2513 - Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Atlanta has had two National Hockey League hockey teams in the history of the city.

The first team, the Atlanta Flames, were founded to begin play in 1972 along with the New York Islanders. The Flames actually made the playoffs in six of their eight seasons, but failed to advance beyond the first round, winning a total of two playoff games. Unfortunately the team only averaged 10 000 fans per game. The owner looked to sell the team. Calgary was the frontrunner in the rumoured new locations, but Dallas and Houston were also mentioned. An ownership group from Calgary agreed to buy the team for $16 million. The Calgary Flames played their first season in Calgary in the 1980-81 season. That year the Flames won their first two playoff rounds, before losing in the semi-finals to the Minnesota North Stars.

The second team, the Atlanta Thrashers, joined the league for the 1999-2000 season. The Thrashers won the 2006-07 Southeast Division Championship but were swept by the New York Rangers in four games. This was their only playoff appearance in 11 seasons. Due to financial losses and ownership struggles, the owners started looking for new owners. Interest to re-located came from Kansas City, Quebec City, Hamilton, and Winnipeg. True North Sports & Entertainment bought the Thrashers and moved them to Winnipeg.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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