Date: August 4, 1964
World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance. Date: June 11, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1964…
Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars. Date: November 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Vietnam War: U.S. Approves Two-Stage North Vietnam Bombing Escalation, November 28, 1964Elijah Muhammad Renames Cassius…
Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29+1⁄2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio. Date: April 17, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day…
The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins. Date: September 25, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964HMAS Melbourne Collides with HMAS Voyager, Sinking Destroyer, February 10, 1964Malta Gains Independence from the United Kingdom,…
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 1964British Defence Council…
Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam. Date: December 1, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Civil Rights Act Signed by Lyndon…