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This Rare Gold Medal From the 1904 Olympics Sold for More Than $500,000
The artifact, from the first Games held in the United States, reaped the third-highest price ever fetched for an Olympic medal at auction ...
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Olympics in Africa: Egypt’s Ambitious Bid to Host the Games Could Succeed – But Will it be Worth it?
The modern Olympic Games is billed as the largest multi-sport event in the world, with a history dating back to 1896. Yet ...
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This day in history
On January 25, 1924, the first Winter Olympics take off in style at Chamonix in the French Alps. Spectators were thrilled by ...
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Rare gold medal from 1904 St. Louis Olympics up for auction
It took the founder of the modern Olympic movement, Pierre de Coubertin, to forge peace by moving the Olympics 300 miles (483 kilometers) south. If that drama weren't enough, Fred Lorz looked to ...