That is where organizers put together an opening ceremony with a dash of history and a glimpse of things to come for this emerging superpower - a spectacle that went off with striking military precision. Despite the political and social...

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BEIJING — Lopez Lomong gripped the American flag and led Team USA into the stadium, and his giddy grin was matched by tens of thousands. It was hard to find anyone at the stadium they’re calling the Bird’s Nest who wasn’t smiling. Certainly not...
The 29th Olympiad opened on the night of August 8, 2008, in downtown Beijing, China. As the opening ceremonies finally got underway, China began to present an amazing display of technology, precision, and human elements to present the past and then...
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