#TodayinColiseumHistory: The Coliseum opened the XXIII Olympiad, making it the only venue to host two Summer Olympics. After traveling over 9,000 miles on foot by 3,636 runners, Jesse Owens' granddaughter Gina Hemphill carried the Olympic Torch into the Coliseum and handed it off to Rafer Johnson, winner of the 1960 Olympic Decathlon. Watch the historic moment when Johnson became the first African American to light the cauldron. We are proud to have the Olympic Games as a prominent part of our l

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