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James Cleveland Owens
Adolf Hitler
Olympics Berlin 1936
James Cleveland Owens was born on September 12, 1913, in Danville, Alabama. He was one of the eight children in his family. He was only six years old, when the Owens family moved north to Cleveland, Ohio. They moved from Danville, Alabama to seek a better living.
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Birth name: James Cleveland OwensName change: Jesse OwensNickname: The Buckeye BulletBorn: September 12, 1913 in Oakville, AlabamaDied: March 31, 1980 in Tucson, ArizonaBuried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago,
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Adolf Hitler was born on 20th April, 1889, in the small Austrian town of Braunau near the German border. Both Hitler's parents had come from poor peasant families. His fatherHis father Alois Hitler, the illegitimate son of a housemaid, was an intelligent and ambitious man and later became a senior customs official. Hitler did extremely well at primary school and it appeared he had a bright academic future in front of him. He was also popular with other pupils and was much admired for his leadership qualities. He was also a deeply religious child and for a while considered the possibility of becoming a monk.
Klara Hitler, a kind and gentle woman, tended to spoil her son. Like her husband she was keen for Adolf to do well at school. Her attempts at persuasion achieved no more success than her husband's threats and he continued to obtain poor grades.
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