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On This Day — 23 November

Posted on: Fri 23 Nov 2018

On this day in 1904, the Summer Olympic Games in Saint Louis closed.

Breakfast producer David Bucio joins Zoe to speak about these Games which featured many bizarre stories including the low number of participating countries and the marathon full of tricksters.

Produced by David Bucio

Image source by Unknown – Missouri History Museum

 

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