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Louie begins tenth grade at Torrance High School
He steals stuff, and almost gets suspended from school for letting people into a basketball game free of charge. Pete saves louis but things do not look good. -
Louis began competitive running
Pete convinces louis to run. He doesn’t necessarily like it but he is good and likes the applause. Frustrated with his life, louis runs away but his failure humbles him and he returns, training harder at running with pete as his coach. -
Becomes track superstar
He becomes a track superstar, is given the name "Torrence Tornado"and breaks high school record runs at a 4:21.3 mile -
graduates high school
He sets his sights on olympics but doesn’t think he can make it. He becomes somewhat depressed but also determined to reach his goal. -
Track meet in USC Coliseum, compton open
Louie finishes second in the 5000, and he keeps up with famous runner norman bright and is invited to the olympic trials. -
Louie left Torrance for the Olympic trials in New York.
The torrance tornado gets a big send off. While in new york, the heat is irritating but Louie gets a photo finish and makes it to the olympics (Youngest ever for that event). -
Ran in the Berlin Olympics
He rooms with jesse owens and notices that germany is very nationalistic. He places 7th in the final but puts up the fastest last lap of 56 seconds, earning him a meeting with hitler. Louis steals german flag along with other items and sets his sight on tokyo in 1940. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd05vF23Onc -
japan invaded china
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Attends USC
He meets payton jordan and jimmie sasaki. He then sets the ncaa record of 4:08.3 with bleeding shins because of the other runners. Olympics gets cancelled and louis is crushed. -
Hitler invades Poland
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Louie joined the Army air corps
He joins the army air corps but drops out because of air sickness but he has to rejoin for the war. -
pearl harbor
America goes to war and Louie is sent off to the Air Corps.
