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#127 - Hitler, Jesse Owens, and the 1936 Berlin Olympics

#127 - Hitler, Jesse Owens, and the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Released Tuesday, 26th July 2016
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#127 - Hitler, Jesse Owens, and the 1936 Berlin Olympics

#127 - Hitler, Jesse Owens, and the 1936 Berlin Olympics

#127 - Hitler, Jesse Owens, and the 1936 Berlin Olympics

#127 - Hitler, Jesse Owens, and the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Tuesday, 26th July 2016
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Hitler storming out of the stadium after Jesse Owens won the 100-meter dash in the 1936 Berlin Olympics is one of most enduring images we have of the tumultuous history of Nazi Germany. Hitler famously “snubbed” Jesse Owens and all African-American athletes because of his ideas of Aryan racial superiority. But did it actually happen? And did it happen the way we usually think? Find out, Buzzkillers!

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