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Jesse Owens

Chronology

1913	Born September 12 in Danville, Alabama to Henry and Mary Owens
1922	Owens family moves to Cleveland, Ohio
1928	Sets two world junior-high school records in high jump and long jump
1930	Sets high school records in long jump, 100-yard dash, and 200-yard dash
1933	Leads East Technical High School to National Interscholastic Championship
1933	Enters Ohio State University on track-and-field scholarship
1935	Marries Minnie Ruth Solomon
1935	Sets five meet records at the Big Ten Track and Field Championship
1936	Wins four Gold Medals at the Berlin Olympics
1936	Ends amateur athletic career
1943	Works in personnel department of Ford Motor Company
1946	Opens public relations firm in Chicago
1953	Receives appointment to Illinois State Athletic Commission
1965	Receives conviction for income tax evasion.
1968	Criticizes African-American athletes at Mexico City Olympic Games for giving "Black Power" salute on awards stand
1974	Induction into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame
1976	Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
1980	Dies in Tucson, Arizona on March 31
1983	Induction into the US Olympic Committee Hall of Fame