
The Fight for the First U.S. Olympics | A Tale of Two Cities | 1
Published 7/21/2021

Published 7/21/2021
In the late 1800s, European fascination with the culture of ancient Greece, and a growing interest in physical education and fitness, led to the idea of resurrecting the Olympic Games of antiquity. A French nobleman named Pierre de Coubertin took up the cause, and under his leadership, the first…