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17 Aug 2008
American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
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16 Aug 2008
Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly swim in a record 50:58 at the Beijing Olympic finals.
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9 Sep 2000
The 2000 Summer Olympic Games opened in Sydney, Australia.
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20 Feb 1998
Fifteen-year-old Tara Lipinski became the youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist.
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1 Aug 1996
The US won gold in the first-ever women's soccer at the Olympics.
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18 Jul 1976
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world's first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
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18 Oct 1968
Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.
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12 Aug 1964
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
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29 Jul 1948
King George VI officially opened the 11th modern-day Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena in London, UK.
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4 Feb 1932
The Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, New York.
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26 Jan 1924
The first Winter Olympics medal was awarded to American Skater Charles Jewtraw after skating 5,000 meters in just 44 seconds.
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25 Jan 1924
The world's first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France.
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11 Jul 1900
Charlotte Cooper won a gold medal, making her the first individual female Olympic champion.
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6 Apr 1896
The first modern international Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
