A summary of the Olympics –
Where, what, when:
The Olympics is an ancient sporting event that got it's beginning in Greece. It was originally a competition that was composed of races and eventually other events. The winner would receive a variety of prizes such as an olive wreath, and later free food, and lodging. Those who won in the events were written about in poetry, songs and became heroes.
It was considered an honor to attend the games and all of the most prominent people in surrounding areas like Asia, Africa and Italy made the trip to witness the Olympics. In more recent years the Olympics has been a showcase on the worlds stage highlighting the best athletes in the world.
The 1964 Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan and were the first to be held in Asia. The honoree picked to carry the torch at the opening ceremonies was a Japanese man who was born on the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The leader in gold medals went to the Soviet Union. The 1964 Olympics were held during a time of social and political change in the United States. In 1964 The civil Rights Act was passed in an effort to end discrimination in the United States based on race and in an effort to end segregation.
http://library.thinkquest.org/27528/main.htm
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=97
http://www.olympic.org/tokyo-1964-summer-olympics
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/
The Olympics is an ancient sporting event that got it's beginning in Greece. It was originally a competition that was composed of races and eventually other events. The winner would receive a variety of prizes such as an olive wreath, and later free food, and lodging. Those who won in the events were written about in poetry, songs and became heroes.
It was considered an honor to attend the games and all of the most prominent people in surrounding areas like Asia, Africa and Italy made the trip to witness the Olympics. In more recent years the Olympics has been a showcase on the worlds stage highlighting the best athletes in the world.
The 1964 Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan and were the first to be held in Asia. The honoree picked to carry the torch at the opening ceremonies was a Japanese man who was born on the day the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. The leader in gold medals went to the Soviet Union. The 1964 Olympics were held during a time of social and political change in the United States. In 1964 The civil Rights Act was passed in an effort to end discrimination in the United States based on race and in an effort to end segregation.
http://library.thinkquest.org/27528/main.htm
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=97
http://www.olympic.org/tokyo-1964-summer-olympics
http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/
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