During the reign of Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., the team that did NOT begin play is Atlanta Flames. Atlanta Flames was a professional ice hockey team that was based in Atlanta, Georgia from 1972 until 1980. The team was created in 1971 alongside New York Islanders, as part of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s conflict with the rival World Hockey Association (WHA).
I would want to be alive then because the Texas Revolution was a historic moment for the "Lone Star Republic of Texas." It was when Texas seceded from Mexico, and Mexico seceded from Spain, so it was a revolution within a revolution.
