Joe Louis: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: The Guardian - The legacy of Joe Louis? loss to Max Schmeling on Juneteenth. Oct 13, 2026
Add new Web site: ESPN - Joe Louis. Aug 11, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 09, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 08, 2026
Add new Web site: U.S. Army - Soldier-Champ: Joe Louis sacrificed much for his country. Aug 29, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 19, 2025
Add new Web site: The History of Fighting - Joe Louis - An American Hero. Jan 15, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Joe v Max. Dec 06, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - The legacy of Joe Louis? loss to Max Schmeling on Juneteenth. Oct 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Black History in America - Joe Louis. Sep 13, 2024
Add new Web site: ESPN Classic - 'Brown Bomber' was a hero to all. Aug 02, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Joe Louis. Jun 21, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Detroit Historical Society - Encyclopedia Of Detroit - Joe Louis. Feb 27, 2024
Links and photo added. May 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Smithsonian - National Museum of African American History and Culture - Joe Louis. Feb 18, 2023
Add new Web site: National Museum of African American History and Culture - Joe Louis. Dec 09, 2022
Add new Web site: The National WWII Museum - Joe Louis: From Boxing Gloves to Combat Boots. Sep 02, 2022
Corrected display issue. Jun 08, 2021
Corrected display issue. Dec 17, 2020
Add new Web site: MY HERO - Biography of Joe Louis. Jan 31, 2019
Added mentions of Joe Louis Stadium and of the monument to him in downtown Detroit. Sep 22, 2017
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Alabama - Joe Louis. Oct 30, 2014
Add new Web site: Great Black Heroes - Biography of Joe Louis. Oct 30, 2014
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Joe Louis [Barrow] (1914-1981). Apr 02, 2014
Add new Web site: International Boxing Hall of Fame - Biography of Joe Louis. Apr 02, 2014
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Joe Louis and the Jews. Apr 02, 2014
Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of The Brown Bomber, Joe Louis. Apr 02, 2014
Add new Web site: BlackHistoryNow - Biography of Joe Louis. Apr 02, 2014
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - Biography of Joe Louis. Feb 05, 2013
Add new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Joe Louis. Feb 05, 2013
Added photograph. Oct 24, 2012
Article revised. Nov 29, 2004
Article revised. Feb 16, 2001
Article revised. Feb 10, 2000
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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