On This Day in History
The first modern Olympic revival opens in Athens
1859Sponsored by Greek businessman Evangelos Zappas, the first modern revival of the Olympic Games was held in Athens. (Zappas Olympics)
Also on this day
- 1988 The Soviet Buran orbiter makes its only flight — The Soviet reusable spacecraft Buran, built in reply to NASA's Space Shuttle, flew uncrewed on the only flight it ever made.
- 1922 Fountain of Time is dedicated in Chicago — Fountain of Time was dedicated in Chicago's Washington Park, as a tribute to a century of peace between the United States and Great Britain after the Treaty of Ghent.
Born this day in 1930: J. G. Ballard, English novelist.
Events from Wikipedia’s On This Day list, CC BY-SA 4.0. See also the Library of Congress essay Today in History.