April 6 in Victorian History
What the Victorians were up to on this date, year by remarkable year.
1896
The first modern Olympics
In Athens, 241 athletes from 14 nations march into the Panathenaic Stadium for the first modern Olympic Games. The marathon revives the legend of Pheidippides; American James Connolly wins the first gold in the triple jump. Baron de Coubertin's dream of peaceful contest is reborn after 1,500 years.