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1. 1956 Olympics (Melbourne)

   Includes info on preparations for the games, how Melbourne won the Olympic bid, and memorable moments from the games.

   http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/42638/20040611/www.statel...

   
   

2. de Coubertin, Pierre

   /directory/Sports-and-Recreation/Events/Olympic-Games/H...

   
   

3. Flowers, Vonetta

   Get to know the first person of African descent to win a Winter Olympics gold medal at her official site.

   http://www.vonettaflowers.com/

   
   

4. Journal E: Olympic History

   Relive Olympics from years past on this cool site filled with captioned photos and videos. Includes a timeline of Olympic history.

   http://www.musarium.com/kodak/olympics/olympichistory/

   
   

5. Legacies of the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

   Check out this exhibit that shows what the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles were like.

   http://www.lapl.org/virgal/laoly_32/oly_32la_2.html

   
   

6. Olympic Games

   Evolution of these games from ancient times to the present. Discusses the development of the various sports involved, as well as the Special Olympics. From ThinkQuest.

   http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214546/

   
   

7. Olympic Games Primer

   Find out what Olympiads are and read about Olympic history, symbols, athletes, issues, past games, and future games. From The Amateur Athletic Foundation.

   http://www.aafla.org/6oic/primer_frmst.htm

   
   

8. Olympics Through Time

   Take a journey through time and learn about the history of the Olympic Games from ancient times until the First International Olympic Games in 1896.

   http://www.fhw.gr/olympics/ancient/index.html

   
   

9. Summer Olympic Games

   Find out where the summer games were held from ancient times to the 20th century on this ThinkQuest site. Includes results, a game, and a quiz in English and Polish.

   http://library.thinkquest.org/21934/

   
   

10. The Cold Wars

    A retrospective of all the Winter Olympics prior to 1998 created by CNN and Sports Illustrated.

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/events/1998/n...

    
    

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