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Special Olympics World Games hosts Year Summer Special Olympics World Games Winter Special Olympics World Games No. Host Date(s) No. Host Date(s) 1968: 1: Chicago, United States: July 20 – August 3: 1970: 2: Chicago, United States: August 13–15 1972: 3: Los Angeles, United States: August 13–18 1975: 4: Mount Pleasant, United States ...
Special Olympics is a 1978 American TV movie starring Charles Durning and directed by Lee Phillips for EMI Television. [ 1 ] It was also known as A Special Kind of Love .
The team that won the most events over the course of the competition was declared the winner. [1] In the 1978 final, the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Royals split the first six events, so the tug-of-war would decide the winner. However, while there was a time limit in the preliminary rounds, there was none in the final, and after 75 minutes ...
Chariots of Fire is a 1981 historical sports drama film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Colin Welland and produced by David Puttnam.It is based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 Olympics: Eric Liddell, a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice.
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Charlie Callas (born Charles Callias; December 20, 1924 – January 27, 2011) was an American actor and comedian.He was most commonly known for his work with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin, and his many stand-up appearances on television talk shows in the 1970s.
The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Quebec.They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, as well as by Uganda, in protest at alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin. [1]