A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Olympic Games"
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776 BC First recorded Olympic Games. The history of the Games is believed to reach as far back as the 13th century BC but no older written record survives.
49 Melankomas is the boxingBoxing Boxing, also called Western Boxing, prizefighting or the sweet science , is a sport [i] ...
champion at the 207th Olympic Games.
67 Nero travels to GreeceGreece Greece
Greece lies at the juncture of Europe [i], Asia [i], and Africa [i]. ...
where he participates in the Olympic Games and other festivals.
1896 Opening ceremonies of the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games.
1908 Women compete in modern Olympic Games for the first time.
1960 September 5 — Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games.
1972 The Black September group hijacks a LufthansaLufthansa irline=Lufthansa|
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Boeing 727Boeing 727 The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, single-aisle commercial jet airliner....
over TurkeyTurkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a Eurasia [i]n country that stretches across the Anatolia [i] ...
, and demands the release of three of their comrades still held for the massacre of IsraelIsrael Israel , officially the State of Israel, is a country in Western Asia [i] on the so ...
i athletes at the Olympic games.
1989 American OlympicOlympic Games The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event [i] taking place every four ...
medalist Bruce Kimball is sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing 2 teenagers in a drunk driving accident.
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