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1919: The Unofficial Olympic Year

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The onslaught of WWI defiled the need to host a hospitable environment such as the Olympics, and therefore, in 1916 the expansion for humankind was canceled; as it was in 1940 and 1944.  In the midst of a recent twenty year revival of the Olympics, (a special shout out goes to French baron, Pierre deCoubertin , whose insistence brought back the long-lost tradition 1,500 years after being banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I ,) the modern world also revived the rawest nature as well: war.  But what made the 1919 events unique was not the fact that it occurred at an odd year, it was the fact it was an attempt to mend humanity through a military outlet; the very same outlet which nearly destroyed Europe .  These events were called the Inter-Allied Games. Reciting from the Wikipedia: “The Inter-Allied Games was a one-off multi-sport event held from June 22nd - July 6th 1919 at the newly constructed Pershing Stadium just outside Paris , France following the end of Wo