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

  • 6th December 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Hung, Hungary, Olympics, Politics, Russia, Soviet Union, Sport, USSR

On the 6th December 1956, the “Blood in the Water” water polo match took place between the USSR and Hungary.

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23rd June 1894: Establishment of the International Olympic Committee

  • 23rd June 2020
  • Tagged as: Culture, France, Greece, Olympics, Sorbonne, Sport

The International Olympic Committee was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris.

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6th April 1896: The first modern Olympic Games take place

  • 6th April 2020
  • Tagged as: France, Germany, Greece, Olympics, Sport, USA

On the 6th April 1896, the first modern Olympic Games opened in Athens.

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6th September 1972: Olympic athletes killed in the Munich massacre

  • 6th September 2019
  • Tagged as: Berlin, Germany, Israel, Munich, Olympics, Palestine, Sport, Terrorism

Shortly after midnight on the morning of the 6th September 1972, nine Israeli Olympic athletes were killed by Palestinian terrorists from the Black September group in the Munich massacre.

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3rd August 1936: Jesse Owens wins his first gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

  • 3rd August 2019
  • Tagged as: America, Germany, Jesse Owens, Nazi, Olympics, Race, Racism, Sport, United States, USA

American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics.

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18th July 1976: Nadia Comăneci scores the first ever Olympic gymnastic ‘perfect 10’

  • 18th July 2019
  • Tagged as: Canada, Gymnastics, Montreal, Olympics, Romania, Sport

Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the first ever perfect 10 in Olympic history on the uneven bars at the Summer Games in Montreal.

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