-
The first Summer Olympic games were held in Athens, Greece. They were held from April 6-15,1896. USA earned the most gold medals
-
-
The first time the Olympics were held in America took place from August 29 to September 3, 1904. They took place in St. Louis, Missouri.
-
The first cancelled games were planned to be held in Berlin, Germany. They were cancelled due to World War I
-
The 2nd games that were cancelled were planned to take place in Tokyo, Japan. It was cancelled because of World War II.
-
The 3rd cancelled summer Olympiad was planned to take place in London, United Kingdom. They were also cancelled due to World War II
-
The 1992 Olympic Games were held from July 25 to August 9 in Barcelona, Spain. Professional athletes were allowed to compete after a 96-year ban. The NBA All-Stars known as the "Dream Team" won gold easily.
-
The 1996 Olympic games were held in Atlanta, Georgia from July 19 to August 4, 1996. Centennial Olympic Park was attacked with a terrorist's bomb, killing one woman and injuring 111 other people.
-
The 2000 games were held from September 15 to October 1, 2000 in Sydney, Australia. A new record of participating athletes was set at 10,651 from 199 nations.
-
The 2004 games were held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to 29, 2004. Michael Phelps tied the Olympic record by winning eight medals, six of them were gold.
-
The 2008 games were held in Beijing, China and held from August 8 to 24, 2008. About 3500 children were born on the opening ceremony and named Aoyun or Olympics.
-
The 2012 Olympic Games took place in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012. Competitors were drug tested to detect cheating and even winning athletes were tested.
-
The most recent summer Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and were held from August 5 to 21, 2016. They're the first Olympics to take place in a South American country.