On August 9, 1945, a U.S. B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb nicknamed "Fat Man" on the Japanese city of Nagasaki three days ...

On this day in 1936, Owens won the 100 meters, and later added three more gold medals in front of Adolf Hitler.

1936 — Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals as the United States sets a world record in the 4x100 relay at the Berlin Games. The record time of 39.8 seconds lasts for ...

Owens put up a record time in the 200 meter race and later grabbed gold in the long jump at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin on ...

Major events for the week of Sunday, Aug. 3, through Saturday, Aug. 9, include Columbus’ voyage, Jesse Owens’s Olympic ...

Childhood Jesse Owens was born James Cleveland Owens on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama. The son of a sharecropper and the grandson of enslaved people, Owens was the youngest of 10 children.

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 ...

Jesse Owens (1913-1980) was a remarkable athlete, and his greatest achievements occurred during a difficult period in American history. Not only did the African American track-and-field star win ...

Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Hometown Cleveland saluted Owens with a big parade, but few — if any — paying endorsements came.