Budapest olympics 1920 facts Beyond their lasting contributions to sport, gender equality, unity and peace after the devastation of World War I, the 1920 Games produced some great athletic achievements and many Olympic firsts. Ride. Coubertin had supported Kemény 's suggestion to hold the first Olympics in Budapest in 1896 in honor of Hungary's 1000 years of statehood. Pancho Villa surrendered, and the Mexican Revolution ended. Other possible cities to host the 1960 Summer Olympics were Lausanne, Detroit, Budapest, Brussels, Mexico City and Tokyo; but in 1955, Rome was chosen. Budapest's bid to host the 1916 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics, 1936 Summer Olympics, 1944 Summer Olympics, and 1960 Summer Olympics but lost to Berlin (cancelled due to World War I), Antwerp, Berlin, London (cancelled due to World War II), and Rome respectively. [39] 1921 Magyar Írás After that the Hungarian capital continually aspired to host the Games (1916, 1920, 1928 and 1940). Intended to reinvigorate interest in the Olympic Games after the 1900 and 1904 games yielded little fanfare, the Athens Games of 1906 were the first and only "Intercalated Games," which had been meant to exist every four years (between regular Games) and only take place in Athens, Greece. The 1920 Games were awarded to Antwerp to honour the people of that city after the suffering they endured during World War I. The 1920s gave birth to the era of Prohibition in the US.
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