Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 3, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Aug. 3, 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won ...
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Jesse Owens beat racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but his struggle against prejudice was far from over.
When Jesse Owens returned to the United States after his stunning performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, he should’ve been welcomed as a national hero. He’d won four gold medals and captured the ...
The 1936 Berlin Olympics was the start of a long-lasting bond between the families of American track and field legend Jesse Owens and German long jumper, Carl Ludwig Hermann "Luz" Long. Owens' ...
The 1936 Olympics in Berlin, it was a time of deep-rooted segregation. The Olympics gave Adolf Hitler an ideal showcase for ...
It was an instinctive sporting gesture that has gone down in Olympic folklore, but, for German long-jump champion Luz Long, it would have dark consequences. As Jesse Owens soared over the eight-metre ...
Controversy erupts over the IOC's heritage t-shirts celebrating the 1936 Olympics under the Nazi regime. The committee ...
The 1936 Berlin Olympics are best remembered for Jesse Owens, who triumphed in a dramatic duel in the Olympic long jump against Germany's Luz... Was Jesse Owens' 1936 Long-Jump Story A Myth? The Track ...
Dorothy Hyman, Wilma Rudolph and Giuseppina Leone shake hands while standing on the podium at the 1960 Olympics. U.S. swimmer ...
Read full article: Metro Detroit school closings, delays: Check the list for Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 Police are seeking information about 15-year-old Zarryan Jones, who went missing in Detroit. Detroit ...
Read full article: No injuries, 1 dog killed in West Side fire that spread to neighboring home, SAFD says As fast-moving storm lines move in, several viewers have shared photos of rain and hail in and ...
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