Jesse Owens Wins Four Gold Medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics Disproving in Front of Adolph Hitler the Theory of White Supremacy
The 1936 Summer Olympic Games were hosted by Germany in the capital city of Berlin. The bid was awarded to Germany in 1934, two years before the Nazis became the governing party in the country. These games mark a modernization of the Olympics and many of the sports, techniques and processes (including live television broadcasts) used at the 1936 Summer Games are still in use today.