The quadrennial celebration of Olympic athletes dates again to 776 B.C. in Olympia, Greece. (Heck of a very long time in the past.)
The fashionable-day model was first held in Athens, Greece, from April 6-15, 1896. And the Boston Herald coated the video games! (From afar, however historical past continues to be soaked within the pages of this paper.)
Right here’s the PDF web page proofs:
Web page 7 of the Boston Herald April 7, 1896
Web page 1 of the Boston Herald April 7, 1896
It’s wonderful how far we’ve come. However nonetheless, all of it boils right down to the person dedication of athletes from all around the planet who try to rise above all others, even only for one wonderful second. It’s all on show day-after-day and evening this week and your resident “From the Archives” surveyor needed to unearth these pages after watching the 400 meter finals. (My private favourite; perhaps the 200 and 100, too.)
It’s been a strenuous late spring and early summer season, so I apologize for slipping in your weekly dose of Herald historical past. I must do higher. Your concepts — emailed to joed@bostonherald.com — have saved me busy, however this archive thread should proceed!
We now have added “Today in History” to our every day lineup. (Bookmark the “History” tag on the Herald Nation part to maintain up with this every day report. It’s fascinating!)
And I’ll maintain digging!
