Visit of Muhammad Ali to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, March 17, 1976. During his visit he donated a pair of gloves and a ...

When Ali was drafted for Vietnam, many questioned whether he would accept the induction. Prior to his match against Foley, Ali received news he had been drafted to fight in Vietnam. When Ali arrived ...

Muhammad Ali redefined heavyweight boxing—he broke every rule about how big men should fight. Across 21 years as a professional, Ali won 56 fights (37 by knockout) and lost only 5. Ali turned fights ...

Remembering The Greatest on what would have been his 81st birthday Born Cassius Clay, Jr., on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, the future sports legend started training as a boxer at age 12.

Here’s the thing: You could detest everything Muhammad Ali stood for. You could rage at him for being a draft dodger, a Communist sympathizer, a coward. You could seethe at the swagger, at the ...

It was a fitting end to this country’s most famous Muslim life: Family and friends gathered around the bed of Muhammad Ali, the boxer whose conversion to Islam decades ago sent countless seekers and ...