The film tells the story of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta through the lens of a historic friendship between Ambassador Andrew Young and Olympic organizer Billy Payne. The duo, one Black and one ...

In 1988, a contingent of hopeful Atlantans traveled to the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, to pitch Atlanta to the executive committee of the International Olympic Committee. But the group was ...

ATLANTA - All eyes are on Paris right now, as the City of Light hosts the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. But 28 years ago, it was Atlanta’s turn in the global spotlight — and an Atlanta History Center ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta '96 exhibit at the Atlanta History Center tells a story of how the Olympics came to Atlanta and the legacy the Games left behind. "Atlanta getting the Olympics didn't just happen ...

ATLANTA — As the world watches the summer Olympic games in Paris, Saturday marks a dark day in not only Olympic history but Atlanta’s as well. Just six days before the 1996 Olympics games here in ...

The 'Magnificent Seven' captured gold and inspired a generation with their amazing gymnastic routines at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta. Three-time Olympian Dominique Dawes sat down with ...