Date: January 13, 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…
Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. Date: June 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy. Date: August 16, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day…
Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence. Date: October 14, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Council of Europe Declares Europe Day, May 5, 1964The Beatles…
Over 500,000 Brazilians attend the March of the Family with God for Liberty, in protest against the government of João Goulart and against communism. Date: March 19, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 19 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964The…
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 1964Surgeon General Report Warns Smoking May Be…