This Day in History: On October 14, 1964, history was made on the track in Tokyo, Japan, as Billy Mills, a relatively unknown American runner, stunned the world by winning the gold medal in the 10,000 ...
Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) joins Native Bidaské to reflect on his historic 1964 victory, his lifelong ...
Billy Mills, who rocketed to the world stage when he won a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics, will be a medal winner again this week when he meets with President Barack Obama. On Friday, the Pine Ridge ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In conjunction with the museum's exhibition Best in the World: Native Athletes in the Olympics, Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) shares his experience ...
In 1964, America was still reeling from the previous November’s assassination of President John F. Kennedy, as the country’s youth were mesmerized by “Beatlemania.” Yet something positive of an ...
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