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Host City: Squaw Valley 1960

• The Winter Olympic Games were held in Squaw Valley, California, USA, in 1960, between Feb 18-28.

• 30 Nations with 665 participants competed in 27 events.

• At the 1960 games at Squaw Valley, California USA, in an effort to impress spectators, Walt Disney was head of the committee that organized the opening day ceremonies. The Opening Ceremony was filled with high school choirs and bands, releasing of thousands of balloons, fireworks, ice statues, releasing of 2,000 white doves, and national flags dropped by parachute.