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THE OLYMPIC BELL‘S TOUR DE FORCE

On This Day in Berlin: 16 January, 1936

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On January 16, 1936 the Olympic Bell made for the 1936 Berlin Olympics began its journey from Bochum to the capital of the Third Reich.

The nearly five-metre tall, 9.6-tonne heavy bell was cast by Boc…

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