Cosmic Microwave Background Discovered by Wilson and Penzias, May 20, 1964

A series of racial riots break out in Singapore. In the next six weeks, 23 die with 454 others injured. Date: July 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Heart of Atlanta Motel v….

Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth. Date: September 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964IBM Announces System/360 April 7, 1964Constantine II Becomes Last King of Greece, March…

Lloyd J. Old discovers the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response. Date: December 5, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 5 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On…

Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes. Date: July 31, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Kitty Genovese is murdered in New York City, prompting research into the bystander effect due to the false story that neighbors witnessed the killing and did nothing to help her. Date: March 13, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 13 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This…