Date: December 5, 1964
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 1964Lyndon B. Johnson Declares War on Poverty January 8,…
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne. Date: September 13, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964PLO Formed in Palestine Liberation Organization June 2, 1964Civil Rights…
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 1964Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Opens as World’s Longest…
The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified. Date: January 23, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Blue Ribbon Sports Founded by Oregon…
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span. Date: November 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Tanganyika and Zanzibar Renamed Tanzania, October 29, 1964Civil Rights…
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 1964ESRO Established as European Space Agency…