On this day in history, July 20, 1968, the first Special Olympics International Games were held in Chicago, organized by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy.

Detroit was one of three sites in the running for the 1968 Olympic Games, but its campaign drew protests from Black activists fighting racism.

Detroit's Mayor Jerome Cavanagh pictured in from of a billboard for the city's bid to win the 1968 Summer Olympics, as seen in the documentary "Detroit's Olympic Uprising." ...

By Wayne Sterling, CNN Dick Fosbury, legendary Olympic gold high jumper who revolutionized the track and field event, died Sunday of lymphoma, according to his publicist Ray Schulte. Fosbury was ...

Olympics Jim Hines, Olympic gold medalist and first man to run 100-meter in under 10 seconds, dead at 76 Hines won gold at the 1968 Summer Olympics ...

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He is best known for popularizing the "Fosbury Flop" technique he utilized as he won the men's high jump gold medal and broke the old Olympic record at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

A protest against the city's housing practices was held at a downtown rally promoting Detroit's bid for the 1968 Summer Olympics.© Walter P. Reuther Library ...

Detroit's Mayor Jerome Cavanagh pictured in from of a billboard for the city's bid to win the 1968 Summer Olympics, as seen in the documentary "Detroit's Olympic Uprising." ...