This day in Olympic history: August 9 ...EARTHtimes.org: 1 views since Friday, August 8, 2008 at 05:14 AMBeijing - This day in Olympic history: August 9. 1992 - The Barcelona Games draw to a close and the Olympic Flame is passed to the mayor of Atlanta, Maynard Jackson, whose city will be hosting the next games. Izzy, the Atlanta mascot, is introduced t...
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