Jesse Owens: References & Edit History
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William J. Baker, Jesse Owens: An American Life (1986), is a biography.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: CNN - Jesse Owens achievements at 1936 Olympics were thumb in the eye to Adolf Hitler, says US athletes grandson. | Oct 16, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Game On: Race-The Story of Jesse Owens. | Aug 01, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 27, 2026 | ||
| Revised the Top Questions section. | Jan 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - Jesse Owens faced extreme hurdles in his life away from his sports career. | Sep 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sport - An Olympic friendship that defied Hitler. | Aug 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Things We Forgot to Remember - Series 6 - Jesse Owens and the Nazi Olympics. | Mar 29, 2025 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Jesse Owens' high school is trying to revive its track team. | Feb 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Poland - Jesse Owens: Americas Greatest Track and Field Athlete (PDF). | Dec 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Jesse Owens achievements at 1936 Olympics were thumb in the eye to Adolf Hitler, says US athletes grandson. | Oct 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: ESPN - Sports Century - An American Hero. | Sep 12, 2024 | ||
| Corrected sentence near end for sense: “Four years he died from lung cancer” to read “Four years later he died from lung cancer.” | Jun 24, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 01, 2024 | ||
| Made various revisions, including changing the death location from “Phoenix” to “Tucson.” | Mar 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: ESPN SportsCentury - Owens pierced a myth. | Jan 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Historical - Jesse Owens. | Oct 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Jesse Owens. | Jun 19, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Black History in America - Jesse Owens. | Apr 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Case Western Reserve University - Encyclopedia of Cleveland History - Biography of Jesse Owens. | Dec 05, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum - Jesse Owens. | Jul 03, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 17, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Facts about Famous People - Jesse Owens Facts and Biography. | May 01, 2019 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Oct 06, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 09, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Jesse Owens. | Feb 11, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA Track and Field - Biography of Jesse Owens. | May 15, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Olympic.org - Biography of Jesse Owens. | Jul 28, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of Jesse Owens. | Jul 19, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Jesse Owens. | Jul 19, 2013 | ||
| He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1976) and the Congressional Gold Medal (1990). | Jan 26, 2010 | ||
| Added photograph of Owens receiving a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. | Jan 26, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of Jesse Owens. | Apr 13, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 29, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the Jesse Owens Foundation. | Aug 17, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 01, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 12, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 20, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | May 04, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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