International interest grew, and in 1894 a French aristocrat called Pierre de Coubertin hosted a congress at the Sorbonne University in Paris in order to suggest a new modern Olympic Games.
Federal Reserve board chairman Ben Bernanke was cautiously optimistic about the economy at the annual meeting of the America economic association in Philadelphia today.
As U.S. banks recovered with the help of the American government and the American taxpayer, President Obama held meetings with top bank executives, telling them it's time to return the favor.