Summer 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
OLY2000100137 - 01 OCTOBER 2000 - SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA: Lead singer Peter Garrett and his band Midnight Oil wear clothes with the word "SORRY" written on them in apology to the Aborigional people of Australia. They performed during the closing ceremonies of the Summer 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, also known as the "Recouncilliation Games," October 1. rlw/hr/H. Ruckemann UPI
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