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History: The Day Hitler Hosted The Olympics

Beatrice Thompson

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By: AFP/ AFP/Getty Images

By: AFP/ AFP/Getty Images

From Beatrice Thompson

The year was 1936 when the leader of the Third Reich would open the Olympics in Germany. Interestingly enough, five years later, the big story in Parade Magazine was about the army’s newest gadget that helped maneuver troops to defeat Hitler. An unlikely tie, but both happened on this day in History. Find out what that “gadget” was…….

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