1.   That line is a little faded now, but it still brings back memories of the toughest Marathon finish in Olympic history.

2.   The athletic competition was without question some of the best in Olympic history.

3.   And for the first time in Olympic history, tickets were offered at half price to children.

4.   And a place in Olympic history is hers to win.

5.   And even with the biggest and most complicated budget in Olympic history, ACOG apparently will be successful.

6.   And for now, the beleaguered committee has its hands full with the largest scandal in Olympic history.

7.   And then there is Munich and the single most outrageous act and miscarriage of justice in Olympic history, summer or winter.

8.   Because she is on the threshold of becoming the most decorated female in U.S. Olympic history.

9.   But Friday night, the gold medal was real, the flowers were real, her place in Olympic history was real.

10.   Can she go where no woman in Olympic history has dared to venture?