History Today: Winter Olympic Games open in Grenoble On this day in 1968, the 10th Winter Olympic Games open in Grenoble, France. 37 countries participated. Frenchman Jean-Claude Killy won three gold medals in all the alpine skiing events. In women's…
History: Winter Olympic Games open in Japan On this day in 1972, the 11th Winter Olympic Games open in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe and North America. View at https://tinyurl.com/yc3kfmt4…
History: First Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924 The concept of the Winter Olympic Games was first introduced in 1924. Following the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Congress decided that France, host…
History Today: Basketball was invented in 1891 On January 20, 1892, the YMCA gymnasium in Albany, New York, hosted the first official basketball game. The sport had been invented just a month earlier by Dr. James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts,…
Today is National Running Day Each year on the first Wednesday in June, people across the United States participate in National Running Day. This day was designated as a day for runners to reaffirm their passion for running. Inquiries via…
History: Otl Aicher born today in 1922 Otl Aicher (1922-1991) was a German graphic designer and typographer known for his influential work in the field of visual communication. He was a co-founder of the design studio "Ulmer Hocker" and was…
History: The first modern Olympics open in Athens in 1896 On this day in 1896, 241 athletes from 14 countries took part in the first modern Olympiad in Athens, Greece. The event took place over 1500 years after the last…
History: First indoor game of ice hockey in 1875 On this day, indoor ice hockey makes its public debut in Montreal, Quebec. Hockey, traditionally played on grass with a stick and a ball, has its roots in ancient Greece, Egypt…
Today in History: Winter Olympic Games open in Japan On this day in 1972, the 11th Winter Olympic Games open in Sapporo, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside Europe and North America. View at…
History: First Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France in 1924 The concept of the Winter Olympic Games was first introduced in 1924. Following the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Congress decided that France, host…