On 22 August 1950 at Eskilstuna, Sweden, Rhoden set a new world record in 400 m of 45.8 s. He also won the AAU championships in 400 m from 1949 to 1951 and as a Morgan State University student, won the NCAA championships in in 1951 and in from 1950 to 1952.
Leta 608 so Osroeno zasedli Sasanidi Hosrova II., leta 638 pa je prišla pod oblast Arabcev.