Sprinting to Fame gifts-over-100 On Memorial Day Weekend in

On Memorial Day Weekend in 1949

'If you let me stand here for a few minutes

accepted defeat at the Republican convention in Kansas City in a close race for delegates

This photo ran on the front page of The Times the next day with the headline

Firestone and his son met John Burroughs here today

Sprinting to Fame gifts-over-100 On Memorial Day Weekend inJesse Owens and other sprinters take off in a 100 meter dash heat in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Owens (foreground) won the heat in 10. 3 seconds on Aug. 2, 1936. The next day he captured the gold medal. Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, making him one of the most famous track and field athletes in history. The remarkable feats of the Americans, particularly Owens (1913 1980), who was black, struck a propaganda blow against Nazi leader