At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, after African-American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos won the gold and bronze, respectively, in the 200 meters, the two runners stood atop the podium with ...

Dick Fosbury's high jump gold medal from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — which he won with the revolutionary Fosbury Flop — sold at auction for $158,600. The medal was one of a few Fosbury items ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - On this final day of Black History Month, WNDU 16 News Now has an exclusive story about a moment in history which still resonates today. It all started at the 1968 Olympics ...

On 19th October 1968, spectators at the Estadio Olimpico in Mexico City witnessed a sporting revolution. Dick Fosbury, an enormously tall American from Portland approached the bar, set at 2.03m, for ...

Sign used by Cathy Jamison (Imwalle) at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics. Jamison (Imwalle) placed 5th in the Women's 200 meter breaststroke at the 1968 Games. She would go on to settle in Bend, ...

Dress worn by swimmer Victoria King at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics is white polyester with three quarter length sleeves. This dress was worn during the opening ceremonies of the Games with a ...

Ever since African runners burst onto the world scene at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, training at altitude has been the apparent elixir for distance running excellence. In the ensuing 30 years, ...

The Veterans Day television special will air on Nov. 15. One of the feature stories, narrated by longtime baseball announcer Joe Buck, is be about the fascinating journey of Capt. Melvin Pender Jr.