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 (ō′ĭnz), James Cleveland Known as "Jesse." 1913-1980.
American track star. He won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Owens, an African American, thwarted Hitler's desire to use the games as evidence of Aryan superiority.

Owens

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(Biography) Jesse, real name John Cleveland Owens. 1913–80, US Black athlete: won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics (1936)
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Noun1.Owens - United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)Owens - United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
James Cleveland Owens, Jesse Owens
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The Miss Owens," said she, soon afterwards; "suppose you were to have one of the Miss Owens settled at Thornton Lacey; how should you like it?
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JESSE OWENS; Your Poem
Jerry Owens discovered a route to the major leagues that he didn't know existed, one that ended up being rather anticlimactic.
CIRCUITOUS PATH TO THE BIG LEAGUES EX-MASTER'S STAR GETS CHANCE
The man in question, Hugh Owens, is a Regina prison guard and Evangelical Protestant.
Canada's thought police
And now, Califomia-based photographer Bill Owens has earned his own moment in the sun.
Bill Owens: James Cohan Gallery
Owens did not disclose his corporate affiliation in this article, despite having disclosed his P&G employment in a previous EHP article (Owens and Koeter 2003).
Study on failures to disclose conflicts of interest in Environmental Health Perspectives
Owens urged members not to post the Ten Commandments, pointing out that the action would spark litigation and distract the schools from their primary mission of education.
The New Hanover, N.C., Board of Education has voted down. (People & Events)
Owens, a county commissioner in Louisville, Kentucky.
A net worthy cause: African American Strategic Planning Group striving to change the community through education. (Black Wealth Initiative)
For as long as most people can remember, much of California's 110-square-mile Owens Lake has been dry as dust.
Dried-up California lake gets muddy facial
The latter gives rise to a substantial chapter on sketches, drafts, and fair copies in which Owens presents a typology for the interpretation of autograph manuscripts.
Composers at Work: The Craft of Musical Composition 1450-1600
Beth was a little puzzled, even miffed, that as CFO of Anne Owens, Inc.
Stacking the deck

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