mer_Olympics" title="1960 Summer Olympics">1960 Summer Olympics</a> and was awarded the <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_Summer_Olympics" title="1908 Summer Olympics">1908 Summer Olympics</a>, but the 1906 eruption of <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius" title="Mount Vesuvius">Mount Vesuvius</a> forced the Italians to return the Games to the IOC. Rome also bid for the 1924, 1936 and 1944 Games.<sup id="cite_ref-GamesBids_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamesBids-1"><span>[</span>