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 ...

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 ...

The victory was a triumph that grew from the discrimination he faced growing up as the son of white and Native American parents. Looking Back On Billy Mills' Upset Win At The 1964 Tokyo Olympics For ...

PARIS — Billy Mills is the only member of one of the most exclusive clubs in U.S. track and field history. When he dashed away from a deep field to win the 10,000 meters on a dirt track in the 1964 ...

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.

1. His origins: Was there any sign that Billy Mills might achieve something in life? He was raised in poverty on the Pine Ridge Oglala Lakota (Sioux) Reservation in South Dakoka, surrounded by ...

1984 movie 'Running Brave' portrays the story of his life By SKIP VAUGHN Rocket editor [email protected] It's the men's 10,000 meter final in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. And America's Billy ...

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 ...

BROOKINGS — For 60 years, American distance runners have dreamed of repeating the Olympic 10K victory that Billy Mills notched in 1964. As the XXXIII Olympiad takes place in Paris, Mills remains the ...

Join Native News Online Publisher Levi Rickert on this week’s Native Bidaské as he interviews Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) about his new children’s book, “Wings of an Eagle." ...

The Tokyo Games are almost here. We individually revisit an amazing Olympic memory, per diem, over the 25-day leadup. This countdown began on Monday, June 28. Here's part two. NBC will have ...