A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 25, 1964, a 22-year-old Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, became world heavyweight boxing champion for the first ...
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) with Malcolm X in New York City in 1964. (Photo: John Peodincuk/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) One aspect that rang true, however, was the deep, conflicted bond ...
This eight-hour documentary brings to life one of the most indelible figures of the 20th century, a three-time heavyweight boxing champion who captivated millions of fans across the world with his ...
On the morning of Feb. 24, 1964, I sat in my office reviewing last minute details to the Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston fight to take place later that night at the Miami Beach Convention Center, when ...
Editor's note: The story contains spoilers for "One Night in Miami." The movie will be up for three Oscars at the 93rd Academy Awards Sunday night. On February 25, 1964, four African American icons ...
From the Beatles touching down in America and sending fans into a frenzy, to underdog Cassius Clay (soon to be known as Muhammad Ali) shocking the world by defeating Sonny Liston, 1964 was undeniably ...
“He is a super-American,” says dapper young professor Finlay Campbell after Cassius Clay’s cocksure, smart-alecky press conference. It’s 1964, and the 22-year-old Clay has just defeated Sonny Liston, ...
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