Free Speech Movement Launches at UC Berkeley – October 1, 1964
Date: October 1, 1964
Date: October 1, 1964
Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin. Date: August 5, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Cong combat swimmers had placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later. Date: May 2, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…
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 1964Philadelphia Race Riot Begins – August 28, 1964Tanganyika and Zanzibar Unite to Form…
Jean-Paul Sartre is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, though he does not accept the prize. Date: October 22, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964USAF T-39 Sabreliner Shot Down Over East Germany January…
The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span. Date: November 21, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 21 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1964Paradise Airlines Flight 901A Crashes Near Lake Tahoe, 85…
The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization. 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 from 1964Wesberry v. Sanders: Supreme…