We must never forget Kerri Strug.

Man, 1996 was a very different time. The Spice Girls were just starting to blow up.

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Dial-up internet was still a thing.

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And the United States hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics down in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta beat out Greece for the '96 Games in a 51–35 vote by the International Olympic Committee.

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Michael Phelps was 11 years old at the time.

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