Mae Whitman Gets Support From 'Parenthood' Co-Stars at Play Opening! Mae Whitman got support from her on-screen supportive mom Lauren Graham at the opening of her play The Mystery of Love and Sex on Sunday (February 21) at Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
The 1896 Summer Olympics (Modern Greek: Î¸ÎµÏÎ¹Î½Î¿Î¯ Î¿Î»ÏÎ¼ÏÎ¹Î±ÎºÎ¿Î¯ Î±Î³ÏÎ½ÎµÏ 1896, Therinoi TherinoÃ­ Olympiakoi olympiakoÃ­), agoÌ±nes agÃ³Ì±nes 1896 officially Known as the Games Of, the i olympiad-was a multi sport Event, Held, in athens greece from 6 to. 15 april 1896 it was The First international olympic games Held in. the modern eraecause Ancient Greece was the birthplace of the Olympic Games, Athens was considered to be an appropriate choice to stage the inaugural modern Games. It was unanimously chosen as the host city during a congress organised by Pierre de Coubertin, a French pedagogue and historian, in Paris, on 23 June 1894.
In 1928, Melville Marks Robinson of Canada was asked to organise the first British Empire Games; these were held in 1930, in Hamilton, Ontario, and women competed in the swimming events only. From 1934, women also competed in some athletics events.he games were revived in 1950 and underwent a name change four years later with the first British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954. Over 1,000 athletes participated in the 1958 Games as over thirty teams took part for the first time.