History. Modern history. Early Modern period; Late Modern period. 18th century; 19th century; 20th century; Contemporary history; Moderns, a faction of Freemasonry that existed in the 18th century; Philosophy and sociology. Modernity, a loosely defined concept delineating a number of societal, economic and ideological features that contrast with "pre-modern" times or societies

History Development as an Olympic sport. Modern pentathlon was created by the founder of the modern Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, and was first contested in 1912. Coubertin was inspired by the pentathlon event in Ancient Olympic Games, which was modeled after the skills of the ideal soldier at the time.Modern pentathlon was also influenced by the tradition of civilian …

Modern pentathlon was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The sport was invented by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games Participating nations. A total of 32 athletes from 11 nations competed at the Stockholm Games: ...

近代五種競技（きんだいごしゅきょうぎ、英語: modern pentathlon ）は、1人で射撃・フェンシング・水泳・馬術・ランニングの5種目をこなし、順位を決める複合競技のことである。 現在は、射撃とランニングは複合して「レーザーラン」として行われている。その歴史と過酷さから「キング・オブ ...

Etymology. The English word world comes from the Old English weorold.The Old English is a reflex of the Common Germanic * weraldiz, a compound of weraz 'man' and aldiz 'age', thus literally meaning roughly 'age of man'; this word also led to Old Frisian warld, Old Saxon werold, Old Dutch werolt, Old High German weralt, and Old Norse verǫld.. The corresponding word in …

Pierre de Frédy was born in Paris on 1 January 1863, into an aristocratic family. He was the fourth child of Baron Charles Louis de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin and Marie–Marcelle Gigault de Crisenoy. Family tradition held that the Frédy name had first arrived in France in the early 15th century, and the first recorded title of nobility granted to the family was given by Louis XI to an ...

The Palace of Versailles (/ v ɛər ˈ s aɪ, v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; French: Château de Versailles [ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ()) is a former royal residence located in Versailles, about 12 miles (19 km) west of Paris, France.The palace is owned by the French Republic and has since 1995 been managed, under the direction of the French Ministry of Culture, by the Public Establishment ...

The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (known as ISU Champions Series from 1995 to 1997) is a series of senior international figure skating competitions organized by the International Skating Union.The invitational series was inaugurated in 1995, incorporating several previously existing events. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and …

The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the "Games of the XXXI Olympiad", was an international multi-sport event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016.. Events took place at eighteen existing venues (eight of which require some redevelopment), nine new venues constructed for the Summer Games, and seven temporary venues which will be …

Figure skating was first contested in the Olympic Games at the 1908 Summer Olympics.Since 1924, the sport has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games.. Men's singles, ladies' singles, and pair skating have been held most often. Ice dance joined as a medal sport in 1976 and a team event debuted at the 2014 Olympics. Special figures were contested at only one Olympics, in …