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Breaststroke was first competed at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
The first events in archery were completed on September 19, 1904 at Washington University in St. Louis. Without knowing what the times that the events were held, it is not possible to know who won the first gold medal. However, the two gold medalists that day were ... 1) Men's Double American event: Phil Bryant, United States 2) Women's Double Columbia event: Lida Howell, United States Only athletes from the U.S. competed in archery at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
If you subtract 1896 from 1904, then multiply it by 12, you get 96.
1904. Prior to 1904, the length of the season was 140 games.
The Russo-Japanese war lasted from 1904-1905 and was won by the Japanese.
Breaststroke was first competed at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
1904 was the last year it was an Olympic event. In 2016 it will again be one.
The first ship to complete the transit fo the canal was the cargo ship "Ancon", on August 15, 1914.
Chicago. St. Louis was hold a 'World's Fair' in 1904 and threatened to hold their own international sporting event. The IOC caved and the Games were moved to St. Louis.
Lacrosse was played as a medal event in the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics. It was played as a non medal demonstration event at the 1928, 1932, and 1948 Summer Olympics.
George was a gymnast that won 3 gold medals (rope climbing, horse vault, parallel bars), 2 silver (4 event individual all-around, side horse), and 1 bronze (horizontal bar) at the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
Men's 200 meter backstroke was not competed at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. The only backstroke event was a distance of 100 yards and it was won by Walter Brack of Germany in a time of 1:16.8.
One of the things that happened in history today, the 10th of February is the YMCA was formed in 1870. On this date in 1904, Russia declared war on Japan. In 1986, John Lennon's Live in NYC was released.
Basketball became an official Olympic event in 1936. It was included for the first time at the Berlin Games. Prior to this, the sport had been played in exhibition matches at the Olympics since 1904, but it was not until 1936 that it was formally recognized as a medal event.
Revenge - 1904 was released on: UK: 1904 UK: September 1904 USA: 1 October 1904
Lacrosse is the only Summer Olympics event that starts with the letter L. It was part of the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics. Currently there are no Summer Olympic events that start with the letter L.
Decoyed - 1904 was released on: UK: 1904 USA: 28 October 1904