A TIMELINE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
776 B.C.
The first Olympic Games
are held in Olympia, Greece
146 B.C.
Greece falls under Roman
rule after the Battle of Corinth
67 a.d.
The Roman Empoeror Nero visits Greece and participates in the Olympic Games
385
Two brothers from Athens are the last known winners of the ancient Olympic Games
1859
Evangelis Zappas organized a national Olympic festival in Athens
1866
William P. Brookes held
the British Olympic Games in London
1896
Baron Pierre de Coubertin organizes the first modern international Olympic Games in Athens, Greece
1900
Women are allowed to
participate in the Game
1916
The Olympic Games are
canceled due to WWI
1924
The first Winter Games are
held in Chamonix, France
1928
The first Olympic flame
is lit in Amsterdam
1936
Jesse Owens wins four gold medals and sets a world record for the long jump
1940-1944
The Games are
interrupted by WWII
1960
The first official Paralympic
Games are held in Rome
1964
The Tokyo Olympics are the first games televised internationally
1976
The Romanian gymnast, Nadia Comăneci, is the first person to score a perfect 10
1980
After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the US leads a boycott against the Olympics in Moscow
1984
The Soviet Union boycotts the Olympics in Los Angeles
2004
Michaels Phelps wins six gold medals in Athens, Greece
2016
Usain Bolt wins gold medals in the 100-meter, 200-meter, and 4x100-meter relay in Rio