Search results for "1920 Summer Olympics" - New World Encyclopedia
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- medal for the 200-meter events at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris. Even ... In 1920, Liddell joined his brother Rob at the University of Edinburgh ...8 KB (1,362 words) - 19:25, 13 February 2024
- Beginning at the post-World War I 1920 Summer Olympics, the lighting of the ... the tradition started during the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp), the mayor ...28 KB (4,253 words) - 00:34, 18 November 2022
- of complete dominance. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp (Belgium ... Lenglen successfully defended her title at Wimbledon in 1920, in a ...24 KB (3,518 words) - 14:14, 28 April 2023
- For the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, two new multi-event ... on the program of the 1904 St. Louis Olympics. However, the events of ...24 KB (3,676 words) - 21:00, 3 April 2024
- for the British track team for the 1920 and 1924 Olympics. In 1920, at Antwerp he won a silver medal in the 1500 meters. The exploits of the ...14 KB (1,946 words) - 03:20, 24 November 2022
- FIH). Field Hockey has been played at each summer Olympic Games since 1908 ... Olympics since 1924, and was in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Women's ice ...19 KB (3,188 words) - 13:06, 1 February 2024
- world behind the FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympics. Rugby Union is ... the world; only the FIFA World Cup and the Summer Olympics are larger. ...32 KB (5,080 words) - 20:33, 17 April 2023
- most popular marathons, not including the Olympics, consist of the five major ... When the idea of a modern Olympics became a reality at the end of ...30 KB (4,587 words) - 03:03, 6 November 2022
- Hockey was played at the Summer Olympics in 1908 and 1920, but was ... 2000, winning medals at the last two Olympics, and the World Championship ...33 KB (5,580 words) - 17:34, 26 March 2024
- Normal School, for two years, graduating in 1920. He was twice offered a football ... selected to the U.S. Olympic Boxing team in 1920, but declined to participate. ...18 KB (2,818 words) - 10:50, 16 August 2023
- Town of Banff. Weather conditions during summer months are pleasant, with ... offered motorcoach tours of Banff. In 1920, access to Lake Louise by ...34 KB (5,022 words) - 03:27, 17 September 2023
- of the Los Angeles area cooler in summer and warmer in winter than ... Temperatures in the summer can get well over 90°F (32°C), but average ...40 KB (5,759 words) - 07:54, 9 March 2023
- (1.2 meters) a year in some areas. In the summer, excessive heat is rare and ... Luxembourg made its first appearance in the Summer Olympics in 1900 ...46 KB (6,759 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- The elder Vidal was also an athlete in the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics ... *Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) *The Best Man (1964) *Is Paris Burning? (1966) ...42 KB (5,899 words) - 11:57, 24 January 2023
- north and 64.4°F (18°C) in the south. Summer temperatures average 66°F ... eventually succumbed to Soviet rule. In 1920, the area became an autonomous ...51 KB (7,364 words) - 17:17, 5 October 2022
- won two men's bronze medals at the Olympics and finished at least third ... added as a medal sport at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. The United ...69 KB (11,304 words) - 17:15, 10 February 2024
- hands 16 times from the end of 1918 to August 1920. Modris Eksteins ... took control of Kiev in 1918 and finally in 1920. After the Ukrainian SSR was ...26 KB (3,695 words) - 04:01, 6 October 2022
- throughout the country. However, that summer, the 2006 Lebanon War between ... following World War I. On September 1, 1920, France formed the State of ...55 KB (7,922 words) - 06:11, 6 March 2023
- in delays in constructing the capital. In 1920, Griffin left Canberra with ... March, with rainfall maximums in spring and summer. Canberra has a ...37 KB (5,453 words) - 19:15, 25 November 2023
- architecture. Moscow also hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics. ... title of Hero City. In 1980, it hosted the Summer Olympic Games. ...63 KB (8,988 words) - 16:33, 10 November 2022
