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Olympics unfurl with massive ceremony

By MarketWatch

Last Update: 8/8/2008 8:47:00 AM

LONDON (MarketWatch) — The 29th Olympic Games opened in Beijing Friday with an
elaborate ceremony punctuated by a dramatic fireworks display and a cast of
thousands of performers.

The ceremony began at 8:08 p.m., on the eighth day of the eighth month in the
year 2008 - tying into the lucky Chinese number eight.

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