On This Day: July 28, 1984 — Los Angeles Threw the Greatest Party in Sports History
Quick Answer: On July 28, 1984, the XXIII Summer Olympic Games opened at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with one of the most spectacular ceremonies in Olympic history — a $5 million, three-hour production featuring 84 grand pianos, a man flying a jetpack over 92,516 spectators, and Ronald Reagan officially declaring the Games open. Nineteen…