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 ...

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 ...

NEW THIS MORNING. LEGENDARY OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST BILLY MILLS IS SHARING HIS STORY IN A WHOLE NEW WAY. MILLS WON THE 10,000M AT THE 1964 OLYMPICS, BECOMING THE SECOND INDIGENOUS ATHLETE TO WIN GOLD.

Grant Fisher won bronze in the 10,000m run on Aug. 2 at the 2024 Olympics. Here's every American men's and women's medalist in the 10K. Grant Fisher made history at the 2024 Olympics when he became ...

Described as the greatest upset in Olympic history, Billy Mills' victory in the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Olympic Games will remain an indelible memory for anyone who saw his thrilling stretch run as ...

Billy Mills was running the 10,000-meter race at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. It was the final lap, and he was behind the pack. But in the final stretch, Mills moved to lane 4 and began passing the other ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Billy Mills, the Sioux distance runner who stunned the world by winning a gold medal at the 1964 ...

Billy Mills poked at a healthy plate of poached eggs, grilled vegetables and dry toasted rye Friday morning. The distance-running legend has neither the knees nor the appetite to compete in the 30th ...