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Aug 6, 776
The first olympic games
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The IOC (International Olympic Committee) is founded
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First Modern Olympic Games (Athens Games)
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Paris Games
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St. Louis Games
Fred Lorz rides in a car for 13 miles of the marathon, but is taken as the winner anyway -
London Games
The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius requires the Games to move from Rome to London -
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Time skip, world war 1 and 2 happen inbetween
1936, Jesse Owens Wins 4 gold medals -
2nd London Games
First broadcasted Olympic Games -
Munich Summer Games
Mark Spitz sets 7 worlds records and wins 7 gold medals -
Barcelona Games
For the first time in decades every single nation with a olympic committee shows up,a record 172 nations, and 10,563 athletes
World cup athletes are now allowed to compete in soccer,
Cuba won 7 gold medals on boxing, even though it was their first time they showed up -
Olympics Returned to Athens
Record was broken again, with 201 nations and 10,625 athletes
American Swimmer Micheal Phelps, who then tied the Olympic record, with 8 medals, 6 were gold. -
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London Summer Games
July 31: Micheal Phelps wins his 19th Medal
August 2: Micheal won a gold medal, making it his 20th medal
Phelps ends his career with 21 medals.