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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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