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Hitler’s Olympics, a documentary by Daniel Kontur, profiles the 1936 summer Olympic games, which were hosted in Berlin under Hitler’s regime.The harrowing film, which is now available on ...
I t was no surprise that the 1936 Summer Olympics were going to be complicated. The wrangling had begun months before the games, as the U.S. considered whether to pull out of the games over the ...
As the 2024 Paris Olympics quickly approach, the new book PLAYED: The Games of the 1936 Berlin Olympics illustrates just how significant and historic the sporting world can be.
AP Photo Winner of the men's javelin throw event at the Summer Olympic Games, German athlete Gerhard Stoeck. in action on Aug. 6, 1936 in Berlin AP Photo The Women's 80 Meter Hurdles at the 1936 ...
To get the full scoop on Hitler's use of propaganda in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, check out Revisionist History on iHeartRadio. ESPN Breaks Silence on the Prince Harry, ...
The 11th Summer Olympic Games, held in August 1936 in Berlin, Germany, provided the entire world a lesson on the danger of politicizing sports.
After the 1936 Berlin Olympics, only the white athletes were invited to see and meet Roosevelt. Owens – the most successful athlete at the games – bemoaned that he "wasn't invited to the White ...
♪♪ -In 1931, the city of Berlin was awarded the auspicious task of hosting the 1936 Summer Olympic Games. What no one could have predicted was that these Games would be used as a tool for some ...
Jesse Owens became an international superstar at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, winning four gold medals. Owens claimed gold in the 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m relay and long jump. On the latest episode of ...
Before we look at the answer, consider a similar predicament from almost 100 years ago. The 1936 Olympic Games were scheduled for Germany — the summer in Berlin and the winter in Garmisch ...