He was the first president of the IOC. Two years later, on 6 April, 1896, in the country of the ancient Games, the Olympics began a new era. King George of Greece officially opened the Athens Games in ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) advised motorists to avoid certain Metro Manila areas during Holy Week due to continuous road repairs by the Department ...

In 2021, when the pandemic encouraged Erica and Joel Edwards to move their family from their Fishtown rowhouse to the suburbs, they were eager to put their design and building experience to work. The ...

The opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium of Athens. Public Domain On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium, ...

On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn in Athens 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I. At the opening of the Athens Games, ...