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The Day Atlanta Stood Still

The Day Atlanta Stood Still

On June 3, 1962, Atlanta was stunned by the news that a plane carrying 106 of its citizens had crashed on take-off at Orly Airfield near Paris, France. This GPB special is their story – the story of who they are, what brought them together in death, how a city was torn apart by their losses, and how that city was changed by the determination to honor them.

The Day Atlanta Stood Still is a local public television program presented by GPB

The Day Atlanta Stood Still

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The story of the 1962 plane crash that devastated Atlanta and the tragedy's legacy. (56m 50s)

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