Sunday, February 18, 2024

The Explorers' Club, № MXII

Operation AXIOM: Between the Wars
25 January-5 February 1924: The I Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France—Sixteen nations competed in bobsleigh, curling, ice hockey, speed skating, figure skating, military patrol, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, & ski jumping; Norway led the medal table with seventeen: four golds, seven silvers, & six bronzes; Austria & Hungary competed, while Germany was banned.
Bonus! Song o' the Day: I Olympic Winter Games
John Williams featuring Mormon Tabernacle Choir & Utah Symphony Orchestra, "Call of the Champions (Official Theme of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games)" from American Journey (Mike Papa Whiskey)

Lest we forget.

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