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As a sophomore at Ohio State University, Albritton won the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship in 1936. [3]In 1936, Albritton and Cornelius Johnson both cleared 6 ft 9 3 ⁄ 4 in (2.07 m) to set a world record at the Olympic Trials, becoming the first people of African descent to hold the world record in the event.
In December 1934, Mahoney was elected president of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), succeeding Avery Brundage, who had not run for reelection. [16] Mahoney led the effort to push the United States to boycott the 1936 Summer Olympics , held in Berlin , because of the discrimination of Nazi Germany against non-Aryan athletes. [ 17 ]
The 1936 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Long would then wait four years and run for president as a Democrat in 1940. Prior to Long's death, leading contenders for the role of the sacrificial 1936 candidate included Idaho Senator William Borah, Montana Senator and running mate of Robert M. La Follette in 1924 Burton K. Wheeler , and Governor Floyd B. Olson of the Minnesota Farmer ...
From March 10 to May 19, 1936, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1936 United States presidential election.The nominee was selected through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1936 Republican National Convention held from June 9 to June 12, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Ohio will try to add to its Olympic medal count this summer From July 26-Aug. 11, the sports world will be centered on Paris, as top athletes from around the world compete for their countries in ...
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Ohio, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1803, Ohio has participated in every U.S. presidential election. For most of its statehood from the Twentieth century on, Ohio has been considered a swing state , being won by either the Democratic or Republican candidates ...
President Trump is greeted by Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown after arriving at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to meet with people affected by the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio.