August 3rd...Jesse Owens Wins Gold

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 180. This time we examine the years 1936 as Jesse Owens wins gold at the Berlin Olympics. 

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

Podbean: https://theyearwas.podbean.com/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzWavt8mqXHsC_uRNpU3lQ

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Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jesse-Owens

http://www.jesseowens.com/about/

https://worldhistoryproject.org/1936/8/3/jesse-owens-wins-4-gold-medals-at-1936-summer-olympics

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/owens-wins-4th-gold-medal

https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/2020/08/03/jesse-owens-won-gold-medal-berlin-this-date-ohio-state/

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0912.html

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Photo: 

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