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Jesse Owens wins Olympic gold in 1936....
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Jesse Owens wins Olympic gold in 1936....

Item # 716322 ·
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1936 

* Jesse Owens shines in track & field
* Wins gold medal in the broad (long) jump 
* Olympic games in Berlin Germany
* In front of Adolf Hitler & Third Reich

The front page has one column headings that include: "JESSE OWENS BREAKS BROAD JUMP RECORD" "Leaps 26 Feet 5 1-3 Inches Beating Record of Edward Hamm in 1928". More Olympic news in the sports section including one column headings: "Owens Sets New Time In 200 Meters Heat" and more.
Complete with all 18 pages, nice condition.

Background: On August 4, 1936, at the Berlin Olympic Games, Jesse Owens won the broad jump (now called the long jump) with a leap of 8.06 meters (26 feet 5 inches), setting an Olympic record that stood for 25 years. The victory came after Owens nearly fouled out in qualifying and received advice from German competitor Luz Long, a moment later remembered as a powerful act of sportsmanship amid Nazi propaganda. Owens’ win directly challenged Adolf Hitler’s racial ideology and marked his second gold medal of the Games; he would go on to win four gold medals in total, becoming one of the most iconic athletes in Olympic history.
Category: The 20th Century
Price
$52
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.