Date: July 27, 1964
An unarmed United States Air Force T-39 Sabreliner on a training mission is shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19. Date: January 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Martin Luther…
Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali. Date: March 6, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Tanganyika and Zanzibar Unite to Form Tanzania, April 26,…
Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. Date: August 5, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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 1964Brazilian Coup Begins as Mourão…
Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias. Date: May 20, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Civil Rights Workers Found Dead in Mississippi, August 4, 196424th Amendment…
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies. Date: August 12, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964The Beatles First U.S. Arrival at JFK Airport, February 7, 1964Vietnam…