1996 Summer Olympics

                    1996 Summer Olympics

                          By,Alizzandro, Angelina, and Kyle

L.I.- We are learning about 1996 Summer Olympic torch.

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History:Flame and Torch

The ancient Greeks believed that fire was given to human kind by Prometheus and considered to have a sacred  quality.Mirror were used to focus the sun rays to ignite flames that would perpetually in front the Greek temples.The Olympic Flame began in 1936 in Berlin games.3,330 runner brought the torch with flames.
Today,the Olympic Flames is lit in front of the ruins of the 
Temple of Hera in Olympia Greece.

Host Country: Atlanta,United States

First torch lighter: Refar Johnson-film actor 

Last torch lighter:Muhammad Ali-boxer

The meaning of the design: It resembles a Greek column. It 22 aluminum "reeds" intended to represent the number of times that the Games had been held.