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Wikipedia: The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era. Ancient Greece was the birthplace of the Olympic Games, consequently Athens was perceived to be an appropriate choice to stage the inaugural modern Games.
![[Stamp from the first Olympic stamp set]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Stamp_of_Greece_1896_Olympic_Games_2l_s.jpg "Stamp from the first Olympic stamp set")
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![[The German individual gymnastics champions: Schuhmann, Flatow, and Weingärtner]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Schuhmann_flatow_weingartner_s.jpg "The German individual gymnastics champions: Schuhmann, Flatow, and Weingärtner")
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