Date: May 2, 1964
A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95 kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed. Date: April 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day…
Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000. Date: July 27, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Villarrica Volcano begins a strombolian eruption causing lahars that destroy half of the town of Coñaripe. Date: March 1, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Surgeon General Report Warns Smoking May Be Hazardous to…
Civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21. Date: August 4, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 4 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964South Vietnamese…
Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka. Date: October 1, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Jerrie Mock First Woman to Fly Solo Around the World April 17, 1964The…
The Philadelphia race riot begins. Date: August 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Jerrie Mock First Woman to Fly Solo Around the World April 17, 1964Vietnam War: Viet Cong Sink USNS Card in…