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Archaeologists are working as fast as they can at the rapidly developing site of the 2012 London Olympics and have unearthed finds dating back to the Iron Age.

The year was 1936. The world was beginning to question the actions of Germany's new leader, Adolf Hitler. With his new power, Hitler wanted to hold his own Olympics.

The longest continuous corporate supporter of the Olympics, Coca-Cola has been associated with the games since 1928. Interesting facts about Coke and the Games.

Jim Thorpe went from Olympic athlete to sports superstar in the years following the Fifth Olympiad.

Good corporate citizenship or rampant commercialism? Running an Olympic Games takes big bucks, and Big Business steps up with the money in exchange for exclusive rights.