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The amazing story of the Olympic flame (IOC - International Olympic Commitee)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Apr 2016
IOC - International Olympic Commitee) ... It was not until Berlin 1936, however, that the Olympic torch relay - the brainchild of the university lecturer and sports theorist Carl Diem - was first staged ... On its journey between Olympia and Berlin, the torch made its way through Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia, finally reaching the Olympic Stadium on 1 August 1936....

What movies are playing? 'The Huntsman: Winter's War' and more in central Pa.: April 22-28

Edit Penn Live 21 Apr 2016
Here is a list of movies opening April 22 and the films that are still in theaters in the Harrisburg area. Theaters will be indicated with those in limited release. Check websites of theaters near you for times ... Based on the true story of Jesse Owens, the athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track-and-field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler....

Bestselling author visits Wednesday for free, public talk (New Castle County, DE)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Apr 2016
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics' at 7 p.m ... Brown tells the richly detailed Cinderella story of poor kids on University of Washington's rowing team as they rise from obscurity in the Great Depression to represent the United States at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin during Adolf Hitler's rise....

Hitler's fingers on Olympic torch relay

Edit Otago Daily Times 18 Apr 2016
Ahhh, the ancient ritual of the lighting of the Olympic flame ... It was concocted by Nazi Germany for Hitler's 1936 Olympics in Berlin. In 1936, the relay fit perfectly with the Olympics showcasing Nazi Germany - and linking Nazism to classical Greece, which Reich academics argued had been an Aryan wonderland ... "The sportive, knightly battle awakens the best human characteristics," said Hitler at the 1936 Olympics....

Movie capsules: 'Jungle Book'; 'Barbershop'; 'Criminal'

Edit The Oklahoman 15 Apr 2016
Compiled from El Paso Times staff and wire reports. Listings are subject to change. Opening this week. “Barbershop. The Next Cut” (PG-13). Calvin (Ice Cube), Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer) and the rest of the gang must work together to save his shop and the neighborhood. “Criminal” (R) ... “Fan” (NR) ... (No review). “The Jungle Book” (PG) ... U.S ... Track-and-field superstar Jesse Owens (Stephan James) prepares to compete in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin....

What movies are playing? 'The Jungle Book,' 'Barbershop: The Next Cut' and more.: April 15

Edit Penn Live 14 Apr 2016
Here is a list of movies opening April 15 and the films that are still in theaters in the Harrisburg area. Theaters will be indicated with those in limited release. Check websites of theaters near you for times ... Based on the true story of Jesse Owens, the athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track-and-field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler....

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Boys of ’36 To Premiere Tuesday, August 2, 2016 on PBS (United States Rowing Association)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Apr 2016
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, will premiere Tuesday, August, 2, 2016, 9.00-10.00 p.m ... Inspired by Daniel James Brown's #1 New York Times Bestseller The Boys in the Boat,Documentary Recounts the Thrilling Underdog Story of the American Rowing Teamat the 1936 Berlin Olympics ... the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin....

Olympic flame to begin its journey in stunning style (IOC - International Olympic Commitee)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Apr 2016
IOC - International Olympic Commitee) ... Panathinaiko Stadium - where the 1896 Olympic Games, the first modern edition of what is now the world's biggest sporting event, were held - will host the end of the relay ... This year's events hold extra significance, as it will be the 80th anniversary of the first lighting of the flame in modern times - which took place ahead of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin....

Greeks reveal details of lighting of Olympic flame and handover to Rio 2016 (Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Apr 2016
The Hellenic (Greek) Olympic Committee has revealed details about this month's traditional ceremonies for lighting the Olympic flame and handing it over to Brazil for its journey to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games ... Rio 2016 reveals full Olympic Torch Relay route in Brazil ... This year marks the 80th anniversary of the first lighting of the flame in modern times, for the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games....

Modern Olympics opened this day 120 years ago

Edit The Times of India 06 Apr 2016
Intended to revive the traditon of the ancient Olympics which began over 2,700 years ago in Olympia, in southwest Greece, the Athens Games were hugely popular all over Europe ... The 1936 Olympics were the first to be televised, and radio broadcasts reached 41 countries. The 1936 Olympics torch relay was the first of its kind, following on from the reintroduction of the Olympic Flame at the 1928 Games....

U.S. Holocaust Museum curator offers April 13 lecture (Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania)

Edit Public Technologies 05 Apr 2016
(Source ... April 4, 2016 ... Creating the Master Race;' 'Liberation 1945;' 'Nazi Olympics. Berlin 1936; and 'Oskar Schindler ... The Story of the Holocaust' and 'The Nazi Olympics, Berlin 1936.' Her first book draws on the Holocaust Museum's collection of artifacts, photographs and documents to explain the rise of the Nazi party ideology. Her second book covers the 1936 Olympics, when Hitler tried to use the games as a propaganda vehicle ... (noodl....

BLOG: A New Chapter for Sports Brands and Fans by Neil Smythe (FremantleMedia Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Apr 2016
(Source. FremantleMedia Ltd). 1 April 2016. When Setanta Sports entered the Premier League rights fray in 2007, football fans anticipated the disruption to our viewing habits caused by the break in Sky Sports' monopoly ... From the first televised football match on the BBC at the 1936 Olympics to the first episode of Match of the Day in 1964 and the historic 1992 Sky Sports deal, fans have always wanted to get closer to the action ... (noodl....

Who Were The First U.S. Women To Win Olympic Gold In Each Sport? (United States Olympic Committee)

Edit Public Technologies 25 Mar 2016
United States Olympic Committee) ... Women have been competing at the Olympic Games since 1900 when women's tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrian and golf were added to the program and 22 women participated ... Moritz 1948 Olympic Winter Games, she had already become the first U.S ... It took two years before she could fully walk again and was still unable to kneel for a normal 100-meter start when she competed at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games....
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