The first modern Olympics opened on this day 120 years ago, an anniversary not lost on Google.
The website unveiled four Google Doodle images last night in honor of the Athens 1896 Games.
Those Games were the brainchild of Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a revival 15 centuries after the last ancient Olympics. Coubertin’s heart rests inside a monument at the ancient Olympic site of Olympia.
A total of 243 athletes — men only — from 14 National Olympic Committees competed in Athens in 43 events over nine sports, according to the International Olympic Committee.