Watch Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony (1996) Online Free
Live coverage of the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics which took place in the evening on Friday 19 July in the Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, United States.
Cast
Céline Dion, Gladys Knight, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali
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