Olympics

The history of the Olympic Games

By Yaggers
  • Mar 21, 776

    First Olympia 776 B.C.

    First Olympia 776 B.C.
    The fist Olympic games. Held in Greece.

  • The committee

    The committee
    The international Olympic committee is founded.

  • Beginnings

    Beginnings
    The first modern Olympic games were held int he Panathenaic stadium in Athens in the summer of 1896.

  • First Olympic games in America

    First Olympic games in America
    The first Olympics held in the United States was in St. Louis in 1904.

  • Cancellation

    Cancellation
    The summer games are cancelled due to WWI.

  • First Winter Olympics

    First Winter Olympics
    The first winter Olympic games were held in Chamonix in France in 1924.

  • Berlin summer Olympics

    Berlin summer Olympics
    First relay of the Olympic torch.

  • cancellation

    cancellation
    the 1940 and 1944 games are cancelled due to WW1

  • Munich games

    Munich games
    In the Munich games, eleven coaches and athletes were taken hostage. Five were killed.

  • Abolishment

    Abolishment
    In 394 A.D. Roman emporer Theodosius I abolishes the games.