–TORCH RELAY-HISTORY (730 words, photo): The relay tradition started at Adolph Hitler's 1936 Berlin Olympics — the Games of the XI Olympiad — and was the brainchild of Carl Diem, who was the head of the organizing committee.
A Navy hospital ship is headed for New York City’s harbor, the U.S.-Canada border was closed, the worldwide death toll topped 8,200, and stocks took another hit Wednesday as the coronavirus tightened its grip on the globe.The U.S. death toll reached 115, and America’s sense of normal continued to evolve. President Donald Trump’s promise of financial assistance did provide hope to the potentially millions of workers facing layoffs and furloughs.”For the people that are […]
