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