1960s Timeline

Mar. 3, 1964 - The Minnesota Twins, pressured by civil rights groups to end segregated housing of players, moved their baseball training...

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, 1964 - Communist gunfire ripped into two South Vietnamese airborne battalions stalking Viet Cong guerrillas near the Cambodian...

Mar. 3, 1964 - Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York signed his two major crime bills today despite opposition from bar and civil...

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, 1964 - On sale today is the fifth long-playing record from the Beach Boys, “Shut Down Volume 2,” a Capitol records release....

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, 1964 - The Communist party announced today a renewed campaign designed to eradicate religion from Soviet life. The outline of the...

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, 1964 - The leader of the Southern bloc in the Senate, Richard Russell (D-Ga.), said today that the public accommodations title of...

Mar. 1, 1964 - The Cincinnati Royals got a pair of stunning performances from its two marvelous young pros, Oscar Robertson and Jerry...

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, 1963 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower (pictured in 1912), the West Point fullback who became President, put in a plug for football...

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, 1963 - New information linking Lee Harvey Oswald with an attempt on the life of former Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker was disclosed...

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, 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, 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, 1963 - Allie Sherman leaped immediately to the defense of his star quarterback, Y.A. Tittle, after today’s championship game....

Dec. 29, 1963 - In the Chicago dressing room today after the Bears’ victory over the Giants in the NFL championship game, linebacker...