Olympic Pins LOT of 6 1996 Atlanta Summer Centennial Athens 1896 Park Bombing

Description

View Olympic Pins LOT of 6 1996 Atlanta Summer Centennial Athens 1896 Park Bombing with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Next to the site of the main competition venues was an open area known as the Centennial Olympic Park. In the early hours of 27 July, tragedy struck when a terrorist bomb exploded in the Centennial Olympic Park, resulting in the death of two people and the injury of 110 more. The 1996 Games were given a dramatic and emotional start when the cauldron was lit by sporting legend Muhammad Ali. Next to the site of the main competition venues was an open area known as the Centennial Olympic Park. The park appeared to be part of the Games, but was not actually a part of the Olympic security system. In the early hours of 27 July, tragedy struck when a terrorist bomb exploded in the Centennial Olympic Park, resulting in the death of two people and the injury of 110 more. The 1996 Olympics celebrated the Centennial of the re-inception of the Games in 1894.  The Olympic Games were revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 in Paris, with the first Games of the modern era taking place in Athens in April 1896. During the course of the 20th century, the Olympic Games increased in size to become the largest and most widely followed sporting event in the world. Condition: New. Category: Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop › Fan Apparel & Souvenirs › Olympics.

Officially Licensed

Yes

Color

Multi-Color

Product

Pin, Button

Event

Atlanta 1996

Team

USA

Event/Tournament

1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympics