In 1988, a contingent of hopeful Atlantans traveled to the Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, to pitch Atlanta to the executive committee of the International Olympic Committee. But the group was ...

The film tells the story of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta through the lens of a historic friendship between Ambassador Andrew Young and Olympic organizer Billy Payne. The duo, one Black and one ...

CARROLLTON, Ga. - Pictures can be the best memories, but for 84-year-old Sandra Parker, photographs are not the only thing she has of her once in a lifetime experience. "I was unaware of the picture ...

ATLANTA - All eyes are on Paris right now, as the City of Light hosts the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. But 28 years ago, it was Atlanta’s turn in the global spotlight — and an Atlanta History Center ...

As Celine Dion gave a stunning performance during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic games on Friday, the Olympic’s official X account, formerly known as Twitter, posted a flashback of her ...

The 1996 Olympic bombing in Atlanta was the focus of a Clint Eastwood movie, a detailed book and a TV series, all in the 2019-2020 time period. Nearly five years later, CNN and Atlanta-based ...