North Shore Technical High School - Anchor Yearbook (Middleton, MA)

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1886 - Athens, Greece 1900 - Paris, France 1904 - St. Louis, Mo., USA 1908 - London, England 1912 - Stockholm, Sweden 1920 - Antwerp, Belgium 1924 - Paris, France 1928 - Amsterdam, Netherland 1932 - Los Angeles, Ca., USA 1936 - Berlin, Germany 1948 - London, England 1952 - Helsinki, Finland 1956 - Melbourne, Australia 1960 - Rome, Italy 1964 - Tokyo, Japan 1968 - Mexico City, Mexico 1972 - Munich, West Germany 1976 - Montreal, Canada 1980 - Moscow, Russia 1984 - Los Angeles, Ca., USA 1940, 1944 - No games held due to WAR. SUMMER OLYMPICS

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HISTORY OF THE OLYMPICS A modern version of the An- cient Greek Olympiad Games, one of the great festi- vals of Greece, the Olympics Games were inaugurated, in 1986, largely as a result of the effort of Pierre de Coubertin. He tried for a few years to get people interested, but had lit- tle support. However, in 1894, with the help of a few people he established the Interna- tional Olympic Committee. This committee brought ath- letes and spectors together ev- ery four years to compete in International Sports. After going over ideas and plans for the first site, they picked Ath- ens, Greece for its beauty, his- tory, and weather. In April of 1896, the first Olympic Games were held bringing amateur athletes from the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and ten other nations. Only forty-two events of nine sports were scheduled to take place in the ancient Athenian Stadium. Among the events were track, pole vault, high broad jump, shot put, discus, and many others. From here on the Olympics appeared every four years. WINTER OLYMPICS

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Gainsho 10 Studio 317 ESSEX STREET SALEM, MASS. 01970 Congratulations Best Wishes To The Class Of 1984 From The Staff At Gainsboro Studio