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.

Fireworks at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. (John Spink/AJC 1996)

National flags are carried at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. (John Spink/AJC 1996)

Stevie Wonder performs "Very Superstitious" at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. (John Spink/AJC 1996)

R&B vocal group Boyz II Men performs the national athem at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. (John Spink/AJC 1996)

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. (John Spink/AJC 1996)

Fireworks at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. (John Spink/AJC 1996)

Fireworks over Atlanta's skyline at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Georgia, August 4, 1996. (Jonathan Newton/AJC 1996)

The Fountain of Rings in the Centennial Olympic Park are aglow during the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. (Justin Williams/AJC 1996)

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Fireworks at the 1996 Olympics closing ceremony, Atlanta, Georgia, August 4, 1996. (John Spink/AJC 1996)

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