28 March 1990 Posted on March 27, 2014 by Staff Jesse Owens is posthumously awarded the the Congressional Gold Medal by President George H. W. Bush. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Always have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table, for the family; a book of condensed thought and striking anecdote, of sound maxims and truthful apothegms. It will impress on your own mind a thousand valuable suggestions, and teach your children a thousand lessons of truth and duty. Such a book is a casket of jewels for your housebold." Tryon Edwards — Click here for more from Tryon Edwards Related posts: 28 March 1990 25 March 1990 15 March 1990 22 May 1990 13 November 1990 19 November 1990 31 Januray 1990 22 June 1990 13 November 1990 26 November 1990