<P> London hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012 . The 2012 Summer Olympics made London the first city to have hosted the modern Games of three Olympiads . London is the only city in the United Kingdom to have ever hosted the Olympics; the United States is the only country to have hosted Summer Olympics on more occasions than the UK . Also, London is the only city to have bid more than once and still hold a 100% record . </P> <P> British participation in Olympic events, both as a competitor and as a host, is the responsibility of the British Olympic Association . </P>

1. what was the first year that london hosted the olympics