Although inspired by the ancient Greeks, the Olympic marathon is a thoroughly modern invention. When the Olympic Committee announced that Squaw Valley would be the The snow-covered Alps sparkled in the sunlight that bathed the winter resort of Chamonix, France, on January 25, There are two layers to every water polo match: the graceful athleticism above the water, and the rough play and cheap shots hidden beneath the surface.
The Melbourne Olympics were a lot like a game of water polo. The Olympic Games aim to help build a better, more peaceful world through sports. But in the year history of the modern Games, the quadrennial international competitions have been marred by geopolitical drama, resulting in cancellations, bans and boycotts.
Some Games, such Singer Tina Turner was the main draw at the opening ceremony in San Francisco for the first Gay Games in , but city supervisor Doris Ward may have received the biggest reaction from the crowd. Live TV. This Day In History.
History Vault. Recommended for you. Forgotten Games. Winter Olympics Technology. Michael Phelps Shatters Olympic Record. Flashback: The Winter Olympics. Aristotle believed the date of the first Olympics to be BC, a date largely accepted by most. It is still the traditionally given date and archaeological finds confirm, approximately, the Olympics starting at or soon after this time.
The ancient Olympic Games were primarily a part of a religious festival in honour of Zeus , the father of the Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and the games were held in Olympia, a rural sanctuary site in the western Peloponnesos. The ancient Olympics were held every four years between August 6 and September 19 during a religious festival honoring Zeus.
The Games were named for their location at Olympia, a sacred site located near the western coast of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. Their influence was so great that ancient historians began to measure time by the four-year increments in between Olympic Games, which were known as Olympiads.
The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, in The man responsible for the event's rebirth was a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin. He presented the idea in , with his aim to unveil the modern Games in in his native Paris. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! The German air force launches Operation Castigo, the bombing of Belgrade, on April 6, , as 24 divisions and 1, tanks drive into Greece.
The attack on Yugoslavia was swift and brutal, an act of terror resulting in the death of 17, civilians—the largest number of civilian On April 6, , American explorer Robert Peary accomplishes a long elusive dream, when he, assistant Matthew Henson and four Inuits reach what they determine to be the North Pole. Born in Vermont in , Smith claimed in that he had been Two days after the U.
Senate voted 82 to 6 to declare war against Germany, the U. House of Representatives endorses the declaration by a vote of to 50, and America formally enters World War I.
On April 6, , John Tyler is sworn in as president. He was the first vice president to immediately assume the Determined to resist the growing presence of Anglo settlers on traditional tribal lands, the Sauk warrior Black Hawk is drawn into war with the United States.
Called Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak by his people, Black Hawk was born in in the village of Saukenuk in the present-day Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. Writer Oscar Wilde is arrested after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry. However, he lost his Kubrick, whose Cold War satire Dr. Strangelove had been popular with audiences and critics alike, was intrigued by science fiction but felt the genre rarely produced interesting films.
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