April and July 1996 which included prizes from the Games' official sponsors a video game featuring the Games' mascot Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings was also released.
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