Published: 7/28/2012 - Updated: 10 months ago

2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

Athletes march in the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Enlarge The Olympic rings light up the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Smoke from fireworks surrounds the iconic Tower Bridge over the River Thames in central London, decorated with Olympic rings, during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Laura Tumaite, of Lithuania, right, and Cole Morris, of the United States, second from right, watch a broadcast of the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics at the The Railway Tavern.

Enlarge Laura Tumaite, of Lithuania, right, and Cole Morris, of the United States, second from right, watch a broadcast of the ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Athletes march in the stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Rockets propelled artists perfrom during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Fans watch actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Chimneys rise during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in London. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge A spectator waves a flag of Great Britain, right, and Jamaica during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Actors perform during an enactment of the Industrial Revolution at the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Red Arrows fly over London to herald in the Olympic Opening Ceremony Celebration Concert in Hyde Park, London. The concert is part of a series of events being organised by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Enlarge The Red Arrows aerobatic team flies over the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Irene Gonzalez, 13, of Madrid, holds a sign outside the Olympic Park at the Westfield mall ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.

Enlarge Irene Gonzalez, 13, of Madrid, holds a sign outside the Olympic Park at the Westfield mall ahead of the 2012 ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Performers dressed as a Pearly King and Queen are seen as the Olympic rings are illuminated during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday.

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Enlarge United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, center, gestures during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday,.... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge The Olympic rings are illuminated during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Spectators attend the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force aerobatic team fly over the stadium prior to the Opening Ceremony of the ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Police surround part of a group of protesting cyclists who tried to block traffic with a mass cycle ride on a road outside the Olympic Park during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Enlarge Artists perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Actors scale chimneys during a performance at the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Performers gather during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge English fans celebrate during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins ring a bell during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Greece's Alexandros Nikolaidis carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne, right, and Prime Minister David Cameron arrive for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in London.

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Fireworks explode while artists perform during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in London.

Enlarge Fireworks explode while artists perform during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in ... ASSOCIATED PRESS

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge attend the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Enlarge Performers dance during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Fans watch actors perform during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

Enlarge Bahrain's Azza Al Qasimi carries her country's national flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

From left, Jacques Rogge, Queen Elizabeth, Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Samantha Cameron and British Prime Minister David Cameron attend the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Enlarge Australia's Lauren Jackson carries the flag during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics. ASSOCIATED PRESS

2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

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