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Jesse Owens born 12 Dec 1913
**1913 December 12- James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens is born in Oakville, Alabama. He
will become a world-class athlete in college, setting world
records in many events. He will go on to win 4 gold medals in
the 1936 Berlin Olympics, spoiling Hitler's plans to showcase
Aryan sports supremacy.
FROM: Today in Black History http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/Munirah.html
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- Jesse Owens born 12 Dec 1913