Mildred “Babe” Didrikson, right clears the first hurdle on her way winning the first heat of the women’s 80-meter hurdles during the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games at the Coliseum. (Associated Press)
Martin Luther King Jr. speaks during a civil rights rally at the Coliseum in 1964. (Los Angeles Times)
Green Bay Packers’ Elijah Pitts runs with the ball during Super Bowl I against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Coliseum in January 1967. (Focus On Sport via Getty Images)
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THE KNIEVEL KNACK--”…Find a tougher opponent than mind,” says Evel Knievel. “My opponent is death.” He’ll attempt to jump 50 cars on his motorcycle Sunday at the Coliseum in February 9, 1973. (Los Angeles Times)
Pope John Paul II blesses the crowd of over 100,000 people gathered at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Calif., Tuesday night, Sept. 15, 1987. The Pope told the crowd that California leads the nation in many ways, but that progress “creates new possibilities for evil as well as good.” (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon) (Lennox McLendon / Associated Press)
Balloons are released into the air from the field of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for opening ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics. (Dave Tenenbaum / Associated Press)
In this Sept. 13, 2017, file photo, an LA 2028 sign is seen in front of a blazing Olympic cauldron. The Coliseum will play host to a record third Olympic games in 2028. (Richard Vogel / Associated Press)
