The killing of 11 Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympic Summer Games in Munich remains one of the darkest chapters in recent human history. Billed by the organizers as the "Cheerful Games," the competition was anything but. While the tragic event took place over 50 years ago, we are reminded today of the seemingly endless conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and the countless lives lost on both sides of the divide.
Click through the following gallery and learn more about what became known as the Munich massacre.