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London Olympics, 1948
Winston Churchill, Parliament Square, London © Sue Lowry & Magellan PR
January 1, 1970
With the world still reeling from six years of war, the London Olympics of 1948 was an understandably austere affair with several notable absentees. Neither Germany nor Japan was invited and the Soviet Union chose not to send any competitors. Nevertheless the Games proved to be a huge success.
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