▁ 1 1 . 0 ▁seconds . ▁ ▁Although ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁world ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 3 , ▁Rud olph ' s ▁mark ▁was ▁not ▁official ▁because ▁the ▁wind ▁had ▁been ▁blow ing ▁faster ▁than ▁. ▁Rud olph ▁earned ▁three ▁g olds , ▁including ▁the ▁ ▁dash ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ ▁relay . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁long ▁jump ▁competition , ▁Ralph ▁Boston ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁broke ▁the ▁Olympic ▁record ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁by ▁J esse ▁O w ens . ▁ ▁Boston ▁was ▁ 4   in ches ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁feet ▁ ▁inches ▁() ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁set ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 2 . ▁Near ▁Graf en w ö hr , ▁West ▁Germany , ▁ 1 6 ▁American ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁injured ▁when ▁an ▁ 8 - inch ▁how itzer ▁shell ▁crash ed ▁into ▁them ▁during ▁a ▁morning ▁roll ▁call . ▁ ▁The ▁shell ▁had ▁been ▁over loaded ▁with ▁charge ▁and ▁went ▁ ▁miles ▁beyond ▁its ▁target . ▁Aer of lot ▁Fl ight ▁ 8 0 4 ▁crash ed ▁while ▁bringing ▁back ▁ 1 3 ▁passengers ▁and ▁five ▁crew men ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Air ▁Force ' s ▁Ar ctic ▁base ▁at ▁Mys ▁Sh mid ta . ▁Born : ▁ ▁Eric ▁Dick erson , ▁NFL ▁running ▁back ▁and ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer , ▁in ▁Se aly , ▁Texas ; ▁ ▁Doug ▁Polen , ▁American ▁motor cy cl ist ▁and ▁ 1