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Berlin presents bid to rehost Olympics with 100th anniversary of 1936 Games looming

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Berlin has formally presented its bid to rehost the Olympic Games.

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What is Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball and why is it always on April 15?

Read full article: What is Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball and why is it always on April 15?

Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues, with the day named for the first Black baseball player of the modern era and marking the 78th anniversary of his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics sells for $545,371 at auction

Read full article: A rare gold medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics sells for $545,371 at auction

A rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis has been sold at auction for $545,371 as part of a larger collection of memorabilia from previous Games.

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A Paris exhibit shows how the Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities

Read full article: A Paris exhibit shows how the Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities

An exhibit in the French capital before this summer's Paris Olympics shows how the games have been a “mirror of society” since the beginning of the 20th century.

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Ralph Boston, Olympian and 1st to jump 27 feet, dies at 83

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Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who broke Jesse Owens’ record, has died.

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1948 Olympic bronze medalist Herb Douglas dies at 101

Read full article: 1948 Olympic bronze medalist Herb Douglas dies at 101

Herb Douglas, who turned a chance encounter with Jesse Owens as a teenager into fuel to win a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1948 Olympics, has died at 101.

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Luz Long's Olympic silver auctioned for nearly $500K

Read full article: Luz Long's Olympic silver auctioned for nearly $500K

The silver medal captured by Luz Long, the German long jumper who befriended Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, sold at auction for $488,000.

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Jesse Owens friend Luz Long's silver medal up for auction

Read full article: Jesse Owens friend Luz Long's silver medal up for auction

One of the most consequential Olympic medals ever awarded is on the auction block.

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300 turkeys & all the fixings delivered to military families at Neptune Beach Winn Dixie

Read full article: 300 turkeys & all the fixings delivered to military families at Neptune Beach Winn Dixie

Not just a few turkeys to share -- but hundreds.

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Hundreds of Jacksonville military families receive free turkeys at drive-thru USO event

Read full article: Hundreds of Jacksonville military families receive free turkeys at drive-thru USO event

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – Three hundred military families in need will be getting a little extra help for the holiday’s thanks to Winn-Dixie, the Greater Jacksonville USO and current and former Jaguars players. Winn-Dixie, Jaguars' defensive end Lerentee McCray and former Jaguar Drayton Florence donated 300 turkeys for a drive-thru food distribution Tuesday night in Neptune Beach. For Tuesday’s event at the Neptune Beach Winn-Dixie in Penman Plaza, the USO invited 300 active-duty and veteran families to receive the turkeys and other holiday meal essentials. The event was by invitation only and was not open to the public. Because of the ongoing pandemic, participants were encouraged to wear protective equipment during the drive-thru event.

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AP WAS THERE: The 1936 Berlin Olympics

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FILE - In this Aug. 14, 1936, file photo, American sprint star Jesse Owens is shown in action during one of the heats of the 200-meter run in Berlin. He won the final with a new Olympic record of 20.7 seconds. This story was transmitted from the 1936 Berlin Olympics on the day of the 200-meter dash. The story by AP Sports Writer Alan Gould is reprinted here as it ran in The Los Angeles Times on Aug. 6, 1936, using the contemporary style. Capitalizing on ideal conditions, fourteen of the thirty-three starters bettered the former Olympic record of 4h.

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Fast friends: Unlikely ally aids Owens at '36 Berlin Games

Read full article: Fast friends: Unlikely ally aids Owens at '36 Berlin Games

Owens was a Black athlete at the 1936 Berlin Games who stole the show by winning four gold medals and dispelling the Nazi claims of Aryan supremacy. It started a friendship between Owens and Long so dear that generations later, their families remain close. There was Owens, the son of an Alabama sharecropper and Long, the blonde-haired, blue-eyed German, celebrating under the ever-looming presence of Hitler. Throughout his life, Owens was a popular figure in Berlin with German school kids sending him letters. Dortch went back to the Berlin stadium for the world track and field championships in 2009.

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Black Americans star in front of Hitler at Berlin Olympics

Read full article: Black Americans star in front of Hitler at Berlin Olympics

(AP Photo/File)The name of sprinter Mack Robinson may not be as well-known as Jesse Owens, the star of the 1936 Berlin Games. Robinson was part of a group of 18 Black athletes from the U.S. who combined for 14 medals in front of Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Games. NEAR BOYCOTTThe Berlin Games were almost boycotted by the U.S. and other nations over Germanys racist policies. The center from Texas led the Americans to a 19-8 win over Canada for the gold medal as men's basketball made its Olympic debut at the 1936 Berlin Games. Laura Hillenbrand authored Unbroken, which featured Louis Zamperini who qualified for the U.S. team in the 5,000-meter race at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

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