Women’s Olympic gymnastics didn’t begin until 1928 in Amsterdam — 32 years after the beginning of the modern Olympics.

At the 1924 Paris Olympics, DeHart Hubbard won the first individual men’s gold medal by an African-American. He competed in the long jump.

The first Olympics (776 BC) featured just a single event — a 192-meter sprint.

“I am always doing what I can’t do yet in order to learn how to do it.”  Vincent Van Gogh

“After I’m dead, I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.” Cato, 234 – 149 B.C.

April Fools Day likely originated in France. Prank victims are called Poisson d’Avril (April Fish) as fish are gullible and easily caught in the spring.

The LA (formerly Brooklyn) Dodgers got their unusual name from the network of trolley cars in the area during the late 19th century. The nickname “Trolley Dodgers” stuck.

Yes, two ships were sunk where Sir Francis Drake was buried at sea, but only to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Spanish fleet.