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Mar 9

McNamara Barnstorms South Vietnamese Countryside

Mar. 9, 1964 - Defense Secretary Robert McNamara (left) barnstormed the South Vietnamese countryside today to dramatize America’s...

Mar 8

Wings Top Bruins as Ullman Scores Hat Trick

Mar. 8, 1964 - Norm Ullman scored the Red Wings’ first hat trick of the season tonight and left the Detroiters just one victory shy of...

Mar 8

Cassius Clay Goes Home to Louisville

Mar. 8, 1964 - A subdued Cassius Clay returned home to Louisville yesterday, and a crowd of 400 greeted him at Standiford Field....

Mar 8

TV: Beatles Create Shift in Ratings

Mar. 8, 1964 - “The Beverly Hillbillies,” which had been the top-rated television show for two seasons, slipped downhill in the latest...

Mar 8

Malcolm X Breaks with Nation of Islam

Mar. 8, 1964 - Malcolm X broke today with Elijah Muhammad’s Chicago-based Black Muslim movement and announced that he was organizing a...

Mar 8

Movies: “The Last Man on Earth” with Vincent Price

Mar. 8, 1964 - Opening today is “The Last Man on Earth,” a science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel “I Am Legend,” by Richard...

Mar 7

Royals Top Bullets in Cincinnati

Mar. 7, 1964 - Oscar Robertson, freed of the tenacious guarding of Si Green when Green injured his knee in the fourth quarter, rallied...

Mar 7

Patterson Offers to Fight Clay for Free

Mar. 7, 1964 - Former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson offered today to fight for free against new champion Cassius Clay in order to...

Mar 7

[AUDIO] LBJ Press Conference — Vietnam

Mar. 7, 1964 - President Johnson said today that U.S. troops would be moved to and from South Vietnam depending on the need for them in...

Mar 7

Lodge Casts Shadow over New Hampshire Primary

Mar. 7, 1964 - The final weekend of the New Hampshire primary campaign opened today with a flurry of activity that projected two...

Mar 6

San Francisco Giants Set to Face Indians in First Exhibition Game

Mar. 6, 1964 - The San Francisco Giants open the 1964 Cactus League season at Tucson tomorrow, facing the Cleveland Indians in the...

Mar 6

Cassius Clay to Add “X” to Name

Mar. 6, 1964 - The new heavyweight boxing champion confirmed today that he was changing his name to “Cassius X Clay” to conform with...

Mar 6

TV: Tonight on “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour”

Mar. 6, 1964 — Tonight on “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” a struggling actor (John Cassavetes) auditioning in London learns that his...

Mar 6

New Hampshire Governor: RFK Write-In Campaign to Continue

Mar. 6, 1964 - New Hampshire Governor John King said today that the “spontaneous combustion” of the write-in movement for Robert F....

Mar 6

TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”

Mar. 6, 1964 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” a reporter (Lee Philips) interviews beautiful actress Pamela Morris (Ann Blyth, pictured)....

Mar 6

Movies: “Kissin’ Cousins” with Elvis Presley

Mar. 6, 1964 - Opening today is “Kissin’ Cousins,” a musical comedy directed by Gene Nelson and starring Elvis Presley (pictured with...

Mar 6

Nixon Willing to Accept Republican Nod

Mar. 6, 1964 - Richard M. Nixon said today he was willing to accept the Republican Vice-Presidential nomination again. Mr. Nixon,...

Mar 5

Royals Take Season Series from Celtics

Mar. 5, 1964 - The Royals salvaged prestige, recorded a couple of firsts in their history, and gave their morale for the upcoming...

Mar 5

Koufax Contract Negotiations Brings Discord

Mar. 5, 1964 - A scheduled peace conference between the Los Angeles Dodgers’ general manager, Buzzie Bavasi, and Sandy Koufax failed to...

Mar 5

TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”

Mar. 5, 1964 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” A young diabetic (Beau Bridges, pictured) has become neglectful in taking his medicine, mostly...