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After a 1,500-year hiatus, the Games return to Athens, the ancient birthplace of the Olympic Games. -
Also tied to the World’s Fair, the 1904 Games are held in St. Louis over several months
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The first Asian country to participate, Japan joins the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
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The 1928 Amsterdam Olympics feature 2,883 athletes from 46 nations
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In the midst of the Great Depression, the 1932 Los Angeles Games includes teams from 37 nations with just 1,334 athletes taking part in 117 events. https://www.history.com/topics/sports/modern-olympic-games-timeline
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With the Nazi Party in power since 1933, controversy swirls around the 1936 summer Games held in Berlin
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The Olympics return after a 12-year hiatus, with London hosting teams from 59 countries.
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Israel makes its Olympic debut at the Helsinki Games
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Held in Oceania for the first time, the Melbourne Olympics take place later in the year to coincide with summer in Australia.
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In what’s regarded as the first Miracle on Ice
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