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... Olympic Committee , French COMITÉ INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE , organization formed in Paris in 1894 to con- duct , promote , and regulate the modern Olympic Games , the premier international amateur athletic competition . The original ...
... Olympic Committee , French COMITÉ INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE , organization formed in Paris in 1894 to con- duct , promote , and regulate the modern Olympic Games , the premier international amateur athletic competition . The original ...
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... Olympic Games in Rome by Rafer Johnson , putting the shot in the Olympic decathlon , 1960 Wide World Photos scoring 8,392 points ( a record subsequently broken ) . He was the first Negro to carry the U.S. flag during the ceremony ...
... Olympic Games in Rome by Rafer Johnson , putting the shot in the Olympic decathlon , 1960 Wide World Photos scoring 8,392 points ( a record subsequently broken ) . He was the first Negro to carry the U.S. flag during the ceremony ...
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... Olympic Arena was first used for the 1932 Winter Olympic Games . The farm and grave of abolitionist John Brown is 3 mi ( 5 km ) south . Inc. 1900. Pop . ( 1970 ) 2,731 . 44 ° 17 ′ N , 73 ° 59 ' W Lake poets , the English poets William ...
... Olympic Arena was first used for the 1932 Winter Olympic Games . The farm and grave of abolitionist John Brown is 3 mi ( 5 km ) south . Inc. 1900. Pop . ( 1970 ) 2,731 . 44 ° 17 ′ N , 73 ° 59 ' W Lake poets , the English poets William ...
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