Anderson Cooper earns an annual salary of $11 million from CNN. Cooper is currently the host of CNN's news show Anderson Cooper 360. Cooper is the son of heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, and the great-great-great-grandson of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The marathon is a modern event that was first introduced in the Modern Olympic Games of 1896 in Athens, a race from Marathon northeast of Athens to the Olympic Stadium, a distance of 40 kilometers.he distance of the modern marathon was standardized as 26 miles 385 yards or 42.195 km. in 1908 when the Olympic Games were held in London. The distance was the exact measurement between Windsor Castle, the start of the race, and the finish line inside White City Stadium.
on april 19 1897 the first boston marathon is run in boston massachusetts john j mcdermott of new york ran the 24 5 mile course of the all male event in a winning time of 2 55 10the first modern marathon was held at the 1896 olympics in athensn 1986 prize money was awarded to boston marathon winners for the first time john a kelley who ran his first boston marathon in 1928 holds the record for most races started 61 and most completed 58