Jesse Owens’ four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin is the stuff of legend. “A man who's a second class citizen at home, son of a sharecropper, grandson of slaves, going over to Hitler's ...

Track and field athlete Jesse Owens was already a phenom by the time he qualified for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. But his performance at those Summer Games was even more noteworthy, particularly against ...

Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Jesse Owens’ daughters didn't know he was famous. The world record-breaking track athlete, who famously went up against Hitler’s ideologies and the dictator ...

(CNN) — American Jesse Owens’ achievements at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin – he won four gold medals in the 100 meters, the 200m, the 4x100m relay and the long jump – made him a track and field great.

It was a weekend of national celebration. July 4, 1946, was the first Independence Day celebrated after the conclusion of World War II. People were ready to celebrate the endurance of our great ...

The Olympic Games will soon begin. The high school where legendary track star Jesse Owens got his start is reviving the boys track and field team. One of the most closely watched events at the ...

American Jesse Owens’ achievements at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin — he won four gold medals in the 100 meters, the 200m, the 4x100m relay, and the long jump — made him a track and field great.Related ...

Beverly Owens Prather and Marlene Owens Rankin admired their father’s values in sports and beyond Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis/Getty Jesse Owens’ daughters didn't know he was famous. The world ...