Berlin is making a bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games, potentially marking a century since the controversial 1936 Games held under Nazi rule. Mayor Kai Wegner is set to unveil the city's ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 3, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Aug. 3, 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won ...

The 1936 Olympic Games weren’t just about athletics — they were a calculated performance. Hitler used the event to present ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after Jesse Owens returned home from his snubbing by Adolph Hitler at the 1936 Olympics, he and America’s 17 other black Olympians found a less-than-welcoming reception from ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- In 1936, sports, politics and propaganda collided in Berlin in one of the most controversial Olympic Games ever. The Berlin Games gave us Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals in ...

Introduction : a bridge to the ancient Greeks? -- "Faster, higher, stronger" : the modern Olympics from Athens to Amsterdam -- Enter the Nazis -- Boycott Berlin! -- The winter games -- On to Berlin -- ...

Part of an exhibit being shown at London‘s Royal Opera House during the Olympics — called “The Olympic Journey: The Story of the Games”– is dedicated to U.S. track legend Jesse Owens. For good reason: ...

BERLIN (AP) — Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris has put together a video to make sure his players are up to speed on Jesse Owens' accomplishments at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens, who was Black, ...

As a girl, Marlene Hemphill Dortch watched the grainy, black-and-white film footage from the 1936 Berlin Olympics in amazement, wondering how her grandfather was so much faster than everyone else.

Read full article: Metro Detroit school closings, delays: Check the list for Monday, Dec. 8, 2025 Police are seeking information about 15-year-old Zarryan Jones, who went missing in Detroit. Detroit ...