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Check Out the Planned Demolition of the Georgia Dome
Check Out the Planned Demolition of the Georgia Dome
Check Out the Planned Demolition of the Georgia Dome
It was less than 30 years old, and the only stadium in the world to host the Olympics, the Super Bowl, and the Final Four. I say "was" because it was taken down (mostly) this morning by about 5000 pounds of explosives. Don't worry, it was on purpose.
84 Years Ago, Illinois' Most Famous Gangster Headed to Prison
84 Years Ago, Illinois' Most Famous Gangster Headed to Prison
84 Years Ago, Illinois' Most Famous Gangster Headed to Prison
May 4th, 1932 marked the end of the criminal line for the man known as "Scarface" and "Public Enemy Number One." Eighty four years ago last week, Al Capone was placed on a heavily guarded train, headed for what was reputed to be one of the toughest prisons in America, the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta. Alcatraz would come later.