I saw a post that showed that the US hosted the most Olympic Games (8). So, I was curious on what games I couldn't remember out of the 8 and saw a list of how many times the US tried to host.
Hosted: 1904 St. Louis (S), 1932 Lake Placid (W), 1932 Los Angeles (S), 1960 Squaw Valley (W), 1980 Lake Placid (W), 1984 Los Angeles (S), 1996 Atlanta (S), 2002 Salt Lake City (W), 2026 Los Angeles (S)*, and 2034 Salt Lake City (W)*
Failed bids:
Atlanta: 1920 (S),
Anchorage: 1992 (W) and 1994 (W)
Baltimore: 1948 (S)
Chicago: 1952 (S), 1956 (S), and 2016 (S)
Cleveland: 1916 (S) and 1920 (S)
Colorado Springs: 1956 (W)
Detroit: 1944 (S), 1952 (S), 1960 (S), 1964 (S), 1968 (S)
Lake Placid: 1948 (W), 1956 (W), and 1968 (W)
Los Angeles: 1924 (S), 1928 (S), 1948 (S), 1952 (S), 1956 (S), 1976 (S), and 1980 (S)
Minneapolis: 1945 (S), 1952 (S), and 1956 (S)
New York City: 2012 (S)
Philadelphia: 1920 (S), 1948 (S), 1952 (S), and 1956 (S)
Salt Lake City: 1972 (W) and 1998 (W)
San Francisco: 1956 (S)
Relinquished hosting:
Denver: 1976