Michael Matz of the USA Equestrian Team carries the American flag on the field during closing ceremonies at Olympic Stadium on August 4, 1996 during the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Olympic flag flies in fromt of the Olympic Flame during the Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
President and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG), William Porter "Billy" Payne, speaking at the Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by John Spink/jspink@ajc.com
R&B vocal group, Boyz II Men, performing the national athem at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by John Spink/jspink@ajc.com
Fireworks at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by John Spink/jspink@ajc.com
Fountain of Rings in the Centennial Olympic Park, during the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by Justin Williams
Portrait of the IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Fireworks over Atlanta's skyline at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by Jonathan Newton
Fireworks at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by John Spink/jspink@ajc.com
Stevie Wonder performing "Very Superstitious" at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by John Spink/jspink@ajc.com
National flags being carried at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by John Spink/jspink@ajc.com