199K views · 4.5K reactions | An iconic moment in Olympic history. Olympic boxing champion Muhammad Ali, then suffering from Parkinson’s disease, lit the cauldron at the Atlanta 1996 Opening Ceremony. Watch more Great Olympic Moments: https://bit.ly/3hAYcKb #StrongerTogether #1YearToGo | Olympics | Facebook

In 1996, the world’s fastest man helped Canada become the Olympics’ fastest team. 🏃🏿‍♂️🥇 Watch the iconic Men’s 4x100 team take the gold in Atlanta here ⬇️ Find More #OlympicMoments at cbcolympics.ca/olympicmoments Presented by Visa | CBC Olympics

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Happy Isles rockfall. At 6:52 pm on July 10, 1996, two blocks with a combined volume of about 30,000 cubic meters and weighing about 90,000 tons broke loose from high on the southeast part of Glacier Point, hitting the valley floor near Happy Isles. In terms of volume, this equates to about 2000 SUVs dropping onto the valley floor at the same time. The impacts of the blocks generated an airblast with wind speeds up to 280 miles per hour, comparable to