History of the Modern Olympics By muninman Period: Jan 30, 1896 to Dec 30, 2012 Modern Olympic Movement Aug 29, 1896 Olympic stadium Aug 30, 1896 Athens, Greece Aug 30, 1900 Paris, France Aug 30, 1904 St Louis, United States Aug 30, 1908 London, Great Britain Aug 30, 1912 Stockholm, Sweden Aug 30, 1920 Antwerp, Belgium Aug 30, 1924 Paris, France Aug 30, 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands Aug 30, 1932 Los Angeles, United States Aug 30, 1936 Berlin, Germany Aug 30, 1948 London, Great Britain Aug 30, 1952 Helsinki, Finland Aug 30, 1956 Melbourne, Australia Aug 30, 1960 Rome, Italy Aug 30, 1964 Tokyo, Japan Aug 30, 1968 Mexico City, Mexico //http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVFWEhqUAPw' >Tommie Smith</a><a //http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqhv1g0sIpY&feature=related' >Black power</a> Aug 30, 1972 Munich, West Germany Aug 30, 1976 Montreal, Canada Aug 30, 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union Aug 30, 1984 Los Angeles, United States Aug 30, 1988 Seoul, South Korea Aug 30, 1992 Barcelona, Spain Aug 30, 1996 Atlanta, United States Aug 30, 2000 Sydney, Australia Aug 30, 2004 Athens, Greece Aug 30, 2008 Beijing, China Aug 30, 2012 London, Great Britain Aug 14, 2016 Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro