The previous nine presidents were men from Europe or the U.S."This is an extraordinary moment," she said in an address to IOC ...

Brooke's goal was to create an international Olympics ... to aim for 1896, with Athens as the site. That idea, too, met with resistance, especially from the government of Greece.

To the family’s surprise the bronze colored medallion turned out to be an Olympic medal from the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, held in Athens, Greece. The medal, which measures 2 inches ...