Twins Integrate Spring Training Camp
Mar. 3, 1964 - The Minnesota Twins, pressured by civil rights groups to end segregated housing of players, moved their baseball training...
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Mar 3
Psychiatrist: Ruby Shows No Guilt or Remorse
Mar. 3, 1964 - Jack Ruby shows no signs of guilt or remorse over the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald, a Baltimore psychiatrist has reported....
Mar 3
Viet Cong Steps Up Attacks
Mar. 3, 1964 - Communist gunfire ripped into two South Vietnamese airborne battalions stalking Viet Cong guerrillas near the Cambodian...
Mar 3
Rocky Signs Two Major Crime Bills
Mar. 3, 1964 - Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York signed his two major crime bills today despite opposition from bar and civil...
Mar 2
NFL Backs Off Friday Night Telecasts
Mar. 2, 1964 - The NFL, under attack in recent weeks by high school and collegiate associations for plans to televise Friday night games,...
Mar 2
On Sale Today: Beach Boys’ LP “Shut Down Volume 2”
Mar. 2, 1964 - On sale today is the fifth long-playing record from the Beach Boys, “Shut Down Volume 2,” a Capitol records release....
Mar 2
On Sale Today: “Twist and Shout” by The Beatles
Mar. 2, 1964 - On sale today in U.S. record stores is the latest single by the Beatles, “Twist and Shout.” The B-side is “There’s a...
Mar 2
New Soviet Atheism Push
Mar. 2, 1964 - The Communist party announced today a renewed campaign designed to eradicate religion from Soviet life. The outline of the...
Mar 1
Rangers Tie Wings at the Garden
Mar. 1, 1963 - The New York Rangers missed a grand opportunity tonight to pick up two points on the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square...
Mar 1
Senate Wrangling Continues on Civil Rights Bill
Mar. 1, 1964 - The leader of the Southern bloc in the Senate, Richard Russell (D-Ga.), said today that the public accommodations title of...
Mar 1
Royals top 76ers in Philly
Mar. 1, 1964 - The Cincinnati Royals got a pair of stunning performances from its two marvelous young pros, Oscar Robertson and Jerry...
Dec 31
Knicks Destroyed at Garden, 2,000 Frustrated Fans Hurl Abuse at Players, Reporters
Dec. 31, 1963 - One of New York City’s more intimate New Year’s Eve parties was held at Madison Square Garden tonight, where the New York...
Dec 31
Ike Plugs Football
Dec. 31, 1963 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower (pictured in 1912), the West Point fullback who became President, put in a plug for football...
Dec 31, 2023
President Johnson Assures Vietnam of “Fullest Measure of Support”
Dec. 31, 1963 - President Johnson assured South Vietnam today that the U.S. would continue to offer that country “the fullest measure of...
Dec 31, 2023
Oswald Linked to April Assassination Attempt on Former General Walker
Dec. 31, 1963 - New information linking Lee Harvey Oswald with an attempt on the life of former Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker was disclosed...
Dec 30, 2023
Movies: “Tom Jones” and “Hud” Win Top Honors from New York Film Critics
Dec. 30, 1963 - Hollywood’s “Hud” and Britain’s “Tom Jones” won top honors today in the 28th annual poll of the New York Film Critics,...
Dec 30, 2023
Bears’ Coach George Halas Holds Victorious Press Conference
Dec. 30, 1963 - George Halas, hale and hearty at 68, spoke and acted today like a man who expects to continue indefinitely as coach of...
Dec 30, 2023
Rangers Win the Brawl, Lose the Game to Montreal at Madison Square Garden
Dec. 30, 1963 - The New York Rangers outbattled the Montreal Canadiens but couldn’t outscore them as they lost a wild 6-2 game last night...
Dec 29, 2023
Giant Coach Allie Sherman Defends His Players
Dec. 29, 1963 - Allie Sherman leaped immediately to the defense of his star quarterback, Y.A. Tittle, after today’s championship game....
Dec 29, 2023
Larry Morris Named NFL Championship Game’s Most Valuable Player
Dec. 29, 1963 - In the Chicago dressing room today after the Bears’ victory over the Giants in the NFL championship game, linebacker...
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