America Is Your Park campaign urges families to get out, discover fun ways to get active in the park while helping their favorite park win big

ATLANTA, July 10, 2011 – If you’re reading this, you should get to your favorite park – STAT! Coca-Cola is calling all families to go out and play this summer as part of the second annual America Is Your Park campaign.

ATLANTA – An Atlanta man’s birthday has led to a $312,014 Fantasy 5 win on Independence Day. Eddie Watson Jr. matched all five winning numbers in the July 4 drawing, winning the jackpot prize.

Shell Food Mart, 356 Moreland Ave. S.E. in Atlanta, sold the ticket.

Winning numbers from the July 4 Fantasy 5 drawing were: 1-7-11-21-32. The combination includes Watson’s birthday.

Watson watched the televised drawing as his winning numbers were drawn.

“I didn’t know if I’d won right off because I didn’t have the numbers with me,” said Watson, 79. “I checked 30 minutes later, and I couldn’t sleep waiting for daylight.”

Watson, who is a retired truck driver, has two adult children and “several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”

Watson has no immediate plans for his winnings.

ATLANTA – Derived from popular genres of music like jazz, blues and gospel, rhythm and blues was born. Rhythm and Blues music, which is widely referred to as R&B, is unique in that it has the ability to take on many musical identities, at once. Some say the genre was first identified in Harlem, during the Harlem Renaissance, which is known as one of the most prominent cultural movements for African Americans during the 1930’s. However, others think the genre originated in the 1940’s when African Americans began moving to northern cities, creating cultural fusion.  

The music evolved from “race music”, which was an offensive term that referred to the music of African Americans, into jump blues which was known for having a swing boogie, big band sound.