Image: Public Record Office Victoria, VPRS 15162 P1 Unit 3 - Mashable

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Image: Public Record Office Victoria, VPRS 15162 P1 Unit 3
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In 1949, the International Olympic Committee gathered in Rome to decide which city would host the 1956 Summer Olympics. The locations under consideration included six American cities, as well as Montreal, Mexico City, Buenos Aires — and Melbourne.