Lyndon B. Johnson Declares War on Poverty in the U.S. January 8, 1964

Leonid Brezhnev becomes leader of the Soviet Communist Party, while Alexei Kosygin becomes the head of government. Date: October 16, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 16 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Blue Ribbon Sports Founded by Oregon Athletes, January…

Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts. Date: January 11, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Date: June 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts. Date: January 11, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress passes the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution giving U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson broad war powers to deal with North Vietnamese attacks on American forces. Date: August 7, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 7 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day…