Muhammad Ali was a fighter, obviously. The best boxer to ever live brought that fight to a Houston ring multiple times, each of the four bouts taking place at the Astrodome and each ending in a ...

Muhammad Ali refused the draft at a Houston induction center in 1967, ... on April 28, 1967, Ali refused to be drafted into the U.S. Army at an induction ceremony in Houston. ... Egypt and Ghana.

Conscription became obligatory in Egypt in the early 19th century during the rule of Muhammad Ali, an Albanian soldier who was forced to fight for the Ottoman Empire and later ascended the throne.

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 ...

Muhammad Ali is escorted from the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station in Houston by Lt. Col. J. Edwin McKee, commandant of the station, after Ali refused Army induction.

Muhammad's dream to share his inspiration with the world is being realized through the "Muhammad Ali Museum and Education Center" in Louisville, Kentucky, the city where Muhammad's story began. The ...

Houston Chronicle inside page (HISTORIC) - January 22, 1967 - section 6, page 4. Big Crowds Tickle Ali  (Muhammad Ali) Houston Chronicle front page (HISTORIC) - May 8, 1967 - section 1, page 1 ...

The eight-part series will delve into Muhammad Ali’s lasting impact beyond the boxing ring through his own words in never-before-heard audio and explore his commitment to fighting injustice.