Apr. 9—FORT SCOTT, Kan. — Native American runner and Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills will make a trip this week to Fort Scott in a visit sponsored by the Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes.
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 ...
LARRY MAYER/Gazette staff Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills, second from right, talks with members of the state champion Plenty Coups High School cross country team, from left, Matthew Flat Lip, ...
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 ...
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