Date: August 7, 1964
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 1964Jerrie Mock First…
A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed. Date: April 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day…
In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam. Date: January 30, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Belgian Congo Renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
United States Senate breaks a 75-day filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, leading to the bill's passage. Date: June 10, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Nguyễn Khánh Convicts Rival Generals After…
Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place. Date: February 17, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Lyndon B. Johnson Launches Great Society…
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 1964Lyndon B. Johnson Declares War on Poverty January 8, 1964Sidney Poitier…