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Jesse Owens Biography (1913–1980)
(born September 12, 1913, Oakville, Alabama, U.S.—died March 31, 1980, Phoenix, Arizona) American track-and-field athlete, who set a world record in the running broad jump (also called long jump) that stood for 25 years and who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. His four Olympic victories were a blow to Adolf Hitler’s intention to use the Games to demonstrate Aryan superiority.
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Special Guests: Antoine & Pam Lee
Hosts: Tiffany Bacon, Marcos and Amarillis Mercado
The Civil Rights Movement has always fascinated me. I watched the documentary “Eyes on the Prize.” I read books about Martin Luther King Jr., FBI surveillance of black leaders and anything related to the struggle.
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Inventor, born in Paris, Kentucky, USA. Born into poverty and with only a fifth-grade education, he moved to Cleveland, OH and worked as a sewing-machine mechanic. By 1907 he had a patent for an improved sewing machine and began his own sewing machine business.
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Cedric Thompson brings home the Grammy for Best Traditional Gospel Album for his work on Oh Happy Day (Various Artists) Bill Hearn, Ken Levitan, Ken Pennell, Jack Rovner & Cedric Thompson, producers; EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings
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