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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...When the Babe, who had mastered a dozen sports, was asked if there was anything she did not play, she said, "Yeah. Dolls.") The audience for the Games promises to be up a bit: 510,000 in 1932, more than 2 billion now. Saturday's show was brighter, brassier. Still the basic ceremony held its ground. All the excitement generated by seeing the stairway ascend to the Coliseum torch was merely a gloss on the fact that the torch was lighted. Everything was startling, but the same. Tunes were played. The kids marched in and out. Odd to think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: A Glorious Ritual | 8/6/1984 | See Source »

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