Thieves stole up to 68 Olympic artifacts from a museum in Greece.
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Michael Phelps won the 100-meter butterfly swim in a record 50:58 at the Beijing Olympic finals.
The first Winter Olympics medal was awarded to American Skater Charles Jewtraw after skating 5,000 meters in just 44 seconds.
Fifteen-year-old Tara Lipinski became the youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist.
The first modern international Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.
Gold medalist Tommie Smith was suspended for performing the Black Power salute during the Olympics.
