Date: January 11, 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 1964The Beatles Debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, 73…
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: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. Date: August 5, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. Date: April 4, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 4 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Sidney Poitier Wins First Best Actor Oscar April 13, 1964Italy Seeks…
DSV Alvin is commissioned. Date: June 5, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Transit-5bn Satellite Fails, Plutonium Dispersed in Reentry, April 21, 1964Soviet Leaders Accept Khrushchev’s Retirement Request, October 14, 1964Wesberry v. Sanders: Supreme…
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 1964Che Guevara…