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 ...

Jesse Owens faced severe discrimination during his time as an athlete because he was of colour, but his triumph saw him come ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Philip Hersh’s essay marking Jesse Owens’ centennial year (“Jesse Owens transcends all races,” Sept. 7) is an astute tribute to this icon for the ages. It is also a significant history ...

Herb Douglas, an Olympic medalist who was inspired as a youth by Jesse Owens, emulated him as a track and field star and then honored his memory by creating an international sports award in Owens ...