It is holiday time again, and if we are to believe the weather gods, it will be a summer with pleasant temperatures. No long heatwave like in 2018. If you are reading this blog, you may well be on holiday yourself. Relaxing at the...
On June 22, 1987, a series of eight stamps was issued featuring images of tennis players participating in the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. The stamps were printed on behalf of Crown Agents by Format International Security Printers Ltd. in London for...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in Barcelona in 1992. The residence of the then IOC President J.A. Samaranch was chosen over Amsterdam, Belgrade, Birmingham, Brisbane, and Paris. The ceremonies and athletics took place in the Estadi Olimpic...
The Summer Olympic Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in Los Angeles in 1984. No other cities had submitted bids to host these Games. It was the second time Los Angeles hosted the Games, after 1932.
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