The 1952 Winter Olympics took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February. All of the venues for the games were located in Oslo's metropolitan area with the exception of the alpine skiing events, which were held at Norefjell, 113 km (70 mi) away. A new hotel was built for the press and dignitaries, along with three dormitories to house athletes and coaches, creating the first modern Olympic Village. The games attracted 694 athletes representing 30 countries, who participated in 6 sports and 22 events. There was one demonstration sport, bandy, in which three Scandinavian countries competed. Women were allowed to compete in cross-country skiing for the first time. Portugal and New Zealand competed at their first Winter Olympics, and Japan and Germany competed for the first time since World War II. Norway won the overall medal count with sixteen medals, seven of which were gold. Hjalmar Andersen from Norway was the most decorated athlete with three gold medals for speed skating. The games closed with the presentation of a flag (pictured) by the city of Oslo to the International Olympic Committee. The "Oslo Flag" has been displayed in the host city during each subsequent winter games.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Winter_Olympics

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1806:

Napoleonic Wars: When squadrons of British and French ships of the line engaged in the Battle of San Domingo in the Caribbean Sea, the French ships Impérial and Diomède ran aground to avoid capture, but were caught and destroyed anyway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Domingo

1833:

Otto became the first modern King of Greece. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto,_King_of_Greece

1919:

Over 65,000 workers in Seattle, Washington, US, began a five- day general strike to gain higher wages after two years of World War I wage controls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_General_Strike

1976:

In testimony before a U.S. Senate subcommittee, Lockheed president Carl Kotchian admitted that the company had paid out approximately US$3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_bribery_scandals

1987:

Mary Gaudron was appointed as the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Gaudron

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

galactagogue: A substance that induces lactation. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/galactagogue

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.   --Babe Ruth https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth