Games of the III Olympiad in St. Louis, Missouri 

I've lived in St. Louis my entire life and heard about the 1904 Worlds Fair many, many times. I assure you, I learned more about this event in the last 15 minutes than I have in my first 50 years!

You never play Games with these videos and I think you've earned the Gold for finding all these forgotten stories from the past, History Guy! 10/10 with extra points awarded for style!

Took a _nap_ and came in 4th place... Wow.

What an immense feeling of satisfaction you must feel bringing these fascinating historical facts to people like myself who, before I started to watch The History Guy considered the subject of History to be, in the most part, deadly boring. Thanks for helping to change my outlook, in the most entertaining way!

My wife and I love your channel and I have ALWAYS LOVED history. We both recently learnd of the Dyatlov Pass incident of 1959 in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Perhaps if you find it intriguing and, worth remembering, you might add it to your wonderful library of history shorts. Either way, thanks for all the fantastic content History Guy!

A team from tiny Galt (now Cambridge) Ontario Canada, won Gold in soccer at those games

For some reason, in 2019, 3 of the Podcast that I listen to as well as this video have cover the 1904 Olympic. This was one of the best coverage of the events. Great job

Those Olympics of 120 years ago had many almost comic competitors, but the marathoner who rode much of his race in a car takes the cake! Thanks forth that history that deserves to be remembered.👍

Now that you have got into the history of Olympic Games, it would be great if you made a video on Jim Thorpe.

Bloody Nora! The past is indeed a foreign country 😬. Also, that marathon sounds more like the plot of ‘Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines’. It deserves its own movie! 😂

My grandfather was there at age 12. He was from Leslie. Ran a bar during prohibition. They discovered iron ore in the old Indian ochre pit,( famously traded across the plains), and began a mining effort that created Leslie. That provided for a saloon and store, all family endeavored. My mother was to learn to crawl upon that Bartop. Alas the end of prohibition ended the bar boom, and the iron played out, my family moved to the city looking for work. The grandfather was a farmer and hunter but during ww2 he took work at the Curtis wright airplane factory as part of the parts inventory and disbursements office. He lived into his 90s. His first job was delivering mail by horse back. He saw radio, tv, and computers all spring to life. He saw the countryside become electrified. Saw man go to the moon. His greatest joy was listening,( not watching), to a cardinals game on his transistor portable radio with one ear bud.... idk but you make me want to talk about history!!!!!

I'm so glad I came across this channel. You seem like a genuinely interested guy who just loves history and it really shows. Keep doin' what you're doing and I'll keep bugging my friends with little tidbits of history!

Your coverage of the marathon may be the funniest segment I've seen on your channel. Thank you again for making a great history video. Keep up the good work!

I have a book called America's First Olympics by George R. Matthews. This was the first Olympics in which medals were awarded to the top 3 finishers in all the events.

Bravo! This has to be the most humorous description of the 1904 Olympic marathon I have ever heard. Well done History Guy! My hat is off to you! And thanks very much!👏👏👏👏👍

Congratulations on 300k subscribers. The 3rd Olympics and 300000 subscribers... 3 and five rings... coincidence? I think not.

Hi, Lance. I was quite familiar with the Saint Louis World's Fair of 1903-1904, because my maternal grandfather, Oscar Menke, was a child in a lower class family, and he got a job at the Fair to be a janitor or custodian, at the age of 15. Turns out that he met my maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Meyer, at the Fair, and they dated for some 7 years before they got married. She was a visitor to the Fair with her girlfriends. My grandmother was from a solid middle class family; her father was a Riverboat Captain on the Mississippi River. My grandparents were married 62 years and died within weeks of each other in May 1972. However, I was not familiar with the Saint Louis Olympics of 1904. My grandparents never mentioned it at all. Judy Garland was in a movie about the "Meet me in Saint Louis" World's Fair, but I don't think any movies were made of the 1904 Olympics. I can attest that the August summer days in Saint Louis can be brutally hot and humid. I was on the Webster Groves High School Track Team and the Tennis Team. Your description of the machinations behind the scenes before, during, and after the Fair were astonishing. Well done. Thanks. - Dr Dave Menke, Tucson.

Congrats on 300k subs! Nice to see so many people appreciating history! Keep up the great work!✨

Thanks for the photo of the high jump illustrating the 'straddle' style of jumping. I learned (and performed rather badly) the method that replaced it, i.e., rolling over the bar, and I couldn't believe how anyone could use the straddle jump. I can still remember watching the introduction of the 'Fosbury Flop', and the controversy surrounding it. Nowadays it's the only method used if you want to compete at any level.

Run a marathon in St Louis in August with no water? Shouldn't be a problem... 😒

The world fairs of that era just sound awesome.

I’ve lived in St. Louis my entire life. I love this town. That kind of stuff can only happen here. The Olympics and the world fair defined who we were for a century. Unfortunately we never became the population and cultural center of the US that we should’ve been. You should also do a story on how the government briefly wanted to move the capital of the US to St. Louis.

The marathon sounds like a Mack Sennett movie. XD

There used to be a sign on North and South ave. In University City, Mo. that marked a place that the marathon was ran. Not sure it is still there. You made that place come to life for me with this great story. Thanks !

As always a great use of 15 minutes. You will learn something from these excursions into the 'mists of time.' Hope the voice gets better.

Born and raised in St. Louis I've always been fascinated by the 1904 St. Louis Exposition. I was aware of the Olympic games but they are not well documented compared to the Exposition. Thank you for another great video of History That Deserves to Be Remembered !!!

I am quite sure that any film footage of that marathon would have looked like a Buster Keaton movie, written by Monty Python

I like the fact that many in the archery events were older. They didn't have to only be Senior Games.

Anderian Carvajhal will always be my favoirte marathoner story...anything is possible after a nap!!

I clicked on this video expecting old film highlights, but your channel highlights old films with better narration. Great job.

That was a great episode of Benny Hi....wait, Olympics?

I could watch an hour long special on that marathon alone. Wow.

I find you quite entertaining it’s a pleasure to watch you sir thank you

They should bring back tug of war.

the story about the marathon (especially about the cuban who took a nap and still finished 4th) is maybe the best story i've heard on this channel. which is saying something since this is a truly exceptional channel.

Oh neat! You actually took my suggestion for a video!

Great stories; so much pain for the athletes it is hard to believe. Thanks for sharing.

Very well put together.

Wow...always interesting, thank you.

That year....Canada won gold in Soccer, Lacrosse (Canadian teams won Gold and Bronze), Golf and the 56 pound weight toss.

I love stories of old marathons. They're just great.

I thought I knew all about the 1904 Olympics. I didn't know most of the things in your video, and I am stunned! Great reporting on things we didn't know about such a popular event, in my area at least.

What you do on RU-vid is what the Internet would best be used for, the education of humanity. You’re a little snippets of history still give an incredible glimpse and perspective of our most recent past. I consider our (America’s) most recent past to be the last 300 years. I thank you for your efforts and the quality of your presentations!

Sir, your advancement of the love for history is complimented in your presentation and passion, explaining however small an event may appear, however seemingly insignificant a person has been presented by others, those people and moments are the axles in which history is carried and rotates upon.

Being a runner myself, I like to the history on the Olympics and that marathon.

Since 2019 is the centenary of the Great Molasses Flood of Boston, I was hoping to see your take on the tsunami and flood.

Thanks for the memories🥇👍🏆

THG - Love your work! Where were you, when I was at school? My ole' history teacher could bore the arse off a wooden horse!

Keep 'em comin', History Guy - best channel on RU-vid by far!!!

Congrats on 300k

Suggestion. S.S. Princess Sophia, 1918. TITANIC of the Yukon. 364 souls on board. No survivors. End of the Yukon gold rush.

I So Enjoyed This!

Those were some crazy Olympics!!

I was howling when you described the events of the Olympic marathon. Well done as always.

That was a terrific episode! Thank You Very Much.

The golf events were held at Glen Echo Country Club. It was the first course west of the Mississippi. To this day there is an Olympic flag flying on the grounds since it was an official events host. I've been to a number of events there. Very nice facility.

Just love this guy, always so interesting.

Thanks for the good show.

best History Guy video yet !

This one was quite entertaining history guy got a chuckle out of me thanks again I know these come from the patreon ones which I cannot support at this point but you will be the first one I support when I can🇺🇸🦅👍

That was one of the most interesting things I've ever heard and I am again amazed I've never heard of it before.

I think I've finally found one where I disagree with your conclusions! The later successful performances of a handful of the contestants at the 1904 Olympics can't possibly confirm that Sullivan was not a complete lunatic or that having the games there was not a colossal, Mack Sennet-worthy farce. Farm animals in the "pool?" Marathon as dehydration study? Anthropology games? The fact that they gangstered it away from Chicago in the first place only makes the organizers sound like Professor Fang in The Great Race. In fact, I'd wager that the farce in St Louis was probably at least partially the inspiration for that epic cinematic farce. Once again, laddie, outstanding performance (by you!)

After the marathon had finished, the athletes who had suffered in competing my have received some satisfaction when they learned that two of the race officials in charge of patrolling the course were badly injured as well, when their car swerved to avoid one of the runners and careened down an embankment.

What an interesting crazy time to be alive. But I guess that's anytime if you open your eyes and mind to the times

The early Olympics were apparently absolutely /bananas/.

Interesting history you can't make up. Thanks, as usual, History Guy. Olympics, deserved to be remembered. My grandfather, James Mc Caig, sold items related to the 1932 Olympics (in Los Angeles, California, United States) to include, then famous, vehicle radiator decorations. I still have 2 decorations and they're adored (at least by me). Wonderful story. Blessings to all the honorable officials, administrators, staff, support personnel and athletes who are involved in the planning, training and execution of the World's Olympic games. Keith

Great vlog as always! I think the slowest runner of a marathon was a guy from Japan in the 1912 olympics i Stockholm. He finished 50 yrs later, in 1962!

Good Morning History Guy 😊

The first poster of the exposition is by Alfons Mucha, he deserves a video by himself.

I can't recall ever seeing a historical presentation for any of the early Olympic Games held between 1896 & 1936, until this episode. Now I understand why! The image of the Olympics has become so pristine and honorable, which could not be said of the 1904 iteration. Thanks for providing a new perspective. I also would like to suggest a topic for a future episode. I once heard that the News of a major event of WW2 was delivered to the President by a Western Union Messenger bicycling to the White House. I think it was notification of the successful detonation of the Nuclear Bomb over Hiroshima. What struck me was that the Military Communications Network was so archaic that this news needed to be disseminated over a Public network. I hope this intrigues the History Guy enough to make an episode addressing this factoid?

I love The Olympic Games and appreciate this look back. It's fascinating how folks and ideas have changed and how what was once accepted is now so cringe-worthy. Thank you and Cheers!

"Agricultural pollution" is a wonderful euphemism.

Never heard that story before. Thanks History Guy. T.R. famously said: "I can do one of two things, I can be President of the United States or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly do both.”

Now that was one strange tale of history.

Out of all the chaos came some incredible stories. Those poor runners! Can’t even imagine today’s athletes enduring those conditions.

To put it....Simple...Gosh dern man how in the world you got all of this across...In very fine style....Well you are the smartest Guy...I know...!...0'by the way...Thanks a million times over...This makes my day.............!

Absolutely my favorite channel. Bravo again!

I la la la love history, and this history channel!!

Would you consider a video on the incident at Malmedy (sp?) during the Battle of the Bulge? My father's company was largely wiped out there.

Wow, what a nightmare the 1904 Olympics was, awesome! I love the history vids sir, please keep doing what you're doing!

Ah, this is a great episode. I love the story of the marathon. Just as entertaining of a story as the Toronto Circus Riot of 1855, or The Quad Cities Vice Lord.

Hey Playboy , thanks for the insight and storytelling!

My step grandfather was there -- he told me about the marathon and what a shambles it was....

Aside of the Wanamaker organ purchased at the St Louis Fair, the department store purchased a large sculpture of an eagle. Both still reside in the flagship department store, now a Macy’s in Center City Philly. For nearly a century, prior to cell phones making communication instant, it was common for groups to “meet at the Eagle” at a certain time for a rally point.

I like to go through Forest Park and try to imagine where all the buildings stood and from where the crowds watched.

Another wonderful and insightful history that deserves to be remembered. It sounds like you had to do a lot of digging to get some of the unusual tidbits this time.

This was interesting. A lot of the athletes sent some amazing records. Thanks for sharing this.

Great story , H.G.👍

We love you Mr. History Guy Dude! Hello to Mrs. Mr. History Guy and big howdy to Mr. History Guy Kitty. Just keeping it real up up in here....I need more Mr. History Guy cough syrup. WE LOVE YOU ALL.

You kill it man with all your videos 😉

It sounds like the best we can say about it is indeed that it "provided valuable experience".

That was a great episode

My daughter attends Washington University in St. Louis were many of the events were held. They have some great displays about the games and those stories you couldn't write without people saying your "Nuts"

Thank you

Very interesting, thanks!!

For all I though I knew about the 1904s Worlds Fair, I never knew that it also had the Olympics

WONDERFUL ❗️

They need to make a movie about that marathon race!! That had me laughing hard. The stray dogs, the stricnine . Seriously someone call Will Ferrell and Steve Carrel with this!

Well researched History Guy👍🤓..good history! Very interesting🤔😉

good episode :)