Date: June 21, 1964
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed. Date: June 2, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 2 ๐ Events on this day in 1964 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1964HMAS Melbourne Collides with HMAS Voyager, Sinking Destroyer, February 10, 1964Malawi Declares Independence from the United Kingdom July…
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 โ ๐ …
South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies. Date: August 12, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 12 ๐ Events on this day in 1964 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Lyndon B. Johnson Declares War on Poverty January 8, 1964The Beatles…
In Manchester, New Hampshire, fourteen-year-old Pamela Mason is murdered. Edward Coolidge is tried and convicted of the crime, but the conviction is set aside by the landmark Fourth Amendment case Coolidge v. New Hampshire (1971). Date: January 13, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 13 ๐ Events on this day…
Vietnam War: At a rally in Saigon, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyแป n Khรกnh calls for expanding the war into North Vietnam. Date: July 19, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1964 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1964First Ascent of Shishapangma,…
Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias. Date: May 20, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1964 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Zanzibar Revolution Begins, Rebels Proclaim Republic – January 12, 1964Malcolm X…