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Mar 24

76ers Square Series with Royals at 1-1

Mar. 24, 1964 - Hot-handed Hal Greer (right) went on a personal fourth-quarter rampage and led the Philadelphia 76ers to a...

Mar 24

Riots in Jacksonville

Mar. 24, 1964 - Rioting marked by numerous injuries and considerable property damage plagued Jacksonville, Fla., for the second...

Mar 24

Lady Bird Johnson Visits Alabama

Mar. 24, 1964 - Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson spent a day full of both future and past at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.,...

Mar 23

On Sale Today: “Do You Want to Know a Secret” by The Beatles

Mar. 23, 1964 - On sale in U.S. record stores today is the latest single by the Beatles, “Do You Want to Know a Secret.” The B-side is...

Mar 23

Hawks Take 2-0 Series Lead on Lakers in NBA Semifinals

Mar. 23, 1964 - Chalk up two for the defense. That’s the answer you get if you ask one of the St. Louis Hawks how they gained a 2-0...

Mar 23

Peter Lorre Is Dead

Mar. 23, 1964 - Peter Lorre (pictured in “Casablanca”), 59, on screen a master of horror but off screen one of the most gentle and...

Mar 23

Malcolm X Holds Rally in New York

Mar. 23, 1964 - One thousand Negroes cheered Malcolm X last night when he declared: “It’s time for you and me to let the Government know...

Mar 23

RFK Gives Update on JFK Memorial Library

Mar. 23, 1964 - Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said today that $5 million, or half the sum required, had been raised for the John...

Mar 22

Royals Take First Game in NBA Semifinal Series with 76ers

Mar. 22, 1964 - The Royals got a key second-quarter lift from their bench, the usual heroics from Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas and...

Mar 22

Canadiens Finish Regular Season with Best Record in NHL

Mar. 22, 1964 - The Montreal Canadiens, who needed two weekend victories to make sure of their 14th NHL title in history, followed up...

Mar 22

Taylor and Burton Greeted by Unruly Mob in Boston

Mar. 22, 1964 - Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, just married in Canada, waded into a rowdy reception in Boston today. Their arrival...

Mar 22

Harry Belafonte Returns to TV

Mar. 22, 1964 - Harry Belafonte (pictured right with Sidney Poitier), who has been turning down guest appearances, will be on television...

Mar 22

Judy Collins Makes New York Debut at Town Hall

Mar. 22, 1964 - Judy Collins, a 23-year-old native of Denver, made her New York concert debut last night at Town Hall, and she...

Mar 22

Oscar Robertson Wins NBA’s President’s Trophy

Mar. 22, 1964 - Oscar Robertson, the Cincinnati Royals’ talented backcourt man, today was voted the President’s Trophy — the NBA’s most...

Mar 22

Reuther Cool to Endorsement of RFK for VP

Mar. 22, 1964 - Walter Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers, today brushed aside a proposal that the union endorse...

Mar 21

UCLA Bruins are National Basketball Champions

Mar. 21, 1964 - The undefeated U.C.L.A. basketball team proved to one and all that it was the nation’s top college quintet by charging to...

Mar 21

Top of the Charts: “She Loves You” by The Beatles

Mar. 21, 1964 - Hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 today is “She Loves You,” a recording by The Beatles. The single was released in...

Mar 21

IBM Employee Confesses to Two Murders

Mar. 21, 1964 - Alvin Mitchell, 18, a surly street-gang tough, broods away the days in Queens County jail awaiting trial on the fatal...

Mar 20

UCLA and Duke to Meet in NCAA Basketball Final

Mar. 20, 1964 - U.C.L.A. staged a late rally tonight to beat Kansas State, 90-84, and Duke whipped Michigan, 91-80, to gain tomorrow...

Mar 20

Eagles and Cowboys Swing Major Trade

Mar. 20, 1964 - The Philadelphia Eagles traded their pass-catching star, Tommy McDonald (pictured left with Sonny Jurgensen in 1960), to...