Council of Europe Declares Europe Day, May 5, 1964

The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage. Date: March 27, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1964…

Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts. Date: January 11, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

Jack Ruby is convicted of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin who had shot and killed John F. Kennedy the previous year. Date: March 14, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Calcutta Anti-Muslim Riots…

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader. Date: May 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Wesberry v. Sanders: Supreme Court Mandates Equal Congressional Districts, February…

President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States. Date: January 8, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 8 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Nguyễn Khánh Coup Overthrows Dương Văn Minh in South Vietnam, January 30,…