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

In August 1936, the Berlin Olympics were turned into a full-blown pageant for Nazi propaganda. See how the Guardian reported the opening ceremony and sporting events ...

Jewish organizations condemned the IOC after a 1936 Berlin Olympics T-shirt sold out online, saying the Games were used to legitimize Hitler’s regime. The governing body for the Olympics is defending ...

German chancellor Adolf Hitler (3rd R) arrives on the Berlin stadium to preside the opening ceremony of the Berlin Olympics 01 August 1936 To the eternal chagrin of Adolf Hitler and his cronies, the ...

Nearly half of the Team USA athletes who competed in Italy came to the East Room reception, according to the White House, along with coaches, staff, and other representatives. Among those attending ...

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. Those ...

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The 30-second clip from the Olympics account came as part of a series of tweets showing videos from previous editions of the Games. It followed the official accounts of the United States and Belgian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The International Olympics Committee is under fire over the sale of a T-shirt that features artwork from the 1936 Berlin Olympic ...

The Olympic basketball gold won by the United States' team captain Bill Wheatley at Berlin 1936 has gone up for sale with Heritage Auctions ©Heritage Auctions The medal has been placed with Heritage ...