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.
The first recorded Olympic Games were held at Olympia in the Greek city-state of Elis in 776 B.C., but it is generally accepted that the Olympics were at least 500 years old at that time.The ancient Olympics, held every four years, occurred during a religious festival honoring the Greek god Zeus.he first recorded Olympic Games were held at Olympia in the Greek city-state of Elis in 776 B.C., but it is generally accepted that the Olympics were at least 500 years old at that time.