Tag: Olympic Games

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6th April 1896: The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens.

6th April 2026
Tagged as: Culture, Greece, Olympic Games, Olympics, Paris, Sport

The 1896 Summer Olympics laid down many traditions including the first competitive marathon race.

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6th December 1956: The ‘Blood in the Water’ Olympic water polo match between the USSR and Hungary

6th December 2025
Tagged as: Australia, Cold War, Communism, Hungary, Melbourne, Olympic Games, Olympics, Russia, Sport, USSR, Water Polo

The match was a semi-final at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympic Games and became famous as a result of the violence that ran throughout the game.

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21st May 1904: FIFA founded in Paris as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association

21st May 2024
Tagged as: Culture, FIFA, Football, France, Olympic Games, Olympics, Paris, Soccer, Sport

The founding members of FIFA included football associations from Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. England joined the following year.

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25th January 1924: First Winter Olympic Games begin in Chamonix, France

25th January 2024
Tagged as: Alps, Chamonix, Culture, France, Olympic Games, Olympics, Snow, Sport, Winter

International Winter Sports Week was an incredible success, and the following year the IOC retroactively designated it as the first Winter Olympics.

Tag: Olympic Games

6th April 1896: The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens.

6th December 1956: The ‘Blood in the Water’ Olympic water polo match between the USSR and Hungary

21st May 1904: FIFA founded in Paris as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association

25th January 1924: First Winter Olympic Games begin in Chamonix, France

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21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow

HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

2nd August 1934: Hitler becomes Führer after President Hindenburg dies

6th October 1927: The Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson, the first major “talkie” movie, premieres in New York City

5th October 1962: James Bond and The Beatles each make their debut with Dr. No and Love Me Do

4th October 1582: Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian calendar

3rd October 1952: Britain conducts Operation Hurricane, its first test of an atomic bomb

28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall

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