The Olympic Marathon Where Drinking Water Was Banned

Update: 2025-01-03

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Professor Susan Brownell shares how the Olympics ended up in St. Louis in the first place—and culminated in an absolute disaster of a marathon.

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