ON THIS DAY: In 1896, the first modern Olympics began in Athens, Greece, after a break of 1500 years. The early modern games are the setting for 1981's CHARIOTS OF FIRE, about two English track stars who competed in the 1924 Paris Olympics for very different reasons.


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