Olympic Games list Athens 1896 - where it all began 1,500 years after the end of the ancient Olympics, the modern Olympic Games we know and love today were born. It was organised by the ...

Snopes claims some of these events weren’t a part of the Olympics, but there’s just as much evidence saying that they did.

Do you know when Canada got its first Olympic Games or its first medals? Let's take a look at some big moments in the history of the Olympic Games. Dancers dressed as priestesses hand over the ...

CHERYL COOKY, Purdue University: Yes, if we look at the history of the modern Olympic Games, the first game was held in 1896 and the founder at that time espoused really sexist and misogynist ...

whose decades-long obsession with the Olympics is culminating in a new book delving into the Olympics’ lengthy design history. Published by Swiss niggli, the book traces the Olympic design history in ...

Bronze Laura Berg/Gillian Boxx/Sheila Cornell/Lisa Fernandez/Michele Granger/Lori Harrigan/Dionna Harris/Kim Maher/Leah O'Brien/Dorothy "Dot" Richardson/Julie Smith/Michele Smith/Shelly Stokes ...

History-making moments are just a fraction of the Olympics' allure, but they're arguably the most important aspect. The Paris Games — which are set to begin July 26 — will make history for a ...

The country of Mexico has had a long history with the modern Olympic Games beginning with Olympiad II in Paris in 1900.

In the history of the modern Olympic Games, no other country is even close to Team USA’s total medal count. Since competing in Athens in 1896, the United States has won 2,985 total medals ...

Make sure you're Olympics ready by brushing up on your history of the modern Olympic Games. Think you know the answers to these tricky Olympics history questions? Who founded the Olympic games?