Photos: Atlanta's Olympic Closing Ceremony

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Photos: Atlanta's Olympic Closing Ceremony

The Games came to a close on August 4, 1996.

National flags being carried at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by John Spink/jspink@ajc.com

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

Stevie Wonder performing "Very Superstitious" 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

Fireworks at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by John Spink/jspink@ajc.com

Fireworks over Atlanta's skyline at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by Jonathan Newton

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

Fountain of Rings in the Centennial Olympic Park, during the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by Justin Williams

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.

Portrait of the IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

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.

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National flags being carried at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. Photo by John Spink/jspink@ajc.com

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