Where were the first Winter Olympics held in 1924
The first Winter Games took place in a town with a current population of less than 9,000 people.
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The first Winter Games took place in a town with a current population of less than 9,000 people.
Today is: First Winter Olympics begins
Today is: First Winter Olympics begins
January 25 is a recurring day in Canadian history. It was on this day in 1791 that the British Parliament approved splitting Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada. In 1870, Louis Riel convened the Convention of Forty, proclaiming itself the provisional government of Manitoba and over the next two weeks put together a list of demands to take to Ottawa. On January 25, 1924, the First Winter Olympics opened in Chamonix in France. A Canadian team was present and our hockey team went on to be the first Olympic gold medalists. And in 1993, Catherine Callbeck became the first woman elected as premi...