Who was Jesse Owens? By virginiakniesche 1913 Jesse Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama Feb 3, 1913 United States introduced income taxes (the 16th amendment) 1921 Jesse Owens moves with family to Cleveland, Ohio 1924 The first ever Winter Olympic Games held in France Jan 1, 1933 Adolf Hitler elected chancellor of Germany May 25, 1935 Jesse Owens at Big Ten Championships, sets three world records and ties another in less than an hour. Marries Ruth Solomon Aug 3, 1936 Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany Sep 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland, started World War II 1950 He is named top track athlete of the first half of the twentieth century May 17, 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education ruling by Supreme Court- ends school segregation 1955 He was sent on international goodwill tour by President Eisenhower 1960 Starts his own advertising and marketing company 1963 March on Washington and major civil rights rally- President John F. Kennedy is assassinated 1964 Civil Rights Act passed by Congress, made all segregation illegal Apr 4, 1968 Civil rights leader Martin Luther Jing Jr. assassinated 1973 Jesse Owens was elected for board of directors of Us Olympic Committees Mar 29, 1973 Last US forces to leave Vietnam at the end of Vietnam War 1976 He was given Presidential Medal of Freedom Jul 4, 1976 America celebrated the Bicentennial, its two hundredth birthday 1980 To protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the US does not send athletes to the Summer Olympics in Moscow Mar 31, 1980 Jesse Owens dies of lung cancer in Arizona at age sixty-six
