Beijing 2008 summer Olympics started august 8 when they lit the torch on the opening ceremony. The next summer Olympics will be London 2012.
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The year of the first modern day Olympics was 1896. The event was held in Athens, Greece.
Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Olympics in 1996.
It started in 1920 in the summer olympics.