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At the 1924 Paris Olympics, Tarzan Faced Off With the Ambassador of Aloha
Barely 20 years old, Johnny Weissmuller was favored against 34-year-old Duke Kahanamoku. Both were tall, lean and strong, ...
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The recovered newsreels that recounted the Spanish Civil War in the US: ‘A nation divided threatens to destroy itself’
A foundation is digitizing the nearly 300 films that the Hearst Corporation recorded during the conflict and were shown in ...
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Tarzan at the Olympics: Johnny Weissmuller won 3 gold medals at the 1924 Paris Games
This of course was Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the films but was also a swimming superstar 100 years ago. He won three gold medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics: the 100-meter freestyle ...