medals and a bronze in water polo, "Flying Finn" Paavo Nurmi wins five golds in track and field and British runner Eric Liddell, later immortalized in the Academy Award-winning film "Chariots of Fire," wins gold in the 400-meter dash and bronze in the 200, while his teammate, Harold ...
The family moved to Spain, where Dragan advanced in the military, became a favorite of the crown, and sailed with Columbus on his second voyage. According to this story, after Dragan returned to Europe he formed his own expedition and sailed with this crew to Venezuela. Seeing that the ...
“Americans Won Most Crowns: Olympian Games Closed with the Distribution of Wreaths and Medals.”New York Times,16 April 1896, p. 1.archive.nytimes.com. de Coubertin, Pierre, and Norbert Müller.Olympism: Selected Writings. Comité International Olympique, 2000....
made history at the 1936 Olympics,defying Adolf Hitler's claimsthat Aryans would dominate. Born James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama, he becamethe most successful athletewho participated in the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. He won four gold medals in ...
At the small museum that marked the site of the Second World War’s Wendover Air Base, this daughter spoke with the BWH project team about this Utah farm boy who ended up serving five years in the military; left behind from his service were his dog-tags, his medals, and a handful of...