Since the introduction of the modern Olympic Games in 1896 there has been 29 Games; London in 2012 will be the 30th. If the Winter Games are included, there have been 49 in total.
List of olympic games
- 1896 – Athens, Greece
- 1900 – Paris, France
- 1904 – St. Louis, United States
- 1906 – Athens, Greece
- 1908 – London, Great Britain
- 1912 – Stockholm, Sweden
- 1916 – Berlin, Germany – Cancelled because of World War I
- 1920 – Antwerp, Belgium
- 1924 – Paris, France
- 1928 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1932 – Los Angeles, United States
- 1936 – Berlin, Germany
- 1940 – Tokyo, Japan + Helsinki, Finland – Cancelled because of World War II
- 1944 – London, Great Britain – Cancelled because of World War II
- 1948 – London, Great Britain
- 1952 – Helsinki, Finland
- 1956 – Melbourne, Australia + Stockholm, Sweden
- 1960 – Rome, Italy
- 1964 – Tokyo, Japan
- 1968 – Mexico City, Mexico
- 1972 – Munich, West Germany
- 1976 – Montreal, Canada
- 1980 – Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1984 – Los Angeles, United States
- 1988 – Seoul, South Korea
- 1992 – Barcelona, Spain
- 1996 – Atlanta, United States
- 2000 – Sydney, Australia
- 2004 – Athens, Greece
- 2008 – Beijing, China
- 2012 – London, Great Britain
If it (the olympiad) is scheduled every four years, why was there a 1906 event… and since CY2000, it has been scheduled every other year???