In July and August 1996, the world sent its finest athletes to Atlanta. Some athletes came as familiar names from familiar nations. Others had toiled in obscurity. Each came proudly to Atlanta, and ...

ATLANTA -- On a hot summer night more than five years ago, Muhammad Ali ended the Olympic torch relay by lighting the big red caldron that burned above the Atlanta Games. Tuesday, as a mild ...

In this July 19, 1996, file photo, American swimmer Janet Evans looks on as Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic flame during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony in Atlanta. Ali, the magnificent ...

ATLANTA -- The moment many remember as a highlight of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta almost didn’t happen. Muhammad Ali’s lighting of the Olympic torch at the opening ceremony is an iconic ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A 1996 Olympic torch from the Atlanta ...