Forth Road Bridge Opens Near Edinburgh September 4, 1964

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…

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 1964Che Guevara Speaks at UN General…

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…

Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe. Date: March 1, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Malta Gains Independence from the United Kingdom, Remains in…

IBM announces the System/360. Date: April 7, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States Supreme Court Ruling, December 14, 1964The Beatles First U.S. Arrival at JFK Airport, February…

Vietnam War: Viet Cong forces attack the capital of Định Tường Province, Cái Bè, killing 11 South Vietnamese military personnel and 40 civilians (30 of whom are children). Date: July 20, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)…