28 March 1990 March 27, 2012 Author: Staff The Congressional Gold Medal is awarded posthumously to Jesse Owens. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drives into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark." Samuel Johnson — Click here for more from Samuel Johnson Related posts: 25 March 1990 9 September 1990 13 November 1990 Categories: History Tags: 1990, 28 March