1960 Rome           the first Summer Olympics to be televised in North America.
1964 Tokyo          South Africa barred (apartheid); 1st international telecast.
1968 Mexico City   elevation: 7,350 ft.   Black Power salute controversy.
1972 Munich         terrorist attack kills 11 Israeli athletes and coaches.
1976 Montreal       financial disaster for Montreal; 30 years of debt to pay.
1980 Moscow        boycotted by United States.
1984 Los Angeles   boycotted by Soviet Union.
1988 Seoul            not surprisingly, boycotted by North Korea.
1992 Barcelona      The Dream Team, all NBA pros, took gold in basketball.
1996 Atlanta         a bombing killed 2 and wounded 111.
2000 Sydney         first Olympic Triathlon.
2004 Athens          first Olympics on the internet.
2008 Beijing           lowest air quality in Olympic history, human rights protests.
2012 London         (????)

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