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Washington crew wins Olympic gold in 1936....
Washington crew wins Olympic gold in 1936....
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August 14, 1936
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, August 14, 1936
* University of Washington Huskies
* Wins Olympic gold in rowing
* Famous upset vs. Nazi Germany
* Early, same day first report
The top of page 6 has a six column headline: "Washington's Brilliant Spurt Wins Olympic Rowing Honors" with subhead and photo. (see images) First report coverage on the University of Washington Huskies crew winning the gold medal vs. Nazi Germany in the 1936 Summer Olympics in rowing.
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, minor irregularity along the spine, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The rowing competition was dominated by the hosts, Germany, who medaled in every event and took five of the seven gold medals. The final race, men's eights, was won by a working-class United States team from the University of Washington who, in what had become their trademark, started slow and outsprinted the competition to an exceedingly close finish, with only one second separating the top three finishers at the end of a six-and-a-half minute race. This event is chronicled in The Boys in the Boat written by Daniel James Brown.
Category: The 20th Century
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