Nowhere is there a better marriage of sport and pageantry than the opening ceremony at the Olympics. But with all due respect to the UK (and full disclosure: I currently have the 2012 opening ceremony paused as my wife puts my daughter to bed) the opening ceremony from Atlanta in 1996 speaks directly to the 80 Minutes ideal. They've disable embedding, but the link is worth checking out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po9AV3p7qkU&feature=colike
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