#56 Randall's Island and the 1936 Olympic Trials

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Small islands reveal fascinating secrets of New York's past, and Randall's and Ward's Islands are no exceptions. Find out how these former potter's fields are related to the most important Olympics-related event New York City has ever seen. The cast includes a swashbuckling British engineer, Jesse Owens, Tony Bennett, FDR, Othmar Ammann, Robert Moses, and Pearl Jam!

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