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‘Ghost Army’ that fooled Hitler will receive Congress’s highest honor
On Thursday, the top-secret unit will finally get its just due when it receives one of the country’s highest awards, the Congressional Gold Medal. Recruited from advertising agencies ...
Marvel Reveals Which Hero Secretly Killed Hitler (and It’s Not Who You Think)
The Ultimates #10 reveals how the android Human Torch, Captain America's teammate on the Invaders, killed Hitler.
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An American hero
Then came the roar of 'Heil, Hitler!' from 100,000 throats. And all those arms outstretched. It was eerie and frightening." A week after Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Games, the Amateur ...
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Owens pierced a myth
He gave four virtuoso performances, winning gold medals in the 100- and 200- meter dashes, the long jump and on America's 4x100 relay team. Score it: Owens 4, Hitler 0. A remarkably even-keeled ...
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1936 - Berlin
Huge cheers, much to Hitler's dismay, bellowed forth each time he entered the arena. Ten other black American athletes won gold medals to undermine Hitler's views on superiority, but it was the ...
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10 seconds that defied Hitler
(Hitler) just turned away ... 92-year-old Hildegaard Fraser witnessed Owen's medal heroics in the stadium Owen's returned home a hero, although US President Franklin D. Roosevelt didn't send ...
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Owens pierced a myth
He gave four virtuoso performances, winning gold medals in the 100- and 200- meter dashes, the long jump and on America's 4x100 relay team. Score it: Owens 4, Hitler 0. A remarkably even-keeled ...