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Times Archive: Olympic Closing Ceremonies: How They Used to Do Them
URL: http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/tol_archive/article4591143.ece

Description:
This listing revisits "some of the high points and the hubris" of past Olympic Games closing ceremonies, covering from Berlin, 1936, through Los Angeles, 1984. Some of the highlights include pleasant endings, protest and controversy, an air bombing scare, and even a streaker. From the archive of the British newspaper The Times.

LII Topics: General History, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future

Publisher:
Times Newspapers Ltd.

LII Database Information:
Record 26776 created by Jennifer English on 08/25/2008
Last modification on 08/25/2008
Published: 08/27/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26776

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