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Mar 28

76ers Tie NBA Semifinal with Royals at 2-2

Mar. 28, 1964 - Big Connie Dierking came off the bench tonight to spark the 76ers to a 129-120 victory over the Cincinnati Royals at the...

Mar 28

TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”

Mar. 28, 1964 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” childless and poor, farmer Caleb (John Dehner) feels like a failure, and his wife assures him he...

Mar 28

Movies: “The Incredible Mr. Limpet”

Mar. 28, 1964 - Opening today is “The Incredible Mr. Limpet,” a live-action/animated comedy film produced by Warner Brothers, directed by...

Mar 28

ABC Drops “Fight of the Week”

Mar. 28, 1964 - Don Dunphy may become the loneliest man in town next September when the “Fight of the Week” is dropped by ABC. He has...

Mar 28

Billy Graham Looks Forward to Integrated Easter Service in Birmingham

Mar. 28, 1964 - The Rev. Billy Graham says he hopes his Easter Sunday service in Birmingham, Ala., tomorrow before an integrated audience...

Mar 28

Tidal Waves Wreck Business District of Crescent City, California

Mar. 28, 1964 - Tidal waves 12 to 15 feet high, set off by the Alaskan earthquake, swept out of the Pacific early today and wrecked the...

Mar 28

Diem Official Sentenced to Death in Vietnam

Mar. 28, 1964 - A top intelligence officer was sentence today to death for crimes he committed while he served the regime of the late...

Mar 27

Celtics’ Bill Russell Considering Retirement

Mar. 27, 1964 - Boston Celtics’ star Bill Russell is considering retiring from the NBA after the current playoffs because of his mental...

Mar 27

Jimmy Piersall Speaks Out

Mar. 27, 1964 - Whether he lands a job with the Angels or not, colorful Jimmy Piersall (pictured with Phil Silvers) will have his own...

Mar 27

Black Hawks Take Opener in NHL Semifinal with Red Wings

Mar. 27, 1964 - The Chicago Black Hawks played it tight and close to the vest last night against the Detroit Red Wings, who skated almost...

Mar 27

New Survival Kit for Special Forces in Vietnam

Mar. 27, 1964 - Army Special Forces troopers bound for South Vietnam are being given a one-pound survival kit to enable them to evade the...

Mar 27

TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”

Mar. 27, 1964 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” in a small town where an execution is scheduled to place, the sun does not rise. Soon,...

Mar 27

Massive Earthquake Strikes Alaska

Mar. 27, 1964 - A destructive, death-dealing earthquake struck the city of Anchorage and several smaller Alaskan towns today. In Juneau,...

Mar 27

Two U.S. Airmen Missing in Vietnam

Mar. 27, 1964 - Two American airmen were reported missing today on a reconnaissance flight over South Vietnam. A third United States...

Mar 26

Leafs Shut Out

Mar. 26, 1964 - Charlie Hodge, the Montreal Canadiens’ wizard goalie, couldn’t contain a grin from ear to ear when a friend ribbed him...

Mar 26

Chiefs’ Player Still Hospitalized after Bar Attack

Mar. 26, 1964 - Police received a tape recording today of Ed Budde’s version of what happened when the husky football player suffered a...

Mar 26

Malcolm X Comments on Civil Rights Bill

Mar. 26, 1964 - Malcolm X, former spokesman for the Nation of Islam and now Black Nationalist leader, said today in Washington that he...

Mar 26

Movies: “The Fall of the Roman Empire”

Mar. 26, 1964 - Opening today in the U.S. is “The Fall of the Roman Empire,” an epic historical drama film directed by Anthony Mann and...

Mar 26

Author Chosen by Mrs. Kennedy to Write Book on Assassination

Mar. 26, 1964 - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy has chosen the author to write what she hopes will be the authoritative story of the...

Mar 26

U.S. To Boost Effort in Vietnam

Mar. 26, 1964 - The Johnson Administration forcefully rejected today “withdrawal,” “neutralization,” or “peace at any price,” in the war...