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On this date in 1896, the first modern Olympics open.


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 international competition.

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  On this date in 1896, the first modern Olympics open. -- PhotoHokieNC 04/06/2022 04:59AM
  …and on April 7, 1896 Russia started doping. ** -- VaTaz 04/06/2022 08:04AM

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