Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 Crashes After Takeoff, December 24, 1964

Paradise Airlines Flight 901A crashes near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, killing 85. 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 1964Kitty Genovese Murder Sparks Bystander Effect Research, March 13, 1964The Beatles Dominate Billboard Hot…

Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka. Date: October 1, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: USS Maddox and Turner Joy Misreport Attack, August…

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 1964Malawi Declares Independence from the…

Martyrs' Day: Several Panamanian youths try to raise the Panamanian flag in the U.S.-controlled Panama Canal Zone, leading to fighting between U.S. military and Panamanian civilians. Date: January 9, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh. 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 1964Gabon Coup Topples Léon M’ba, Aubame…

Brazilian General Olímpio Mourão Filho orders his troops to move towards Rio de Janeiro, beginning the coup d'état and 21 years of military dictatorship. Date: March 31, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Flying…