Today in history

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Quick Friday fun fact for you…

Today we celebrate the anniversary of the first ever Special Olympics Games, held July 20, 1968 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

You can see how far we’ve come in 44 years by checking out this infographic of great stats:

Just some of the incredible facts and figures about Special Olympics’ global impact in 2011

About Mandy

Hello all, I'm Mandy, Senior Manager of Media and Public Awareness for Special Olympics. I work at the global headquarters for Special Olympics and coordinate with our seven offices around the world to share all of the exciting stories and news going on with Special Olympics worldwide!
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