Tanganyika and Zanzibar Unite to Form Tanzania, April 26, 1964

Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom. Date: July 6, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Vietnam War: South Vietnamese PM Calls to Expand War July 19, 1964Pacific Airlines Flight 773 Hijacked, Crashes…

In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam. Date: January 30, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Nguyễn Khánh Convicts Rival Generals for “Lax Morality”…

The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage. Date: March 27, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1964…

The former Belgian Congo is renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: August 1, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 1 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Villarrica Volcano Eruption Destroys Coñaripe with Lahars, March 1, 1964Walter Seifert Cologne School…

Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place. Date: February 17, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 17 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Jack Ruby Convicted for Killing Lee…

Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens. Date: September 4, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 4 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Ranger 7 Sends First Close-Up Moon Photos, July 31, 1964Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States Supreme…