#TodayinColiseumHistory: The Coliseum opened the XXIII Olympiad, making it the only venue to host two Summer Olympics. After traveling over 9,000 miles on foot by 3,636 runners, Jesse Owens' granddaughter Gina Hemphill carried the Olympic Torch into the Coliseum and handed it off to Rafer Johnson, winner of the 1960 Olympic Decathlon. Watch the historic moment when Johnson became the first African American to light the cauldron. We are proud to have the Olympic Games as a prominent part of our l

9.1K views · 287 reactions | #TBT: George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" is played on 84 grand pianos in the peristyle of the LA Coliseum during the 1984 Opening Ceremony. | LA28 | Facebook

199K views · 4.5K reactions | An iconic moment in Olympic history. Olympic boxing champion Muhammad Ali, then suffering from Parkinson’s disease, lit the cauldron at the Atlanta 1996 Opening Ceremony. Watch more Great Olympic Moments: https://bit.ly/3hAYcKb #StrongerTogether #1YearToGo | Olympics | Facebook