Date: January 9, 1964
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)…
An unarmed United States Air Force T-39 Sabreliner on a training mission is shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19. Date: January 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 196424th Amendment…
The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins. Date: September 25, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Kitty Genovese Murder Sparks Bystander Effect Research, March 13, 1964Wesberry v. Sanders: Supreme Court Mandates Equal Congressional…
World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance. Date: June 11, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1964…
Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics. Date: August 19, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Second Gulf of…
South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh. Date: August 27, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅…