Today in History, June 12, 1925: Cincinnati’s DeHart Hubbard set the long jump record

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Today in History, June 12, 1925: Cincinnati’s DeHart Hubbard set the long jump record

On June, 12, 1925, DeHart Hubbard of Avondale, the first African-American to win an Olympic gold medal, set the long jump record.

Source: Cincinnati Enquirer

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