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    • Sep 12, 1913
    Track star Jesse Owens is born in Oakville, Alabama. A winner of four gold medals during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Owens will be referenced in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
    Jun 30, 1970
    Bill Anderson records "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone" at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The song mentions 15 famous people, including athletes Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial and Jesse Owens, noted for humiliating Adolf Hilter at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
    Mar 31, 1980
    Track star Jesse Owens, who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, dies of lung cancer in Tucson, Arizona. Ten years prior, he was referenced in Bill Anderson's country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
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