$ 1 OLYMPIC GOLD August 9th 1936 The day Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal

                          **AMERICAN HISTORY **
 On this day August 9th 1936 Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal in the 4 x 100 relay at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games one of the most iconic moments in American Olympic sports history !  To this day Jesse Owens is still considered to be one of the greatest American track-and-field athletes of all time.