06 April 2016

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From: "HISTORY | This Day In History" <tdih@emails.history.com>
Date: April 6, 2016 at 6:03:59 AM EDT
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Subject: 1896: First modern Olympic Games

This day in History
Apr
6
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1896
First modern Olympic Games
On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. At the opening of the Athens Games, King Georgios I of Greece and a crowd of 60,000 spectators welcomed athletes from 13 nations to the... read more »
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