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After winning four gold medals, Jesse is finished with the Berlin, Olympics.
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When Jesse came back to the United States, he was thrown a ticker tape parade in New York. Jesse sat in a convertible car as he was waved at his fans in the streets.
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Jesse's second daughter, Marlene is born.
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Jesse races horses to make money to support his family. He generally raced the horse 100 yds after a gunshot start.
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Jesse files for Bankruptcy after two white men conned him out of $50,000 and his business.
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Jesse's third daughter, Beverly is born.
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Henry and Emma Owens die the year of 1940.
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Jesse withdraws from Ohio State Univeristy for the last time.
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Jesse is hired by Ford Motor Company for public relations. He moves to Detroit to take the job.
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At the Allied Invasion of Sicily, Luz Long is gravely injured and dies.
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Jesse and his family move to Chicago where he sets up a public relations agency.
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Jesse is named the greatest track athlete of the last half century,
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Jesse returns to Berlin with the globetrotters and meets up with Luz Long's son.
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Jesse serves as President Eisenhower's representative at the 1956 Olympic Games in Australlia.
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Jesse started his own Public Reltations Firm in Chicago.
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At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Ralph Boston broke Jesse's broad jump record. The new record set by Ralph was 8.12 m (26 ft 7½ in),
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Jesse becomes the running coach for the New York Mets baseball team.
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Jesse suffers a partially ruptured disc and becomes paralyzed until he can get back surgery.
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Per President Eisenhowers request, Jesse travels to Africa to teach running clinics and democracy.
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Jesse is inducted into the Hall of Fame for his athletic accomplishments.
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Jesse receives the Presedintial Medal of Freedom from President Ford.
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Jesse Owens is diagnosed with lung cancer. Jesse was a proponent of many tobacco products. Jesse smoked a pack of cigarrettes a day.
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Jesse Owens dies at the age of 66 due to Lung cancer.
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Resources for Timeline
http://library.osu.edu/projects/jesse-owens/images/owens_tips_hat.jpg
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/08/11/article-1205901-06080B2D000005DC-976_468x450.jpg
http://ssacentennial.uchicago.edu/img/feature-rankin.jpg
http://www.inforum.com/media/full/jpg/2013/04/27/0428owens.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nHKkpC2%2BL._SY445_.jpg
http://www.notablebiographies.com/images/uewb_08_img0538.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q258/costello_07/Stubbys%20Scans/Jes -
