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London Welcomes Olympics as City’s History Unfolds
The piece previews London 2012 opening on July 27 with athletes from around the world in over 30 sports. It traces Londinium from Roman times through Saxon and Viking periods to modern Greater London, noting population growth from a few tens of thousands to nearly 8 million.
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London
England
Thames
Londinium
Greater
Greater London
Scarlett Johansson
Black Widow
Scarlett
Mindy
New York City
Oxfam
Africa
U.S
Goldie Goodsport
Stacy Lewis
Palm Beach
Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
University of Arkansas
Lewis
Stratford
the Library
Betony Toht
David Toht
Olympic City
Richard Platt