Jesse Owens – who set four world records in a college meet with Ohio State in 1935 – was a celebrity heading into the 1936 ...

The Olympic Games have long been a platform for exceptional human achievements, a showcase of athleticism, perseverance, and ...

In 10.3 seconds Jesse Owens' life would change forever. Owens' 100 metres Final victory tore through Hitler's dream as Germany's leader watched from the stands.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has predicted Vladimir Putin will meet a similar fate to Adolf Hitler ...

Russia uses cultural events as a weapon, but this will not help it President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to German Führer Adolf Hitler, Zelenskyy said. "We ...

Her documentaries earned her acclaim as a cinematic genius, as well as criticism for putting her talent at the service of ...

A first-place Olympic medal from the first modern Olympics was sold at auction for DKK 1,152,000 ($178,510), three times its high estimate, by the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers ...

The public profile of sports events makes them a valuable forum for pursuing and drawing attention to social justice issues and other matters ...

History is littered with examples of millions being spent to host the summer or winter Games, only for the stadiums, courts ...

With the win of a gold medal by the USA Hockey Team in the Winter Olympics in the air, it harkens back to another huge team win — one for USA Basketball in 1936, led by Happy/Amarillo legend Joe ...

Editor's note: Much of this story ran as part of the Panhandle Legends series, produced by Amarillo historian and author King Hill, and was produced for a series by KAMR that can be found on the ...