Jesse Owens rises above the Nazi propaganda
Olympic 1936 in Berlin

The Games of the XIth Olympiad were marked by the black American athlete, Jesse Owens, whose amazing four gold medal tally in the Berlin stadium built to extoll the virtues of Nazi propaganda left Hitler and his deputies speechless.

Los Angeles - the American way
Olympic 1932 in Los Angeles

The financial crisis that prompted the stock exchange crash of 1929 did not impinge on the success of the 1932 Games, held in Los Angeles between July 30 and August 14.