Olympics

The history of the Olympic Games

By Yaggers
  • First Olympia 776 B.C.
    Mar 21, 776

    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.