• 1937: Nansen Ski Jump (NSJ) built by Nansen Ski Club, the city of Berlin, as part of a National Youth Administration program (NYA), part of FDR’s New Deal. The jump is the "World's Tallest."

• 1938: NSJ hosts the first U.S. Winter Olympic Trials and holds every major ski jumping competition in the U.S. in the following five decades including four National Championships.

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