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Mar 3

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...

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...