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Mar 31

Canadiens Take 2-1 Lead in NHL Semifinals Against Leafs

Mar. 31, 1964 - Outplayed for 57 minutes but trailing by only one goal, the never-say-die Montreal Canadiens capitalized on two big...

Mar 31

Celtics Destroy Royals in Game 1 of NBA East Finals

Mar. 31, 1964 - Boston’s Bill Russell reduced the Cincinnati Royals’ big guns to a bunch of beanshooters tonight as the defending world...

Mar 31

[VIDEO] Mar. 31, 1964 | NHL Semifinal, Gm. 3 - Leafs v. Canadiens (First Two Periods)

Mar. 31, 1964 - Enjoy the first two periods of tonight’s Stanley Cup semifinal playoff game between the Montreal Canadiens and the...

Mar 31

Eagles and Redskins Swap Quarterbacks

Mar. 31, 1964 - Joe Kuharich, fast becoming the biggest horse trader in the NFL, made another major deal today when the Eagles swapped...

Mar 31

Eiffel Tower Anniversary Observed

Mar. 31, 1964 - Seventy-five years ago today, the last bit of iron was put into place and the French Tricolor was raised over what was to...

Mar 31

Massachusetts Governor’s Mother Jailed in St. Augustine

Mar. 31, 1964 - The 72-year-old mother of the Governor of Massachusetts was jailed today for leading racial demonstrations in St....

Mar 31

Che Guevara Speaks Out

Mar. 31, 1964 - Ernesto (Che) Guevara, Minister of Industry in Cuba, welcomed today a declaration last week by U.S. Senator J.W....

Mar 30

Hawks Take Semifinal Series from Lakers, Now Face Warriors

Mar. 30, 1964 - As a decoration for his outstanding service under fire in tonight’s playoff victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, Len...

Mar 30

Judge Finds that Black Hawk Fan Provoked Howe into Punching Him

Mar. 30, 1964 - A 20-year-old Chicago Black Hawk hockey fan who said he had been punched in the mouth by Gordie Howe was denied a warrant...

Mar 30

Senator Morse Hits LBJ on Vietnam War

Mar. 30, 1964 - Senator Wayne Morse, Democrat of Oregon, said today that the Johnson Administration “must be repudiated” unless it...

Mar 30

Glenn Pulls Out of Ohio Senate Race

Mar. 30, 1964 - Astronaut John Glenn announced from his hospital bed today that he was pulling out of the Senate race in Ohio. The former...

Mar 29

[VIDEO] Mar. 27, 1964 | Alaska Earthquake Newsreel

Mar. 29, 1964 - A destructive, death-dealing earthquake struck the city of Anchorage and several smaller Alaskan towns this week. In...

Mar 29

Wings Score Big Win in Chicago with Substitute Goalie

Mar. 29, 1964 - A hat trick by Norm Ullman (pictured) and rookie Bob Champoux’s clutch goaltending gave the Detroit Red Wings a big 5-4...

Mar 29

Royals Win Semifinal Series, Now Face Lakers

Mar. 29, 1964 - The virtuosity of Oscar Robertson overcame Jerry Lucas’s ailing back and a tough, valiant effort by the Philadelphia...

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 29

Movies: “Cast a Giant Shadow”

Mar. 29, 1964 - Melville Shavelson, a leading writer-producer-director, plans to make a movie about Colonel David (Mickey) Marcus...

Mar 29

Lakers Top Hawks in L.A., Series Tied at 2-2

Mar. 29, 1964 - The Lakers climbed off the floor in the second half, and with the roaring approval of 13,862 L.A. Sports Arena fans,...

Mar 29

Integrated Easter Service Led by Billy Graham in Birmingham

Mar. 29, 1964 - Whites and Negroes in Birmingham, Ala., long estranged by racial discord, found common ground today in an Easter service...

Mar 28

Leafs Square NHL Semifinal with Habs at 1-1

Mar. 28, 1964 - “What’s that story about the streetcar named Desire that was pretty hard to catch? Well, that was Frank Mahovlich...

Mar 28

76ers Tie NBA Semifinal with Royals at 2-2

Mar. 28, 1964 - Big Connie Dierking came off the bench tonight to spark the 76ers to a 129-120 victory over the Cincinnati Royals at the...