London Wins Bid To Host 2012 Summer Olympics

London beats Paris to host the 2012 Summer Games, bringing the Olympics to the British capital for the first time since 1948.

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July 6, 2005, 9:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"After Moscow, New York and Madrid were eliminated in the first three rounds, London beat its cross-Channel opponent 54-50 on the fourth ballot of the International Olympic Committee vote -- capping the most glamorous and hotly contested bid race in Olympic history."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: London wins 2012 Olympics

Wednesday, July 6, 2005 in CNN

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