776 B.C. was the first recorded but apparently 500 years old at that point.

Modern Era started 1896 (Athens) but 1928 was the real beginning.

1900: Paris, France

1904: St. Louis, USA

1908: London, England

1912: Stockholm, Sweden

1916: Cancelled due to WWI

1920: Antwerp, Belgium

1924: Paris, France (First Successful Olympics)

1928: Amsterdam, Netherlands

1932: Los Angeles, U.S.A.

1936: Berlin, Germany

1940: Cancelled due to WWII (originally scheduled for Tokyo, Japan, Then moved to Helsinki, Finland, then cancelled)

1944: Cancelled due to WWII (Originally Scheduled for London, England)

1948: London, England

1952:

1956:

1960:

1964:

1968:

1972:

1976:

1980: Summer Moscow, Winter is Lake Placid, NY

1984 Winter: Sarajevo; Summer: Los Angeles

1988: Calgary

1992: Albertville, France

~1994 1st Winter: Lillehammer, Norway

1996 Summer: Atlanta

1998 Winter: Nagano, Japan

2000 Summer: Sydney

2002 Winter: Salt Lake

2004 Summer: Athens, Greece

2006 Winter: Turin, Italy

2008 Summer: Beijing, China

2010 Winter: Vancouver, Canada

2012 Summer: London, England

2014 Winter: Sochi, Russia

2016 Summer: Rio de Janiero, Brazil

2018 Winter: PyeongChang, South Korea

2020 Summer: Tokyo, Japan: Delayed until 2021

2022 Winter: Beijing, China

2024 Summer: Paris, France

2026 Winter: Milan, Italy

2028 Summer: Los Angeles, United States