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First Winter Olympics in the U.S
The first winter olympics held in the U.S was in 1932 at Lake Placid in New York. In the picture, you can see a picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt shaking hands with U.S. Olympic Captain, J.A. Stevens. -
Jesse Owens
Reader's Digest Article and Video of the Jesse Owen's VictoryJesse Owens, a black man from the United States, won several gold medals in the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, Germany. Adolf Hitler thought these games would exemplify the Aryan race (white skin, blond hair, blue eyes), but the world loved seeing Hitler's expectations fall short. -
Men's Hockey
In 1980, the U.S. men's hockey team defeated the highly favored Soviet Union hockey team, ultimately venturing on to win the gold. -
Mary Lou Retton Earns the All-Around Title in Gymnastics
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Men's Basketball
The Dream Team of basketball, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson and Charles Barkley, won the gold in 1992, defeating every team they played by an average of 44 points. -
U.S. Women's Soccer
In the 2004 Summer Olympics, the U.S. women's soccer team won the victory over Brazil in the final round of games, winning the gold. The game went into overtime, and the entire world watched on the edges of their seats as Abby Wambach scored the winning goal. This was the team's second gold medal in eight years. -
Michael Phelps, the Goldest Olympian Ever
Michael Phelps earned the title as winner of the most Olympic gold metals of anyone in history.
