Date: January 9, 1964
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader. Date: May 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Vietnam War: U.S. Approves Two-Stage North Vietnam Bombing Escalation, November…
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 1964Martin Luther King Jr. Wins Nobel Peace Prize…
Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias. Date: May 20, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Syncom 3 Launches First Geostationary Communication Satellite, August 19, 1964Arab League…
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson launches his Great Society program. Date: May 22, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Lloyd J. Old Discovers MHC-Disease Link in Mouse Leukemia, December 5, 1964Civil Rights Act Signed…
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 1964Civil Rights Workers Found Dead in…
Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes. Date: January 25, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Malcolm X Forms Organization of Afro-American Unity,…