Muhammad Ali, the reigning world heavyweight boxing champion, entered the combative ring of politics and culture by refusing to serve in the United States military at the height of the Vietnam War on ...

Young Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, knocked out opponent Sonny Liston for his first world title in boxing on this day in history, Feb. 25, 1964. Twenty-two-year-old Clay achieved the ...

On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Muhammad Ali won his first world heavyweight boxing title. Liston was an overwhelming favorite, with the odds being 8-1. However, Ali remained confident, exclaiming ...

Muhammad Ali's refusal to sign his Vietnam-era military draft card upended the boxing champ's life and added a powerful voice to the anti-war movement. Now that piece of history is coming up for sale.

“He boxed, he clowned, he lectured and he performed magic,” Gazette Sports Editor Mike Chapman wrote about the day that three-time world heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali visited Cedar Rapids on ...

Editor’s Note: Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in ethics and political values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public ...

Muhammad Ali’s refusal to sign his military draft card upended his life and added a powerful voice to the anti-war movement. Muhammad Ali's refusal to sign his Vietnam-era military draft card upended ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Muhammad Ali (left) with Rahaman in 1963, when the brothers were named Cassius and Rudolph Clay (Getty Images) A pivotal piece of ...

Muhammad Ali’s refusal to sign his Vietnam-era military draft card upended the boxing champ’s life and added a powerful voice to the anti-war movement. Now that piece of history is coming up for sale.