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Mar 29

Rioting Between Mods and Rockers at British Resort

Mar. 29, 1964 - The Wild Ones invaded the season resort town of Clacton, England, today — 1,000 fighting, drinking, roaring, rampaging...

Mar 25

Writer Who Knew Oswald in Moscow Speaks Out

Mar. 25, 1964 - An American writer who interviewed Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured in 1959) in Moscow four years before his murder as the...

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 18

Belli Dismissed as Counsel for Jack Ruby

Mar. 18, 1964 - Melvin Belli (pictured) was dismissed today as counsel for Jack Ruby. Mrs. Eva Grant, sister of the killer of Lee Harvey...

Mar 14

[AUDIO] Ruby Defense Attorney Blasts Dallas

Mar. 14, 1964 - After Jack Ruby was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, defense attorney Melvin...

Mar 14

[VIDEO] Mar. 14, 1964 | Prosecutor Reacts to Ruby Verdict

Mar. 14, 1964 - Jack Ruby was sentenced today to die in the electric chair for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of...

Mar 14

Dallas Reacts to Ruby Sentence

Mar. 14, 1964 - The people of Dallas did not want Jack Ruby back among them, boasting of his crime and acquittal. Neither did they want...

Mar 14

🚨Jack Ruby Sentenced to Death

Mar. 14, 1964 - Jack Ruby was sentenced today to die in the electric chair for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of...

Mar 13

28-Year-Old Barmaid Raped and Murdered in Queens

Mar. 13, 1964 - A 28-year-old woman who had given up a more prosaic life for a career as a barmaid and residence in a tiny Bohemian...

Mar 12

Hoffa Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

Mar. 12, 1964 - James R. Hoffa was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $10,000 today for attempting to rig a Federal jury — a...

Mar 10

Murderer of Dutch Schultz Goes Free

Mar. 10, 1964 - Charles (Charlie the Bug) Workman (pictured in 1941) was released from Trenton state prison today after serving 23 years...

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 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

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...

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 20, 2023

Frank Sinatra Jr. Resumes Career — With Bodyguard

Dec. 20, 1963 - Frank Sinatra Jr. resumed his kidnap-interrupted singing career last night — accompanied by a beefy bodyguard lent by his...

Dec 14, 2023

Three Men Arrested in Sinatra Jr. Kidnapping

Dec. 14, 1963 - The Justice Department announced early today that the FBI had arrested three men in connection with the kidnapping of...

Dec 13, 2023

Profaci Mobster Surrenders

Dec. 13, 1963 - A key figure in the notorious Profaci gang surrendered this morning to the Kings County District Attorney’s office. The...

Dec 13, 2023

84-Year-Old Convict To Be Released After Spending 64 Years in Prison

Dec. 13, 1963 - An 84-year-old convict who has spent 64 years in prison for murdering a former schoolteacher smiled happily today when he...

Dec 11, 2023

Frank Sinatra Jr. Holds News Conference

Dec. 11, 1963 - Frank Sinatra Jr., looking tense and drawn, told a news conference today that he was scared but was well threated...