The idea for the Georgia Dome dated to the mid-1980s, when civic leaders recommended a domed football stadium adjoining the city's largest convention center, the Georgia World Congress Center.

Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame luncheon, TIAA Bank Field, East Club, noon: Inducted will be Ciatrick Fason and Keiwan Ratliff of Florida and Thomas Davis and Jon Stinchcomb of Georgia. Tickets on sale ...