Elijah Muhammad Renames Cassius Clay Muhammad Ali, March 6, 1964
Date: March 6, 1964
Date: March 6, 1964
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 1964Vietnam War…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day…
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 1964Nguyễn Khánh Convicts Rival Generals After Coup, May 29,…
Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth. Date: September 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964South Vietnamese Generals Phát and Đức Fail Coup Against Nguyễn Khánh, September 13,…
Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh had rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Kim convicted of "lax morality". Date: May 29, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three. Date: December 24, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 24 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Villarrica Volcano Eruption Destroys Coñaripe with Lahars, March 1, 1964Constantine…