Unofficial 1906 Olympics Open in Athens: The Games Nobody Counts
The 1906 Summer Olympics burst onto the scene in Athens with a chaotic energy that defied modern standards, drawing crowds to events ranging from wrestling to swimming. These games solidified the tradition of holding the Olympics every four years and established many rituals we still see today, even though the International Olympic Committee later excluded them from its official records.
April 22, 1906
120 years ago
Key Figures & Places
What Else Happened on April 22
chute d'Athènes assiégée par Lysandre lors de la bataille d'Aigos Potamos.
durante el año de los seis emperadores, el Senado romano prohíbe al emperador Maximino el Tracio por sus proscripciones sanguinarias en Roma y nomina a dos de s…
The Senate just outlawed a man named Maximinus Thrax for ordering mass executions in Rome itself. Then, terrified and desperate, they shoved two old senators, P…
ولادة الرسول محمد بن عبد الله.
Basile II est associé au trône de Constantinople par son père Romain II.Gravure de la forteresse de la Bastille de Paris Est au XVIIIe siècle
In Angkor wird der Banteay Srei, einer der kunstvollsten Tempel der Region, zu Ehren des Gottes Shiva eingeweiht.
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