Long before we did this at football games, it was done on the battlefield during the American Civil War - and it goes back ...

Catholic devotees were stunned when an apparition of Jesus appeared in the clouds following a Mass. Footage shows worshippers ...

Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon failed in her bid Thursday to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes.

Co-organized by the Greek embassy in China and the Beijing Olympic City Development Association, the exhibition, traces over ...

The summer solstice occurs each year on June 21. It was celebrated by ancient cultures across the world, including the ...

The local production of "Hercules!" will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the National Theatre, 116 E. Walker St., in ...

Sports have brought communities together since the first Olympic Games in ancient Greece, and that tradition continues today ...

People watch the official ceremony of the flame lighting for the Paris Olympics, at the Ancient Olympia site, Greece, on April 16, 2024. Officials in Ancient Olympia are protesting the decision to ...

The modern Olympics began in 1896 as an attempt to revive the ancient Olympic Games (Olympias), which took place in ancient Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD, in order to ...

In this Aug. 4 X post, for example, a user stated that during the original Olympics held in ancient Greece, women were not allowed to compete in or even attend any events: (@sales_belinda / X) ...

In the early days of the Olympics, which started in 776 BCE, athletes stuck mostly to "dried figs, moist cheese, and wheat," according to one ancient historian. So Miller's figs and feta would be ...

The Olympics that we know and love today trace its roots to ancient times, as far back as 776 B.C. in Olympia, Greece.