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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

[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

Sinatra Kidnappers Found Guilty

Mar. 7, 1964 - A Federal District Court jury returned guilty verdicts tonight in Los Angeles against the three men charged with...

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

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

[VIDEO] Mar. 6, 1964 | Jailbreak Jolts Ruby Trial

Mar. 6, 1964 - Seven prisoners broke out of Dallas county jail with razor blades and a fake pistol today, and two of them stormed down...

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

Jailbreak in Dallas Jolts Ruby Trial

Mar. 6, 1964 - Seven prisoners today broke out of the Dallas County Jail that holds Jack Ruby and made a dash for freedom. They...

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

Write-In Campaign for RFK

Mar. 5, 1964 - A growing write-in campaign may produce more votes for Robert F. Kennedy for Vice President than Lyndon B. Johnson will...

Mar 5

MLK Joins 10,000 Civil Rights Marchers in Frankfort, Kentucky

Mar. 5, 1964 - Ten thousand persons from throughout Kentucky marched on Frankfort today. Despite a cold drizzle and blustery winds, they...

Mar 5

McNamara Headed to Saigon Again

Mar. 5, 1964 - Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, seeking to emphasize U.S. intentions to stand firm in South Vietnam, said today he will...

Mar 4

Princeton Takes Ivy League Crown as Bill Bradley Shines

Mar. 4, 1964 - Princeton, led by Bill Bradley, tonight settled what had been a tight Ivy League basketball race by beating Penn, 76-66,...

Mar 4

Giants and Browns Swing Major Trade

Mar. 4, 1964 - The New York Giants traded Dick Modzelewski to the Cleveland Browns today for Bobby Crespino. Modzelewski (pictured right...

Mar 4

Millions Pledged for JFK Library

Mar. 4, 1964 - Fourteen noted architects in this country and abroad will serve on a design advisory committee for the John F. Kennedy...

Mar 4

Hoffa Convicted

Mar. 4, 1964 - The Federal government finally got a conviction against Teamsters president James Hoffa today when a jury in Chattanooga,...

Mar 3

Stravinsky Composing “Elegy for John F. Kennedy”

Mar. 3, 1964 - Composer Igor Stravinsky (pictured right in 1962) is writing a work for solo voice and instruments in memory of President...